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UBC Okanagan’s B.A.R.K. program uses therapy dogs to ease student homesickness and stress

Therapy dog and student sitting on the UBC Okanagan campus quad during a B.A.R.K. session

UBC Okanagan’s Building Academic Retention Through K9s (B.A.R.K.) program runs small-group, Friday afternoon dog therapy sessions that students say reduce homesickness and stress. The initiative involves nearly 50 volunteers and reached about 30% of students in a recent study. Read On…