GLENDALE, Ariz. — A trip to the hospital isn't usually something people look forward to. However, one four-legged friend, named Cowboy, is helping change that.

"He just got his therapy certification about 3-4 months ago," Raymond Mushier said.

Mushier is Cowboy's owner. He's been volunteering with therapy dogs for many years and recently started taking the three-year-old Standard Poodle with him to Abrazo Arrowhead Medical Campus.

"Cowboy has a good soul," he said. "We know for a fact we're his fourth owner. We got him from a couple who had to get rid of him. When I got him, after the first week, I knew he was going to be a good therapy dog because of how he greets people. He's good around other dogs, and he wants to meet people and wants to be petted."

Once every other week, the two

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