You really gotta wade through this article (and there are definitely some inaccuracies in it, too) to find it, but here’s the key point of the story:

Canine Companions for Independence Facility Dog Dart at Holmes Regional Medical Center in Melbourne, FL just became the first dog to ever receive the Rainbow Award from the Brevard Association of Human Services – it’s always been given to humans before.

Canine Companions for Independence Facility Dog Dart with human partner Karen Hersing, LCSW.

“Brevard therapy dog wins humanitarian honor”

I really don’t have the time to try and pick through the article and point out all the problems with it (e.g., the most glaring one – Dart is not a therapy dog, he’s a service dog).*See comments. Go ahead and read the whole thing, but just understand that there are some – it’s still a great story.

As I’ve said, I have a special place for Facility Dogs – this is yet another classic example of the great work they do.