Cuddly puppies help law students de-stress before exams

Graduate School Law School
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<p>"The stress of looming exams at George Mason University School of Law lifted for a couple of hours Thursday, thanks to the arrival of 15 homeless and adoptable puppies with velvety ears, soul-searching eyes and names like Doughboy, Sugar and Sue.</p>

<p>'Especially this time of the year, law school seems to ruin your life,' said Allison Tisdale, 24, a third-year from Texas who didn’t go home for Thanksgiving because she had to study. Holding a squirming puppy, she said, 'you get to be human again.'</p>

<p>After the Yale Law Library added a 'therapy dog' named Monty to its collection in the spring, a number of other law schools have used the gentle yapping of puppies to break the stifling pressure that blankets their campuses. Thursday was the second time Mason’s law school, in Arlington County, partnered with a Chantilly-based rescue group for 'Puppy Day.' ..."</p>

<p>Great story.</p>

<p>Cuddly</a> puppies help law students de-stress before exams - The Washington Post</p>

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<p>Elon University also brought in puppies and kittens from a pet shelter yesterday to help students de-stress before finals…such a great idea…wish I could post a picture!</p>