Singer Toni Tennille has found a new calling after training her pooch to become a therapy dog and becoming a volunteer at an Arizona hospital. The Captain & Tennille star and her Australian shepherd Smoky cheer up patients once a week at the Yavapai Regional Medical Center in Prescott as part of the Pets Are Warm Support programme.
A source tells the National Enquirer, “Every Thursday that Toni is in town, she and Smoky show up at the centre to visit the patients. Toni is a real sweetheart. She’s generous and gives freely of her time. Her dog is super-friendly, and very well-behaved, and whenever they are in the building, they light up the place.
“Sometimes patients are a bit taken back – insisting they know Toni from somewhere… Most patients eventually figure out who she is.”
And the Grammy Award winner sometimes even performs during her visits.
Toni Tennille finds new calling with pet therapy dog
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