PAWS Your Stress Therapy Dog Program

The PAWS Your Stress program is offered by a caring team of students, researchers, professionals, and most important, volunteer therapy dogs and handlers!

The program was founded in 2015 by the Office of the Centennial Enhancement Chair in One Health and Wellness at the University of Saskatchewan. It is offered today in partnership with Peer Health and the St. John Ambulance Therapy Dog program.

COMING IN SEPTEMBER, 2020!

Real time online visits with St. John Ambulance Therapy Dogs!

PAWSing Pandemic Stress

In March 2020, the University of Saskatchewan implemented a working remotely policy because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our therapy dog program responded within a few short weeks by moving online.

Our online program goals are to:

(1) virtually extend the sense of connection to the university by enabling students, and all people of Saskatchewan and elsewhere, to visit with the dogs online to gain comfort and support,

(2) share evidence-informed information about pandemic-specific mental health self-care tips from the perspective of the therapy dogs.

You can visit our therapy dogs in both live and recorded video events!

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PAWS Your Stress Therapy Dog Program

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PAWSing Pandemic Stress

Wellness Canada: Mental Health & Substance Use Supports

Stress, Anxiety and Substance Use During COVID-19: How Animals Can Help

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