AMR gets therapy dog for first responders
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SPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) — After critical incidents, first responders are there during the times we need them most and now, American Medical Response has hired a furry friend to help them recover.
Meet Freddie, a 13 week old goldendoodle. He’s the youngest and the newest member at American Medical Response in Springfield.
“Freddie is going to be a therapy dog. In 2016, after the shootings in Las Vegas, we found that there was a need for comfort to first responders because it takes a toll,” said Freddie’s owner Melissa Piscitella.
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