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  Pinwheel

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Patient looks back on their past and purpose with a jaded, cynical view. /...

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  Buddha

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Probe patient B for possible deeper meaning to his quips. / Patient B continues...

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  Peace Sign

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Patient PS will need time to extricate themself from inherent dilemma. / Research literature...

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  Message in a Bottle

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Encourage patient MB to follow their own cogent advice. / Patient MB has a...

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  Dracula

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Constant battle continues with patient’s disingenuous deflecting. / The truth of patient D’s observation...

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  Lottery Ticket

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Review with patient LT’s strategies for coping with failure. / Patient LT’s preparation for...

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  Stork w/ Baby

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Patient SB floats probable spurious theory. / Take more seriously patient SB’s rationalization for...

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  Canary in a Cage

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Patient CC looks for ways to cope with a longing for freedom. / Help...

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  Ice Cream Cone

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Patient ICC appears to relish the idea of a challenge. / Remind patient ICC...

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  Gibson Guitar

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Remind patient GG that simplicity isn’t something to be scorned. / Patient GG quickly...

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  Garbage Can

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Attempt to wean patient GC from their jaundiced view of the world. / Suggest...

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  The Scream

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Explore further patient’s ideas about the nature of the universe. / Patient’s insights into...

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  Shovel

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Patient S appears to want to be judged by the company they keep. /...

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  Dachshund

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Patient D is unable to conceal their truly warm nature. / Patient D is...

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  Barbie

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Review with patient B the issues with making assumptions. / Personal experience colors patient...

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  Dorothy

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Remind patient D of the true nature and origin of her being. / Unfortunately...

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  Mae West

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Irrepressible patient Mae W remains entirely incorrigible. / No doubt there is more than...

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  Totem Pole

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Patient TP finds positive methods for coping with serious culture substitution issues. / Emphasizing...

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  Dragon

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Patient D is at ease with their imaginary environment. / Patient D hopes to...

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  Division by Zero

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Patient DZ makes case for solid foundation. / Suggest patient DZ apply particular talents...

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  Frankenstein

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Patient F appears to have done the reflection suggested last session. / Help patient...

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  Stephen Foster

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Examine more closely patient Stephen F’s ideas regarding the deceptive nature of inspiration. /...

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  Piggy Bank

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Patient PB attempts to cope with behaviors running contrary to their purpose. / Help...

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  10 Foot Pole

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Make note of patient TFP’s personal views regarding what is considered “common sense.” /...

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  Beaver

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Patient B’s concern for balancing the environment is causing anxiety. / The number of...

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  Pavlov w/ Dog

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: More off point anecdotal musings from patient Ivan P. / Patient Ivan P has...

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  Little Red Riding Hood

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Work up strategies for discussing fiction with fictional characters. / Patient projects fictional desires...

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  Crash Test Dummy

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Refrain from tampering with patient CTD’s devil-may-care approach to job. / Patient CTD displays...

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  Black Cat

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Help patient BC deal with resentment stemming from ignorance. / Encourage patient BC’s objective...

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  Lipstick on Collar

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Patient LC appears to be well aware of associated costs. / Patient attempts to...

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  Christmas Tree

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Discourage patient CT for pointlessly questioning the motives of others. / Remind patient CT...

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  Monk

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Remind patient M of the metaphorical intent of certain hyperbolic yarns. / Patient M...

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  Elephant in the Room

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Patient ER appears to be well suited to task at hand. / Stating the...

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  Mark Twain

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Patient Sam C is clearsighted as usual in his views on disagreeable historical facts....

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  Starry Night

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Consult with colleagues regarding the implications of patient SN’s first hand observations and conclusions...

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  Gas Lamp

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Good to find patient GL invigorated by their nostalgic resurrection. / Compliment patient GL...

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  Scissors

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Patient S reveals one of the more common pipe dreams. / Patient S sees...

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  Basket of Eggs

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Consider posing the chicken / egg controversy to patient BE. / Patient BE appears...

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  Sunglasses

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Patient S is well aware of the counterintuitive nature of their being. / Patient...

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  Little Green Man

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Probe further patient LGM’s system, if any, of moral values. / Investigate patient LGM’s...

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  Snake Oil Salesman

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Patient SOS takes advantage of vulnerabilities related to religious belief. / Appealing to religious...

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  Welcome Mat

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Routine drills an irony deep into patient WM’s unconscious. / Help patient WM resist...

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  Superman

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Work through adolescent issues with patient Clark K. / Perhaps physical therapy is in...

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  Alligator

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Remind patient A not to take pop culture references too seriously. / Patient A...

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  Unicorn

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Patient U continues to have difficulty in making sense of self. / Seeing self...

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  Clown

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Help required for patient C’s struggle against self recrimination. / Help patient C reconcile...

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  Stained Glass Window

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Encourage patient SG to open up regarding experiences with behavior modification. / Catalogue patient...

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  Charlie Chaplin

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Probe further patient Charlie C’s intuitive understanding of human behavior. / Discuss the relationship...

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  Roulette Wheel

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: It appears that patient RW’s empathy is at odds with their responsibilities. / Encourage...

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  Sphinx

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Investigate further patient S’s insights into the nature of inscrutability. / Patient S’s experience...

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  Ben Franklin

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: More light shed on a historical moment by patient Ben F. / Note again...

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  Dear John Letter

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Patient DJL is fairly cynical about closely related idealistic issues. / Explore further patient...

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  Shark

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Review with patient S the literature on the maturation process. / Clarify for patient...

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  Banana

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Determine before continuing whether or not patient B missed the point. / Patient B’s...

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  Keep Off the Grass Sign

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Help patient KG work through their ambivalence toward their own charge. / Allow space...

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  Rubik’s Cube

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Patient RC demonstrates acute awareness of participants’ emotional responses. / Commend patient RC for...

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  Don Quixote

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Much more time needed with patient Don Q on identifying various dimensions. / Will...

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  Medusa

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Allow more time for patient M to confront misogynist demons. / Patient M remains...

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  Knight (Chess)

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Urge patient K to expound on their big picture views. / Get patient K...

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  George Washington

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Patient George W shows progress in confronting issues long in denial. / Congratulate patient...

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  Flying Squirrel

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: After some urging patient FS admits to a preference for normal le. / Have...

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  American Gothic

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Continue working on improving severity of patient SG’s outlook. / Use vocabulary review to...

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  Adolf Hitler

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Patient Adolf H’s depravity appears bottomless. / Truth can be used in service of...

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  Turkey

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Explore with patient T self image and from whence it springs. / Patient T...

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  Flying Pig

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Always difficult convincing the theoretical like patient FP of the existence of their negation....

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  Rat in a Maze

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Unfortunately relevant information regarding patient RM cannot be revealed to handlers. / Patient RM...

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  Octopus

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Compliment patient O for taking pride in their outsider status. / Patient O’s ability...

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  Tarantula

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Patient T continues to have difficulty seeing self from others’ advantage. / Detail more...

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  Caveman

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: The theoretical always gives way to the practical for patient CM. / Graphic detail...

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  Lion

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Patient L has no qualms about wallowing in fright privilege. / Patient L doesn’t...

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  Turtle

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Point out to patient T the potential pitfalls in preferred response. / Review with...

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  Bullfighter

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Urge patient BF to expand on his worldview. / In expanding on worldview patient...

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  Dodo Bird

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Patient DB raises fairly complicated metaphysical issues. / Encourage patient DB to confront extinction...

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  Anchor

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Record for posterity patient A’s first hand experience with seagoing. / Note evidence to...

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  Couch

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Do not discount fly-on-the-wall patient C’s trusted objective observation. / Acknowledge essential contribution to...

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  Court Jester

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Patient CJ continues to gloss over their PTSD with stale quips that may well...

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  Albert Einstein

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Encourage patient Albert E not to be too hard on himself. / Even self...

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  Tic-Tac-Toe

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Look for ways to help patient TTT overcome their low self esteem. / Ease...

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  Mermaid

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Clarify with patient M their definition of “surface.” / Tricky pinning down location of...

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  John Wayne

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Patient reminisces about Hollywood pitfalls. / Possible reasons for a dearth of awards doesn’t...

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  Saguaro

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Review family tree of patient S to clarify relationships. / Have patient S create...

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  Monarch Butterfly

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Not surprising that patient MB sees nothing unusual in self. / Like many patient...

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  Gravy Train

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Consider ways in which patient GT could get their message further out. / Doctor-patient...

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  Slippery Slope

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Explore further patient SS’s experience with delusional behavior. / Request categorization of potency of...

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  Number One

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Patient 1 sees clearly the responsibility associated with their natural position. / Provide...

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  Mona Lisa

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Patient seems unaware of own historical and artistic significance; sees own creator in purely...

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  Dog Named Spot

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Reward patient S for making the best of things. / Patient S searches for...

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  Genie in a Lamp

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Catalogue patient GL’s quirky anecdotes. / Patient GL’s knowledge of pitfalls could be invaluable....

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  Organ Grinder w/ Monkey

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Schedule reconciliation session for patient OG and partner. / Patient OG is clearly again...

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  Can of Worms

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: The observation of repetitious behavior has clearly colored patient CW’s point of view. /...

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  Fire Alarm

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: RE: patient FA: check perfectly normal for personal preferences. / Remind patient FA that...

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  Cow Jumping Over the Moon

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  Excerpts from Thera0y Dog’s Session Notes: Patient takes all of the axioms about taking risks, going outside the “box,” stretching...

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  Dead End Sign

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Steer patient DES away from fatalistic attitude no matter how justified. / Take measures...

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  Cupid

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Patient C’s expertise gives weight to their perspective. / Verify that patient C isn’t...

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  Donut

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Patient D has personal insight into the real costs or their own personal purchase....

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  Handcuffs

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: An unusually close look at taciturn patient HC’s mindset. / A few words from...

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  Stick Figure

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Continue working with patient SF on their overly critical self evaluation. / Remind patient...

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  Pirate w/ Parrot

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: People have their own personal motives as attests patient PP’s P. / Explore other...

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  Skunk

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Patient S appears to have an accurate perception of potential roles. / Patient S’s...

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  Humpty Dumpty

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Sometimes searching for answers as does patient Humpty D only deepens the mystery. /...

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  Penguin

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Guide patient P toward the idea that other appetites are available. / Steer patient...

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  Snowman

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Encourage patient SM to open up further on their appreciation of non-existence. / Discuss...

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  Abstract Painter

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Press patient AP further on second thoughts. / Help patient rethink foundations of their...

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  Double Yellow Line

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Living with constant anxiety is taking a toll on patient DYL. / Help patient...

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  Voodoo Doll

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Patient VD remains as befuddled as their users. / Explore further patient VD’s experience...

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  William Shakespeare

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Investigate patient Will S’s low opinion of the motives for human behavior. / Develop...

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  Compass

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Probe in greater detail patient C’s inter-species observations. / Discuss with patient C their...

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  3 Dollar Bill

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Instilling a conscience in patient 3DB continues to be impossible. / Shameless patient 3DB...

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  Hamburger

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Patient Ham B makes a compelling argument regarding their preeminence. / Delve further into...

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  Owl

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Patient O continues to be incapable of comprehending morality. / Patient O demonstrates a...

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  Fortune Cookie

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Investigate the source of patient FC’s opinion of self. / Patient FC’s apparent exaggeration...

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  Football

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Remind patient F of the importance of playing by the rules. / Help patient...

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  Dynamite

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes; Patient D reveals a strong belief in the necessity of partnership. / Patient D’s...

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  Contortionist

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Encouraged by patient C’s adamant position toward untried circumstances. / Find ways to turn...

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  Cat

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Help patient C get beyond their tendency to see things through a cynical lens....

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  Worm on Hook

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Patient WH remains overly generous in their opinions and attitudes. / Patient WH expresses...

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  Hot Dog

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Patient HD still grappling with low self esteem. / Patient HD continues to look...

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  Note on Scale

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Remind patient NS that payola is no longer legal. / Review with patient NS...

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  Stop Sign

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Patient SS encounters yet another example of the counterintuitive. / Reverse psychology appears in...

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  Sunflower

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Continue deep dive into self worth with patient SF. / Patient begins to see...

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  Early Bird

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Patient EB exhibits a normal inability to understand other perspectives. / Like many of...

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  Monkey w/ Typewriter

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Patient MT continues to question the purpose of their existence. / Patient MT perhaps...

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  Edgar Allan Poe

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Probe further patient Edgar AP’s apparent ambivalence toward his legacy. / Find ways to...

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  Yin Yang

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Patient YY expresses some regret for the nature of their being. / Unclear if...

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  Invisible Man

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Probe patient IM’s views on privacy. / Because patient IM appears to have invaded...

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  Pi Sign

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Patient P revels a bit too aggressively in their inscrutability. / Reprimand gently patient...

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  Poodle

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Remind patient P of their filial responsibilities. / Remind patient P further that everyone...

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  Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: No point in clarifying for patient WSC psychological techniques. / Hopefully logistics will get...

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  Porcupine

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Discuss further with patient P the possibility of taking standoffishness too far. / Still...

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  Scarecrow

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Encourage patient SC to look for employment more suitable to natural temperament. / Elevated...

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  Fire Hydrant

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Attempt to retard patient FH’s steady slide into cynicism. / Certain esoteric phenomena are...

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  Svengali

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Incorrigible patient Sven G’s mindset is proving deeply entrenched. / Patient Sven hasn’t given...

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  Guillotine

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Encourage patient G to look deep into the trauma of their existence. / A...

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  Godfather

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Patient G shows little patience for semantics. / Grammar takes a back seat to...

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  Giraffe

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Patient’s secret to success may lie in their ability to bridge both worlds. /...

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  Hammer

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Patient H brooks no comparisons deemed farfetched. / Patient H hammers unnecessary analogies. /...

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  Easter Bunny

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Patient EB’s identity crisis has morphed into identity dilemma. / Reassure patient EB of...

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  Man on Bed of Nails

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Help patient MBN work through barrage of second thoughts. / Use regret remittance strategies...

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  Hour Glass

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Examine further patient HG’s insights into momentous concepts. / Patient HG appears to have...

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  Moses

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Patient M still having trouble admitting that no one is perfect. / Encourage patient...

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  Glass Half Full

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Review with patient GHF the evidence if any behind their supposed observations. / Encourage...

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  Peanut

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Self-conscious about thin skin – feels that it leaves self vulnerable to external forces...

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  Pinocchio

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Patient P’s relationship with nose appears to be entering new phase. / Catalogue evolving...

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  Pelican Coated in Oil

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Patient PO notes aggravating circumstances related to environmental degradation. / Patient PO apparently takes...

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  Creature From the Black Lagoon

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Help patient C deal with sour grapes. / On second thought patient may have...

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  Mouse

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Feels trapped in a world of malice and deception and is fearful of “bait...

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  Smiley Face

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Patient exhibits a great smile – continuously!  This smiling poker face, however, seems to...

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  Jack-in-the-Box

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Sudden springing into action at the turn of a knob indicates disaffection with being...

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  Zorro

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Difficult to tell when patient Z is blowing his own horn. / Patient...

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  Spare Tire

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  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Sessions Notes: Some people deal well with all the bumps in the road; some don’t.  Patient’s...

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  Ant

  The Characters

  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Unable to conceal braggadocio over physical strength, though this strength is relative to miniature...

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  End of the World Guy

  The Characters

  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Not good with numbers; patient lacks most if not all of the social graces...

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  Balloon

  The Characters

  Excerpts from Therapy Dog’s Session Notes: Fragile exterior; expresses a feeling of “emptiness within.” / Somewhat thin-skinned yet willing to...

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