ONLINE AT THE OLATHE PARKS AND REC WEBSITE. PEOPLE SAY THAT DOGS ARE MAN’S BEST FRIEND. ONE LOCAL POODLE IS PROVING THAT TO BE TRUE BY SPREADING SOME LOVE TO THOSE IN NEED DURING THEIR FINAL DAYS, OUR DORIS WIGHT SHARES THE TOUCHING INITIATIVE BY SAINT LUKE’S HOSPITAL. BEING IN A HOSPICE CENTER IS DIFFICULT FOR THE PATIENTS FAMILY AND THE PATIENTS THEMSELVES. BUT ANIMALS LIKE LOUIS PANCAKES HERE ARE MAKING THINGS A LITTLE EASIER. LOUIS PANCAKES IS A CUTE POODLE WITH A BIG RESPONSIBILITY BECAUSE DOGS GIVE OFF ENERGY. WE RECEIVE. TODAY, HE’S CLOCKING INTO WORK WE USED TO TREAT. HE’S A THERAPY PET WHO WORKS WITH SAINT LUKE’S HOSPITAL FOR THEIR DOGS ON CALL PROGRAM. HE HAD A GREAT DISPOSITION AND HE’S JUST VERY CHILL. AND I THOUGHT, WHY NOT SHARE THIS DOG WITH OTHER PEOPLE? THE PROGRAM USES ANIMALS TO HELP PATIENTS COPE IN FACILITIES THROUGHOUT THE SAINT LUKE’S NETWORK. HE’S AT SAINT LUKE’S HOSPICE HOUSE EVERY THREE WEEKS, AND EVERYONE LIGHTS UP WHEN THEY SEE HIM. I THINK THAT’S JUST WHAT THIS LOUIS DOES, IS HE BRINGS THIS JOY AND ALLOWS PEOPLE, JUST FOR A MOMENT, TO FORGET THEIR ILLNESS, TO FORGET THEIR PAIN AND JUST BE RIGHT WITH WITH THE DOG. LOUIS WAS TRAINED THROUGH CASEY PETS FOR LIFE. THEY’VE WORKED WITH DOGS, CATS, AND EVEN RABBITS. BUT THERE ARE SOME REQUIREMENTS. EXPERIENCE WITH DEATH IS IMPORTANT FROM THE OWNER. HOW THEY CONNECT WITH PEOPLE IN GENERAL, FROM RESCUE PET TO GRIEF COUNSELOR LOUIS PANCAKES IS POSITIVELY HELPING OTHERS COPE. NOW, IF YOU THINK THAT YOUR ANIMAL HAS WHAT IT TAKES TO BECOME ONE OF THESE SPECIALIZED THERAPY ANIMALS, SAINT LUKE’S SAYS THEY’RE ALWAYS WELCOME. REPORTING IN KANSAS CITY, DORIS WHITE, KMBC NINE NEWS IF YOU’RE INTERESTED IN YOUR PET BECOMING A THERA