Every other Friday, patients and staff at Ryde’s Graythwaite Rehabilitation Centre excitedly await a special visitor – Mr Bojangles the therapy briard.

Bojangles has been visiting the centre since 2018 with Delta Society’s Therapy Dogs Program. His signature trick involves perching up on a chair next to patients to get into a prime patting position.

The Therapy Dog Program provides a positive impact on patients’ social, emotional and physiological health.

Shane, a rehabilitation patient at Graythwaite, experienced this first-hand.

"Mr Bojangles made my day. He is magnificent – really lovely. It’s a very good memory to take home with me," Shane said.