I have a question. As you can see by my profile picture I have a service/emotional support dog. I take her to visit in nursing homes where there are people we know and she interacts with other patients as well.

The thing is I fell and had to go to the emergency room for test. Of course almost everyone in the ER asked to see her, even a few patients. On the way out at the information desk they wanted to see her also and I mentioned that I was thinking about bringing her there to visit patients like I do at the nursing homes. I also mentioned that I had applied for several positions there and the lady at the desk said I should stop by the HR department with my resume while I was there visiting. She said that would be a great way in the door since there are many positions that they do not advertise for, and the position I want is one of them.

So is it a good idea to take her and let it be known I have her, I know I lost one position because I took her with me to the interview but I can't prove it, you never can so what do you do? I have my resumes at at least 25 companies and really need to find something.

I can get references about how well behaved she is from my seasonal position.