This is the best thing the school has ever done! We kept hearing students make this comment over and over again as hundreds of them spent time petting and hugging the 17 Bright Spot Therapy Dogs in the Keefe Campus Center at Amherst College today.
We’ve heard the same thing said at UMass last spring, Smith College this past summer, and Bay Path College two weeks ago. Students think these therapy dog events are great. Often heard, as well, is the comment, I miss my dog so much. I can’t wait to see him/her when I go home on break.
Students stopped by in waves, after class, during lunch, before class, on a study break. A few students, finished for the day, sat down and stayed for several hours. Since we were there over a 4-hour period (11:00-3:00), many students made return trips to hug the dogs some more.
Students were delighted to hear that Bright Spot Therapy Dogs will be returning to campus. The student affairs office has already booked us for Finals Period. Our return date is December 10th.
In the next few days, more photos of our therapy dogs at Amherst College will be posted on our Bright Spot Therapy Dogs facebook page.