Doktor köpek Ralf /'Miracle' dog brings joy to sick children

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Avustralya Melbourne kentinde bulunan bir çocuk hastanesinde tedavi gören çocukların yürüyüş yapmasına yardımcı olan dev köpek Ralf, kabarık tüyleri ve sarkık diliyle ülkenin en ünlü köpeği oldu.
Her Pazartesi günü hastane bahçesinde küçük hastalarıyla yürüyüşe çıkan Ralf, kanser hastalarını kemoterapi seanslarından sonra da yalnız bırakmıyor.


Böbrek kanseri ameliyatı sonrası yardıma ihtiyacı olan 2 yaşındaki Claire Couwenberg ile işe başlayan Ralf, daha sonra da vücudundaki genetik yıkım ile mücadele eden 15 aylık Zeke Harrison’a hastanede eşlik etmeye devam etti.

Claire'nin annesi Marie McPhee, Ralf’in odaya girmesiyle kızının kendi isteğiyle kalkıp yürümeye başladığını belirterek, “Onu görünce ayağa kalkıp yavaş ve titrek adımlarla yürümeye başladı, şimdi ise onu durdurmak imkansız. Ne diyeceğimi bilemiyorum. Olanlara inanamıyorum” dedi.

'Miracle' dog brings
joy to sick children
MEET Ralf the giant Schnauzer — a dog who is living up to his reputation of being something of a miracle worker
The friendly pooch has been doing the rounds at a children's hospital where he met 15-month-old Zeke Harrison.

Zeke — who suffers from a rare genetic disorder that leaves his body unable to break down protein — used his furry eight-year-old friend as a support for his wobbly little legs.

Ralf — who visits the hospital every week — even got two-year-old Claire Couwenberg to walk for the first time in the five days since her surgery to remove a cancerous kidney.


Happy ... two-year-old Claire Couwenberg takes Ralf for a walk
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Claire's mum Marie McPhee said when her daughter was handed Ralf's leash, she amazed everyone by standing up to take it.

Marie said: "As soon as she saw him, she stood up, and she very slowly, very wobbly, got on her feet and started to walk, and now you can't stop her.

"I'm lost for words. In a way, I can't believe it."

Toddler Claire took Ralf and led him up and down the corridor at the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne, Australia.

Marie added: "It's nice to see her smile today after everything she's been through."

Brenda Kittelty, who organises the dog visits, said: "The dogs bring normality to children in an abnormal, difficult and stressful situation."