Here is an interesting video about a Leonberger called Scout by CBC news in Canada. This Leonberger is helping residents at Hamilton mental health hospital. He was bred by Concorde Ridge Leonbergers. They have a website and a blog which I follow. The 8-minute video is shown on the website below.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/1.6835161
Author: thomasstigwikman
My name is Thomas Wikman. I am a software/robotics engineer with a background in physics. I am currently retired. I took early retirement. I am a dog lover, and especially a Leonberger lover, a home brewer, craft beer enthusiast, I’m learning French, and I am an avid reader. I live in Dallas, Texas, but I am originally from Sweden. I am married to Claudia, and we have three children. I have two blogs. The first feature the crazy adventures of our Leonberger Le Bronco von der Löwenhöhle as well as information on Leonbergers. The second blog, superfactful, feature information and facts I think are very interesting. With this blog I would like to create a list of facts that are accepted as true among the experts of the field and yet disputed amongst the public or highly surprising. These facts are special and in lieu of a better word I call them super-facts.
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Leonberger Life 
Han har det bra och blir väl omhändertagen med uppgift i livet. Nyligen tänkte jag på Kanada, hur deras nyhetsflöde ser ut? Motsättningar i samhället? Intressant, lite ovanligt är det ju ändå.. även om det blir mer o mer vanligt, lite här och där, med terapidjur. Någon stans i Sverige, såg på nyheterna, så fick gamla följa med på cykeltur. Två cyklar ihop där den ene trampar mer. Mycket uppskattat med vind i håret och att få se sig omkring. Hälsar/undrar och kollar(att meddelandet går fram) kusin Rigmor
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Jo jag kollar mina blog kommentater varje dag, eller nästan varje dag. Jo det är bra att Scout har en uppgift i livet. Leonberger temperamented gör att de är bra terapi hundar. De är lugna, orädda, intelligenta, starka, de vill jobba, och de älskar att vara runt människor. De är också bra på att simma men det kanske inte är viktigt i detta jobb. Jag måste medge att jag vet inte så väldigt mycket om Kanada. Jag har vart där några gånger men det var ett tag sedan. Bronco vår Leonberger (som gick bort) var född i Kanada. Intressant att höra om gamlingarnas cykeltur. Det är viktigt att hålla igång när man blir gammal. Tack så mycket för din kommentar kära kusin.
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Great video about a wonderful dog.❤
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Thank you so much Priscilla
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Scout is gorgeous! And he’s doing a very important job. 🙂
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Yes therapy dogs can really make a difference
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Wow! An amazing Leonberger from my neck of the woods, Canada. The medical facility where Scout works is within an hour’s drive from where I live. Thanks for sharing this as I had not heard of this but I am familiar with Scout’s breeder.
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Wow that is very cool. I’ve been following Concord breeders for a very long time, but I don’t know them other than through comments. Incidentally our breeder (for Bronco) is in Canada, Julie Schaeffert. Well that’s probably far away from you. Canada is very big country.
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I can see I need a therapy Leonberger. I think it would be of assistance. Ha!
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Yes I guess they can be therapy dogs without training. They naturally so friendly, calm, unafraid, protective and loving, like Ump.
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How wonderful to see Scout working with the patients. A great video, Thomas.
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Thank you so much Miriam. Yes I saw it on the Concord website and I found it quite interesting.
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Perhaps Leoonberger and some other dogs are friendly and easy to be trained to serve.
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Yes, you are right Miriam, some breeds are perfect for being therapy dogs and Leonbergers is one of them. I believe Newfoundland too. Our mini-Australian Shepherd Rollo not so much. He is more likely to cause nervous breakdowns than cure them. We love him very much though.
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I think some breeds are mellow and affectionate, Thomas. I had a therapy dog visiting me in the hospital. He never made any moves that startled me.
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Yes you are right. Some breeds are mellow and affectinate. Some dogs are too excitable to be therapy dogs and others are calmer and more confident, and the type of breed matter a lot.
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I loved this snd meeting Scout. I think resident doctors in all kinds of hospitals are a great idea.
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Yes as I understand it is a concept that is becoming more common. Especially for the elderly and mental hospitals too. And Leonbergers are perfect for the job.
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Oh my goodness! That is amazing.
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Thank you Jan. Yes I think it is pretty amazing. But it is easy to understand how this can work with Leonbergers. They have the perfect personality for it and with some training it’s perfect.
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I love this. It’s about an hour away from me without traffic, so now I know where I need to insist on going if I ever need an extended hospital stay. Hopefully other hospitals and care facilities locally and around the world consider adopting the same resident program. I’m sure it will be hugely successful!
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That is very interesting that you live so close. I certainly would like a Leonberger therapy dog if I needed therapy.
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