Dentist Paul Weiss brings dog, Brooke, to his office to calm kids' nerves

An adorable photo of a dentist and his four-legged sidekick is going viral on the Internet this week after it was shared on the social news site Reddit.

"This dentist brings his dog in as a way to calm the nerves of children who may be nervous. So great," wrote Redditor "Jmb012345."

According to MSN, the dentist in the photograph is Dr. Paul Weiss, a pediatric dentist from Williamsville, N.Y. Weiss has reportedly trained his dog, Brooke, to act as a "therapy dog to calm his young patients."

Read the rest of the article and see a picture of Brook with a patient on the Huffington Post.

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