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вЂњDogs donвЂ™t talk back, and thereвЂ™s no judgment,вЂќ Miller says. WhatвЂ™s more, facility dogs like Tyra can unleash a sense of unconditional acceptance and support that helps kids of all ages express what they are feeling. вЂњIt can also distract patients from pain and lower their stress and anxiety.вЂќ вЂњWe know that working with animals helps decrease the heart rate and blood pressure,вЂќ Miller says. Like other evidence-based child life interventions, facility dogs can benefit kids physiologically and emotionally. вЂњIf a patient can ambulate faster after surgery because Megan and Tyra motivate them to move, the child can go home to their family faster,вЂќ says Shira Miller, MS, manager of child life and creative arts therapies. But one of TyraвЂ™s favorite jobs is inspiring surgical patients to walk with her during physical therapy. Or you might see Tyra playing a quiet game with a patient to keep their mind off getting poked by a needle. On any given day at RUSH, you might see a doctor doing a mock eye exam on Tyra so a young patient knows what to expect and is less distressed during their own examination. вЂњWe have a menu of different interventions that Tyra can help us with to help kids cope with the stress of hospitalization.вЂќ A typical day for Tyra вЂњWhile Tyra does provide emotional support to kids, she also does so much more,вЂќ Hartnett says.

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They are specially bred, raised and trained for two years to work full time in a hospital and assist other members of the care team.

Unlike therapy dogs (which are pet dogs that have been granted permission to provide emotional support during a visit to the hospital), certified facility dogs like Tyra play a much different role. Together, they help kids - many who are chronically ill - cope with the discomfort and disruption of hospitalization. вЂњYou can definitely see a switch in TyraвЂ™s demeanor when she has her vest on - she knows sheвЂ™s at her job,вЂќ says Megan Hartnett, MS, a certified child life specialist who serves as TyraвЂ™s handler at RUSH.

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TyraвЂ™s work uniform is a blue-and-white vest from Canine Companions, the California-based non-profit organization that provides facility dogs for health care and other settings and service dogs for people with disabilities free of charge. On her first day at work last month, the two-year-old yellow Lab got her own RUSH photo ID badge showing that she is part of the new facility dog program within child life services called вЂњPuppyatrics,вЂќ made possible by a generous grant from the DunkinвЂ™ Joy in Childhood FoundationвЂ™s Dogs for Joy program.

Meet Tyra, the first facility dog at a childrenвЂ™s hospital in Chicago. A new full-time staff member at Rush University ChildrenвЂ™s Hospital is already having a вЂњpaws-itiveвЂќ impact on patients.