# @canineorg on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DTDo4tcF0G7
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/38508065-canineorg-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/e49e2a9b1c.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-01-03T17:26:15.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Canine Companions (@canineorg) — https://gondola.cc/canineorg

## Caption

When #facilitydog Gaston enters the Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital parking lot each morning, his wet, black nose begins to twitch with excitement. 🏥 

But from the moment Gaston’s handler, Jennifer Langezaal, buckles the blue Canine Companions working-dog vest around his chest, the 7-year-old Golden and Labrador Retriever cross is singularly focused on his duties: bringing comfort, healing and joy to sick and seriously injured children, using up to 40 tasks he mastered before he graduated from our program.

“Having a dog around just makes the whole day better,” says Dr. Julia Rosenstock, a Mt. Washington Pediatric attending pediatrician. “There are so many things that a kid won’t do for us that they’ll do for a dog.” 

🐕‍🦺 Link in bio to read the heartwarming story on baltimorebanner. 
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#hospital #baltimore #childrenshospital #facilitydogs #facilitydogsofinstagram #saturdaystories
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📸: baltimorebanner

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