Retired therapy dog goes back to work after Hurricane Milton
- Tornadoes tore through Florida before Hurricane Milton
- St. Lucie County was one of the hardest hit areas
- Ben, a retired therapy dog, goes door-to-door to help residents
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(NewsNation) — Before Hurricane Milton made landfall in Florida, tornadoes ripped through the state, with St. Lucie County being one of the areas hit hardest.
A local therapy dog, Ben, came out of retirement and now goes door-to-door, offering a head to pet for residents who are now picking up the pieces after the storm.
“He has come a long way, but I’m very proud of him, and he’s a natural at what he does,” Olivia Chasse, Ben’s owner, said.
Ben worked at a nursing home, but during the COVID-19 pandemic, they stopped allowing visitors, so Chasse decided the time had come to let him “just be a dog and enjoy life.”
After the hurricane, though, Chasse saw people donating food, time and supplies and also wanted to help.
“I thought, ‘Well, we’ve got something a little bit different that we can offer,'” Chasse said. “(Ben) got pretty excited about going to work. He knew he was going to get some back scratches.”
