Episode 5

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Published on:

12th Dec 2022

Emotional support swims with Newfoundland dogs - with Pete Lewin

Pete Lewin is a paramedic and director of Pete Lewin Newfoundlands.

Pete and his pack of beautiful emotional support dogs take people out to swim with them (including frontline workers and first responders) with often transformative results. In this episode, he talks movingly about his work with the dogs and also some of the hard times he's been through in his paramedic career.

Pete's website: http://petelewinnewfoundlands.co.uk/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PeteLewinNewfoundlands

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