We thought we'd share this article from Tuesday's New York Times titled, "For Law Students with Everything, Dog Therapy For Stress", that explains the new library lending policy at Yale Law School.
Starting next week, students at one of the most competitive law schools in the country can check out a friendly pooch named Monty for 30 minutes of therapy, along with the library's collection of over one million books. "It is well documented that visits from therapy dogs have resulted in increased happiness, calmness and overall emotional well-being," said the school's librarian in an e-mail message to students. Enjoy the full article here: www.nytimes.com/2011/03/22/education/22dog.html?_r=1&scp=2&sq=For+law+Students+with+everything%2C+Dog+Therapy+for+stress&st=nyt.
And speaking of therapy dogs for stress...on the same day that Parental Unit read this article, she went to a new dentist for that dreaded procedure called a "root canal". She'd been there the day before for a consultation and noticed a small, fluffy white dog named Charlie just hanging around the office looking adorable, but didn't bother to question why he was there, or how or why a dog was allowed in a super-hygienic dentist's office-she was too overwhelmed by the cost of the procedure to be thinking at all!
So the next day, after the drilling and other weird stuff was finished, Charlie came over to the chair to say hello and promptly jumped on her lap (after seeking permission). The dentist then explained that Charlie was indeed, a trained therapy dog with her own framed license on the wall, no less, who helped patients relax.
Now Charlie was awfully cute, and he probably did diffuse some tension and anxiety, but what would have really been great was if Charlie had offered to split the bill with Parental Unit:-) Now that would have been a stress reliever!
P.S. We're sorry that Parental Unit didn't have a camera or camera phone with her to bring you pics of Charlie and his framed certificate-and she just couldn't make herself go back to that office three days in a row...
Starting next week, students at one of the most competitive law schools in the country can check out a friendly pooch named Monty for 30 minutes of therapy, along with the library's collection of over one million books. "It is well documented that visits from therapy dogs have resulted in increased happiness, calmness and overall emotional well-being," said the school's librarian in an e-mail message to students. Enjoy the full article here: www.nytimes.com/2011/03/22/education/22dog.html?_r=1&scp=2&sq=For+law+Students+with+everything%2C+Dog+Therapy+for+stress&st=nyt.
And speaking of therapy dogs for stress...on the same day that Parental Unit read this article, she went to a new dentist for that dreaded procedure called a "root canal". She'd been there the day before for a consultation and noticed a small, fluffy white dog named Charlie just hanging around the office looking adorable, but didn't bother to question why he was there, or how or why a dog was allowed in a super-hygienic dentist's office-she was too overwhelmed by the cost of the procedure to be thinking at all!
So the next day, after the drilling and other weird stuff was finished, Charlie came over to the chair to say hello and promptly jumped on her lap (after seeking permission). The dentist then explained that Charlie was indeed, a trained therapy dog with her own framed license on the wall, no less, who helped patients relax.
Now Charlie was awfully cute, and he probably did diffuse some tension and anxiety, but what would have really been great was if Charlie had offered to split the bill with Parental Unit:-) Now that would have been a stress reliever!
P.S. We're sorry that Parental Unit didn't have a camera or camera phone with her to bring you pics of Charlie and his framed certificate-and she just couldn't make herself go back to that office three days in a row...
