加拿大第一家医院设施犬Pumbaa于2025年11月13日开始在Edmonton童话儿童医院为儿科病人提供支助。 Canada’s first hospital facility dog, Pumbaa, began supporting pediatric patients at Edmonton’s Stollery Children's Hospital on November 13, 2025.

Edmonton的童话儿童医院已成为加拿大第一个雇用受过专业训练的设施犬Pumbaa的医院。 Pumbaa是国际援助狗组织认可的金色寻猎犬。 Stollery Children's Hospital in Edmonton has become the first in Canada to employ a professionally trained facility dog, Pumbaa, a golden retriever accredited by Assistance Dogs International. 2025年11月13日, Pumbaa加入儿童生命服务团队, 向四岁的小儿病人提供情感支持, Officially welcomed on November 13, 2025, Pumbaa joins the Child Life Services team to provide emotional support to pediatric patients like four-year-old Jake Davis, who is recovering from a liver transplant. 在 " 带翅膀的狗 " 的训练下,这只狗帮助缓解了在医疗程序和医院常规期间的压力。 Trained by Dogs with Wings, the dog helps ease stress during medical procedures and hospital routines. 儿童生活专家汉德勒·安吉拉·马克多年来一直致力于实施该方案,克服与流行病有关的延误。 Handler Angela Mark, a Child Life Specialist, has worked for years to bring the program to life, overcoming pandemic-related delays. 该倡议反映了日益增长的全球趋势,并旨在将范围扩展到加拿大各医院。 The initiative reflects a growing global trend and aims to expand across Canadian hospitals.