Natty is a female golden retriever who spent the first two and a half years of her life training as an assistance dog through Helping Paws. Natty has a soft and warm demeanor and thoroughly enjoys as much petting and snuggles as she can get as well as frequent naps. Natty is a trained facility dog and works with her handler, Lauren Robbins, LPCC, together as a certified team providing animal assisted therapy and general somatic and emotion regulation support to clients. Her role as a facility dog is to assist in calming, connection, comfort and a sense of safety for clients.