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\"Bentley<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0After a nine year old family member developed cancer 3 years ago, he wanted\u00a0our huge Great Dane, Bentley, to visit him in the hospital.\u00a0 Because of hospital rules, Bentley had to first become a therapy dog to be able to visit children in the hospital.\u00a0\u00a0Bentley not only became a therapy dog, he became the World’s Largest Therapy Dog and also has the Guinness World Record for longest tail ever on a dog.\u00a0 He missed being the world’s tallest dog and the longest dog by less than 1\/2 inch each.\u00a0 Sponsored by PetSmart and Organix dog food, Bentley has been going to children’s hospitals all over the United States raising money and awareness\u00a0for canine and pediatric cancer research.\u00a0 In 2012, Bentley\u00a0raised $25,000 for canine cancer research and $25,000 for pediatric cancer research.\u00a0 He now has a children’s book coming out on Kickstarter.com and a portion of the proceeds from the book sales are used to fund free books being given to the hospitals that Bentley visits.
\nBentley’s a terrible showoff and when in public, he works the room shamelessly getting petted and rubbed.\u00a0 Thanks for your support.\u00a0\u00a0Patrick Malcom \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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