Therapy dogs play such an important role in helping people mentally, whether they’re working with ill people in hospital, young children learning to read at school, seniors in retirement homes, or almost anybody else – the list is endless!
Now, a new study has indicated that regular access to therapy dogs, who often belong to one of the best breeds for anxiety, helps first-year college students, too. The PAWs4US study, published in the Pets journal, looked at how long-term access to an animal-assisted drop-in program on a regular basis helped first-year students at Washington State University.
