Hi Patty: Thanks for your comments. Knickers will not be trained as a "hypoglycemia" dog because that takes special training and living with a person who has insulin dependant diabetes. Instead, he will be going to an approved dog training school to become certified as a "pet therapy" dog by my hospital. I am not sure all businesses will let you bring a doggie unless he is a service dog required by a person with a special condition: seizures/blindness/hypoglycemia detection etc. Knickers will be going to work with me to help calm patients and assist when they are upset with procedures or when things are a bit upsetting in my office visits (crying, etc.). I am also hoping that my patients will look forward to our visits together and perhaps that their diabetes control will then improve.

So, Patty, check with your place of business and see if they would approve having a furry friend accompany you to work if he is specially trained. I hope it will work out for you.

Good luck,

DrC