Oh yes, Lola, I should have said that my therapist did ask permission, and he has another space in the building for the dog to be in if I had said no. I think he's experimenting with him as a therapy dog, though we didn't talk much about that. I think I will ask him more about how he sees the role of the dog.

I had thought it would be a distraction, and I was surprised to discover it wasn't once the dog had settled down after the first two or three minutes.