VIDEO: A Marin County woman who provides four-legged emotional support for first responders has expanded her nonprofit across the country.
When Kerith the golden retriever and her companions come to visit a fire station they bring smiles. Just ask Kerith's human, Heidi Carman.
"Kerith lives for this," said Carman. "She's so excited when she sees her firefighter and first responder friends in general."
The feeling's mutual for Capt. Mike Lewis and his colleagues at San Rafael Fire Station 51.
"It definitely lights up our day as well," Lewis said. "I really feel like we're changing lives and making their mental health a little bit better each visit," added Carman.
When we first met Carman and Kerith, Carman had just started First Responder Therapy Dogs in San Rafael.