2023-06-21 20:54:31
the stories of therapy animals that help human beings in different aspects of their lives are widely recognized, since the support of dogs, cats and even horses is of great importance in difficult times.
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That’s exactly what happened in the University of Maryland, in Baltimorewhere Loki, a 5-year-old Rottweiller dog who received an honorary “dogtorate” degree in medicine for his work during the covid-19 pandemicoffering virtual therapies to those infected.
This mound won the love of the workers and patients of the Maryland hospital, from a very young age, and that is, during the pandemic crisis, she visited the sick several days a week and distributed healing kits to nurses.
It was for this reason that Bruce Jarrell, president of the University of Maryland, praised Loki and Benzel, the furry human, for their work and stressed that their impact was so significant that it led the hospital to expand its therapy dog program. .
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“The idea of having a therapy dog, especially when you’re going through a really difficult time in your life, makes a world of difference. That has been shown by the way the program itself has been expanding,” said Caroline Benzel, Loki’s human.
In addition to Loki, other puppies were awarded other puppies like Kiera and Kylo Red, who will continue to provide support to people who need their help.
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