Carleton University celebrates therapy dogs with convocation ceremony
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Carleton University held a special convocation ceremony this week for some very good boys and girls.
Carleton University held a special convocation ceremony this week for some very good boys and girls.
The university celebrated its therapy dogs and their handlers at two ceremonies on Thursday.
During the "pawceedings", the dogs, some wearing little mortarboards, and their handlers crossed the stage, stopping to shake paws with vice-president of students and enrolment and university registrar Suzanne Blanchard.
Therapy dogs help students manage stress, boost moods and provide connection to university staff and mental health services, the university says.
Program founder Shannon Noonan helped launch the program at Carleton University in 2018. There are now 17 dogs in the program.
"As the founder of the therapy dogs program here at Carleton, I'm deeply moved to witness the growth and impact of a vision that began with a simple idea and a loyal companion by my side," Noonan said at the first of two convocation ceremonies Thursday. "This team is full of people who have chosen to create relationships of the highest quality with their dogs in order to work as a cohesive team."
