Therapy Dogs Visit University Students in Minnesota

Due to the current pandemic, cancellations of events are everywhere. The Paul Bunyan Dog Training Association therapy dogs have also been affected by these cancellations. They usually visit patients at hospitals or seniors at care homes. But these places aren’t welcome to visitors at the moment.

Instead, the dogs and their owners visited and cheered the students of Bemidji State University in Minnesota. George the Chesapeake Bay Retriever, Skye the Golden Retriever, Norway the Mayor Dog, and Hero the Chihuahua were the four stars of the visit.

“Under current conditions, we are doing more with outdoor visits, coming around to nursing home windows, or stationed outdoors near a facility for staff or visitors to stop by for puppy hugs and snuggles as needed,” said Tracy Parthun, Therapy Dogs volunteer and Skye’s owner.

Source: The Bemidji Pioneer

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