Local universities use puppies to ease stress of finals week

DAYTON, Ohio - University of Dayton and Wright State University are offering students a way to de-stress during finals week with therapy dogs.

Three dogs from the Miami Valley Pet Therapy Association will be at UD's Dayton's Roesch Library during their finals week which includes free food, coffee, crafts, meditation, and chair massages. Linda Rodgers, counselor for the University of Dayton Counseling Center says, "One of the best ways for students to combat test anxiety is to create a coping structure to support their bodies as well as their minds."

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Therapy dogs will be available at UD Monday, Dec. 11 and Tuesday, Dec. 12 from 4-5 p.m, and Wednesday, Dec 13 5-6 p.m.

WSU will have about a dozen dogs and puppies for their semester's Finals Fuzz Therapy being held on the second floor of the Dunbar Library Tuesday, Dec. 12 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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