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More than puppy love: How therapy dogs bring students together

September 18, 2026 Phys.org 1 min read
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More than puppy love: How therapy dogs bring students together

Students may come for the dog, but new research from UBC Okanagan published in the Journal of College Student Mental Health suggests that’s not always what they leave with. In a study of 676 students—most in their first year—researchers asked an open-ended question about what made a therapy dog visit meaningful and found the answers extended well past the animals themselves.

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