THE TEAM
Cindy Brosig
Cindy served 9 years active duty as a Registered Nurse in the US Air Force Nurse Corps, used her G.I. Bill to complete her Masters in Nursing with an emphasis on Animal-Assisted Therapy in September 2016.
She received a certificate in Animal-Assisted Therapy for the Healthcare Professional in 2018. Ted and Cindy became a registered Therapy Dog team in 2015. |
Nancy Lester
Nancy Lester, DVM, MPH, continues to serve in the U.S. Air Force as a
Public Health Officer. She provides oversight for our programs monitoring the health and well-being of the therapy dogs as well as maintaining infection control practices to include zoonotic and reverse zoonotic disease. Her canine partner, Ida, enjoys agility and snuggling on the couch. |
Ted
Ted is a 90 lb, 5 year old German Shepard/Redbone Coonhound mix. He passed his Canine Good Citizen test in March 2015 and Therapy Dog test in August 2016. He was rescued from a "high kill" shelter in Tennessee and transported to Wisconsin as a puppy. Ted is patient and gentle with children, despite his size, and has a nose for balancing emotional changes.
Fun Fact: He has a white marking on the top of his head that represents a heart! |
