Therapy dog Sandi brings comfort to hospice patients in Belfast

Dog Sandi and her owner Alistair King are boosting the spirits of Marie Curie patients (Phil Smyth/Marie Curie/PA)

A therapy dog has begun working with Marie Curie Belfast to help give terminally ill patients a sense of normality and ease anxiety.

Alistair King, founder of Therapy Dogs NI, and his golden retriever Sandi will now make weekly visits to the hospice.