 Rutlands
Loodle, 14yrs old in December 2007
lives with her adoring human parents Graeme
and Dellis, in Melbourne Australia where she
has been serving and comforting countless
suffering and ill patients in three
Melbourne Hospitals since 1998. On
12th July 2007 Graeme and Dellis visited
Rutland Manor with Loodle, for a
tearfully happy reunion.
Loodle
has led a busy social life since
her early puppy days with Footie
Mascotting, Fashion Parading, TV
appearances and Festivals and
Competitions. Dog
visitations to hospitals were
not a usual practice in
Melbourne in those days and it
was Loodle's gentle
winning ways and clean allergy
friendly coat that soon
won her favor until not one, but
three major hospitals had her
officially I.D.'d and on their
books as Therapy Dog for their
patients.
Very
impressed with how graceful and athletic
she still is at age fourteen, I asked
Graeme and Dellis how her health has
been. 'never a sick day' said
Dellis 'she was getting a bit stiff
awhile back and we put her on a joint
eze product and she's been good as gold
ever since'.
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1995
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Winning 'Best Mannered' at
Williamstown Festival 2000 |
1996 with Graeme
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10 yrs old in 2003
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Graeme had us in stitches as he related an
anecdote from when the family had moved
house some years back. Because of
Hospital Visitation requirements, Loodle has
a bath every Monday in the couple's shower
recess. She stands with her back to
the wall, facing the door and seems to enjoy
the showering down of the water.
One Monday, not long after the family moved
into their new home, they couldn't find
Loudle anywhere. Panic stricken, all
kinds of thoughts went through their minds.
Had she tried to go back to the old home and
gotten lost? Was she hurt somewhere,
or stolen? They searched and called,
and called and searched until finally, by
accident, they found her. Loodle was
standing in the new shower recess, with her
back to the wall, facing the open door and
just quietly waiting...waiting.
Well, it WAS Monday wasn't it? !
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Fashion Parade 2007 at 13 yrs
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Fashion Parade 21st June 2007 |
Celebrating ESSENDON'S Grand
Final Win June
2007 |
.And
celebrating with Annie on her
101st Birthday 2007 |
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