MCC Daily Tribune

Sad News About Our Beloved Therapy Dog, Milli

Milli Tippett, MCC’s beloved therapy dog, passed away two weeks ago at the age of 12 short years. You remember, I’m sure, her beautiful, silky, black coat, the soulfulness in her eyes, and the affection and comfort she gave so willingly; she loved people, and she loved “working” with her MCC family.

Obviously, the affection was returned. Milli had a birthday party in the Counseling Center and always had students waiting for her when she made her weekly visits.  Whether you met her in one of her mom’s (Ann Tippett, Professor, English/Philosophy) classes, visited her in the library, saw her during frequent visits to departments all over campus, at events for students, or just walking down the hall, she brought joy and smiles to all of us.

Milli was a very busy girl outside of her time at MCC, as well, touching the lives of so many through her work at the Pluta Cancer Center, where she comforted families. She also earned additional certification to work  for Friends of Strong, where she visited patients in the psychiatric ward at Strong Memorial Hospital, and comforted patients in hospice care.   

We are all better people for knowing and loving Milli, and our hearts go out to Ann (Tippett), her mom, companion, and handler, and her dad, Mike (Doolin). We thank them for bringing Milli into our lives at MCC.

“Because of the dog's joyfulness, our own is increased. It is no small gift. It is not the least reason why we should honor as well as love the dog of our own life, and the dog down the street, and all the dogs not yet born. What would the world be like without music or rivers or the green and tender grass? What would this world be like without dogs?”
                                                                                                  ― Mary Oliver, Dog Songs

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Kathleen O'Shea
English/Philosophy
01/14/2021