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By Caroline DenningHave you ever spotted a furry friend in the halls of Cook Children’s? Chances are, it is one of Cook Children’s many animal-assisted therapy dogs.Skylar (Sky) Runnels, patient care technician and medical assistant at Cook …

About five years ago, I was at work, walking down a long hallway wearing a pink feather boa, oversized yellow sunglasses, carrying a marshmallow launcher. A staff member I didn’t personally know was walking toward me, squinting his …

By Victoria Shelton Cook Children’s has brought in visiting dogs for decades as a way to help patients and their families cope with their situations, but it was one of the first hospitals nationwide to realize the value in having dogs as …