A student takes time in between exams to pet one of the dogs.Students who felt stressed during spring final exams had the opportunity to walk with a companion/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/37422/u2013an affectionate rescue dog. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/37422/u201cPets for Vets,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/37422/u201d an outreach event to support veterans, was open to everyone on campus./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/37422/nPet Rescue by Judy, a no-kill animal shelter dedicated to the rescuing, rehabilitating, re-socializing and re-homing of adoptable companion animals provided 20 dogs to students to walk, pet and interact with. Studies show that, when interacting with an animal, it lowers one/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/37422/u2019s blood pressure and helps that person to relax. It can also help increase socialization and provide companionship./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/37422/n
Veteran Chris O/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/37422/u2019Connor and his dog Lucas are inspiring examples of how /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/37422/u201cman/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/37422/u2019s best friend/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/37422/u201d can provide a sense of purpose, healing, routine, socialization and companionship for a combat veteran adjusting to student life after being in the military. O/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/37422/u2019Connor/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/37422/u2019s adjustment to civilian life was challenging due to his PTSD symptoms, shrapnel wounds and traumatic brain injury after being in combat in Iraq. Back in the states, he had no plan. That is when he decided to get a companion, Lucas/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/37422/u2212an AKC Star Puppy AKC Canine Good Citizen provided by the Patriot Rovers. Around the dog/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/37422/u2019s neck are the identification tags of a soldier Corporal Kevin /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/37422/u201cAdam/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/37422/u201d Lucas who died May 26, 2006 in Iraq. O/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/37422/u2019Connor says that his dog /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/37422/u201cchanged his life./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/37422/u201d He now has a companion that enables him to socialize, go out in public without fear and gives him reason to get up in the morning. He is now successfully finishing his degree in social work and also works as a veteran peer mentor helping other veterans adjust to college life./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/37422/n
Pets for Vets was an event designed to promote the use of animals to de-stress students/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/37422/u2019 lives, highlight the resources available to them, help veterans adjust to college and civilian life, and promote the adoption of rescued animals from the shelter. Animal assisted therapy, an alternative approach to standard therapy and counseling, is designed to help improve the physical, emotional, social and cognitive functioning in people./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/37422/n
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