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Local teacher and three-legged dog provide smiles for patients at Doylestown Hospital

Boomer lost his leg as an abused dog in Georgia, but now brightens the faces of Bucks County

Images courtesy of Doylestown Hospital/Graphic by Central Bucks Now Melissa Finley

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Jerry Fetter, a teacher of science at Council Rock High School, has found a way to volunteer that brings a smile to his face, and possibly some drool-filled kisses to patients at Doylestown Hospital. No, not from Fetter, but from his three-legged rescue dog, Boomer.

Boomer and Fetter visit patients at the local hospital as part of a dog therapy program, and he’s not the only one. An entire “wall of fame” is dedicated to images of other dogs serving the community by bringing joy to patients.

For full story on how this three-legged pup went from a chained and abused dog in Georgia, to brightening the day of Doylestown Hospital patients, visit the 6ABC link here.


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Melissa S. Finley

Melissa is a 27-year veteran journalist who has worked for a wide variety of publications over her enjoyable career. A summa cum laude graduate of Penn State University’s College of Communications (We are!) with a degree in journalism, Finley is a single mother to two teens, and her "baby" a chi named The Mighty Quinn. She enjoys bringing news to readers far and wide on a variety of topics.


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