Therapy Dogs To Help CU Boulder Students Handle Midterm Stress

From CU Boulder: Canine companionship, even in small doses, provides humans with multiple health benefits, including reduced blood pressure and cholesterol, experts say. In addition – with their soulful eyes, playful presence, and furry faces offering unconditional love – dogs can also help reduce stress.

Tapping into the popularity of “cat cafés” around the country, the University of Colorado Boulder this week will help students work through the challenges of midterm demands and any conflicts they have facedwith the campus’s first-ever outdoor “dog café.”

“We’ll set up a sitting area on the Quad with comfy chairs and rugs so students can relax for a spell, enjoy pastries and coffee under a golden canopy of fall leaves, and mix with loveable, furry companions from Therapy Dogs of Boulder County and staff volunteers who are available to discuss conflicts they may be experiencing on campus,” said Ashlyn Friend of the Office of Student Conduct & Conflict Resolution, which is sponsoring the event.

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