Meet Penny the Penn Law therapy dog! Over the next two weeks, Penny will be traveling around the Law School. Tweet @PennLaw or use the tag #PennLawLife to share your photos of her! Where will you find her next?
More on therapy dogs:
“A therapy dog is a dog trained to provide affection and comfort to people in hospitals, retirement homes, nursing homes, schools, hospices, people with learning difficulties, and stressful situations, such as disaster areas” (such as law school exams!)
Instructions for Using Penny The Therapy Dog
- Make sure your hands are clean
- Approach Penny calmly
- Pat her head
- Stroke her back
- Try to get her to roll over
- If successful, rub her belly but no more than one minute
- If unsuccessful repeat steps 3 and 4 but no more than one minute
- Wash your hands

