Five days a week, Barney and Company get ready for work at Children's National Hospital in Washington, D.C, the Us. Their main job is to help comfort(安慰) the sick children at the hospital. The kids love them very much.
Every day, Barney and Company visit the kids' rooms. "Our work is to make things more comfortable and less scary (恐怖的) for the kids," says Allison Proctor.
Company is a year younger than Barney. Barney started working at the hospital in July, 2020, but Company has been coming to the hospital since he was 16 weeks old.
They have a busy job. Every morning, Barney walks into the room of 9-year-old Brianna Frampton. . Brianna rubs (抚摸) his head, and soon his eyelids (眼皮) start to grow heavy like a sleepy baby's. But he can't sleep. .Then he leaves Brianna's room.
Thanks to Company and Barney, the sick kids are happy in the hospital.
| A. He has lots of things to do. B. They are two golden dogs. C. She is Company's human mum. D. But the 11-month-old dog has been working at the hospital longer. E. He jumps on the bed and lies down at her feet. F. The hospital will have more dogs like Company and Barney. |
