Elderly woman’s reaction to police dog brings nurse to tears

A seemingly emotionless elderly patient at residential care home in England brought her nursing staff to tears with her reaction to a police dog.

For about a month before Sgt. Tony Marshall from Response Team B went to Star & Garter, his visit was the talk of the residential care home.

But when he got there, it were his four-legged friends that stole the show, the Kingston Police station wrote on their Facebook page.

Sgt. Marshall spoke to the residents about scams and preventions, and, as important as his speech was, it was no match for the wagging tails and doey-eyes of the five dogs he brought with him.

Excitement rang throughout the care home, but unfortunately, not everyone was there to enjoy it.

Some residents were unable to come downstairs due to their conditions and abilities, including Muriel, who had been at the home for a few months.

So, if they couldn’t come to the puppies, the puppies were coming to them.

Sgt. Marshall and the dog handler took one of the pups, an 11-week-old named Daisy, up to the patients so they could get their fair share of doggy-time too.

And, to the nurses’ surprise, when Daisy was placed on Muriel’s lap, the elderly woman who they say is “normally very quiet” and shows little emotion, “lit up.”

The reaction from Muriel was so unique and unusual to her that it caused her nurse to break into tears.

Likewise, Sgt. Marshall said that he was “shocked” to see her reaction to the loveable pup. Being at the Star & Garter, he said, was something that he “will remember for the rest of his life.”