I have read about therapy dogs, and their healing effect on people for years.  I have not had a dog in about 13 years, but when I decided to buy one last year, I wanted most of all a dog suited to therapy work.  In my research I found a seldom heard of little dog:  a Lowchen.  The are small, not subject to diseases, do not shed, and have human like hair which does not smell "doggy".  Lowchens are cheerful, smart, and bred to be companion dogs.  The name Lowchen means "little lion", and they are kept in a lion cut.

I knew from the first that this was the dog for me.  I got my adorable little Lowchen, Piccolo, last year.  He is the light of my life, and we both enjoy our therapy visits very much.  It is wonderful to see him bring a smile to people's faces wherever we go!