New Four-legged Staff Member at UC Davis Children's Hospital

Daniels is the fourth facility dog. He works in the UC Davis Pediatric and Cardiac Intensive Care Unit to help calm, comfort and motivate young patients going through medical procedures and long hospital stays. Daniels was provided free of charge by Canine Companions, a national nonprofit that provides expertly trained service dogs to adults, children and veterans with disabilities, and to professionals working in medical, rehabilitation, physical therapy and other settingsPhoto: Tricia Tomiyoshi-Marsom

Daniels with his handler, Kristen Cady, who is a child life specialist who works in the UC Davis Pediatric and Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (PICU/PCICU). Photo: UC Davis Health

Daniels joins a patient in the PICU playroom at UC Davis Children’s Hospital.Photo: UC Davis Health

Daniels joins three other Canine Companions facility dogs who work at UC Davis Children’s Hospital— from left to right, Huggie, Paloma and ZeeBee.Photo: Tricia Tomiyoshi-Marsom

Listen: Danny is the newest facility dog at UC Davis Health. He is the fourth dog and the newest member of the Child Life and Creative Arts Therapy Department. He will support children in the PICU. Kristen Cady is his handler, a child life specialist who works in the UC Davis Pediatric and Cardiac Intensive Care Unit

Daniels was provided free of charge by Canine Companions, a national nonprofit that provides expertly trained service dogs to adults, children and veterans with disabilities, and to professionals working in medical, rehabilitation, physical therapy and other settings. Daniels joins three other Canine Companions facility dogs who work at UC Davis Children’s Hospital— Huggie, Paloma and ZeeBee.

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