Tag: dogs

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Comforting canines come through to DMC

Taylor Young

The Del Mar College Counseling Center hosted Go Team Therapy Dogs at all campuses in preparation for finals season. The Go Team Therapy Dogs are a nonprofit organization whose mission is to have handler-dog teams offer relief, care and assistance to those in need. The dogs visited all Del Mar campuses from Nov. 28-30, allowing all students to interact with the dogs and participate in the activities. “The dogs help decrease anxiety, stress, relax your heart rate, which provides more of a relaxing atmosphere for the students,” said Go Team member Lisa Olmos. Go Team also provided students with various…

Campus

Life is ruff without a pet

Veronica Vasquez

vvasquez@foghornnews.com Midterms, work and having a social life can be a stressful time for some college students. Entering a low-lit, calm conference room full of therapy dogs, however, can make those problems disappear, at least temporarily. Del Mar College’s Counseling Center held a Paws Up Pet Therapy session Oct.16 in the Harvin Center to help students dealing with stress. The event let students pet and play with puppies to help them relax. This helps to be a substitute for students who at times cannot bring their emotional support animal with them to school. For some students the support they need…