12/19/2025
Therapy animal spotlight! 🐾 On any given week at Hasbro Children’s, two chocolate Labradors – Katniss and Utah – move through the hospital on separate shifts as therapy dogs. One curls quietly into a patient’s bed; the other wiggles with such enthusiasm that laughter follows him down the hall. Only later do many children learn the detail that delights them most: Katniss, the calm snuggling dog, is Utah’s mother.
Their handler, Jen Quinn, has volunteered at the hospital for nearly a decade. She began in 2015 with Finn, a dog who accompanied her for seven years before retiring. Katniss came next, followed by Utah. Katniss recently retired and she will be missed terribly by Hasbro Children’s staff, patients, and visitors. Thankfully, her spirit and kindness will continue to live on at the hospital through her son Utah’s visits.
