My eldest daughter Jeanne, who I affectionately refer to as "Scout" (after Miss Jeanne Louise Finch) was featured in the Wooster Ohio Daily Record today. This is Scout and our dog Kuma.College of Wooster students who are homesick for their dogs or other pets while they're away at school can step right into Lowry Center on Monday evenings and get a dose of what they're missing.
Even if they don't have pets at home and just need some of the unconditional affection dogs have to offer, the "Paws to Pet" program is a different kind of extracurricular activity they might want to check out.
"It's a relaxing thing for them -- pet therapy really," said John Trier, president of Paws to Pet. He and his wife, Connie, bring Marley, an Irish setter.
Students may pet them, shake their paws or talk to them.
The dogs used in the program, which runs from 5-6:30 p.m., must be regular therapy dogs, Trier said. "We know their temperament; we know how they're going to behave."
About four to five teams -- dogs and trainers -- regularly participate in the program, and Trier said he doesn't think it is an exaggeration to say 50 to 100 college students take advantage of their visits.
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Jeanne Simons, a junior from Ligonier, said she has been visiting with the dogs and their owners since she was a freshman.
"I have a dog of my own who is 18," she said. "I miss him."
http://www.the-daily-record.com/news/article/4511222
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