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A report released Thursday by the University\u2019s Health Promotion and Wellness department confirmed that several puppies brought onto campus as part of the Pet Love program have fallen victim to feelings of \u201csevere inadequacy\u201d during their brief time at UChicago. <\/p>\n
\u201cOur therapy dogs are all exceptionally talented, and have received certifications regarding their cuteness and domesticity,\u201d explains veterinarian Leslie Brown, who has worked with Pet Love since 2008. \u201cHowever, prior to their arrival in Hyde Park, most of our animals had never encountered similarly qualified pups, and the jump seems to be wreaking havoc with their egos.\u201d<\/p>\n
Third-year student Imani Jamil has firsthand experience with this brand of canine culture shock. \u201cI\u2019ve had to cancel three of Angel\u2019s meetings today,\u201d reports the Pet Love volunteer, in reference to an 18-month old Samoyed from Fort Wayne, Indiana. \u201cThe simple truth is that it\u2019s not as easy to be a service dog here as it was back home, and, in the long run, she\u2019ll need to learn to accept a slightly less rigorous schedule than she might have hoped.\u201d<\/p>\n
When asked how the University planned to treat the anxious puppies, program director Michael Kim said that his team was seeking \u201ccommon sense\u201d solutions: \u201cThe first step is making sure our dogs are eating right, that they\u2019re getting enough sleep. A leisurely walk around campus can go a long way towards giving the pups a sense of perspective.\u201d Kim continued, \u201cThey really are the best therapy dogs out there. Sometimes they just need a little reminder.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to Jamil, however, an additional problem emerges when puppies return home following Exam Week. \u201cIt\u2019s those UChicago collars,\u201d she said, referring to the maroon-and-white collars with which each service dog is branded. \u201cThey want to wear them fucking everywhere.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By Si Squires-Kasten Oct. 23, 2014 A report released Thursday by the University\u2019s Health Promotion and Wellness department confirmed that several puppies brought onto campus as part of the Pet Love program have fallen victim to feelings of \u201csevere inadequacy\u201d during their brief time at UChicago. \u201cOur therapy dogs are all exceptionally talented, and have received certifications regarding their cuteness and domesticity,\u201d explains veterinarian Leslie Brown, who has worked with Pet Love since 2008. \u201cHowever, prior to their arrival in Hyde Park, most of our animals had never encountered similarly qualified pups, and the jump seems to be wreaking havoc with their egos.\u201d Third-year student Imani Jamil has firsthand experience with this brand of canine culture shock. \u201cI\u2019ve had to cancel three of Angel\u2019s meetings today,\u201d reports the Pet Love volunteer, in reference to an 18-month old Samoyed from Fort Wayne, Indiana. \u201cThe simple truth is that it\u2019s not as easy to be a service dog here as it was back home, and, in the long run, she\u2019ll need to learn to accept a slightly less rigorous schedule than she might have hoped.\u201d When asked how the University planned to treat the anxious puppies, program director Michael Kim said that his team was seeking \u201ccommon sense\u201d solutions: \u201cThe first step is making sure our dogs are eating right, that they\u2019re getting enough sleep. A leisurely walk around campus can go a long way towards giving the pups a sense of perspective.\u201d Kim continued, \u201cThey really are the best therapy dogs out there. Sometimes they just need a little reminder.\u201d According to Jamil, however, an additional problem emerges when puppies return home following Exam Week. \u201cIt\u2019s those UChicago collars,\u201d she said, referring to the maroon-and-white collars with which each service dog is branded. \u201cThey want to wear them fucking everywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2147","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-komono"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2147","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2147"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2147\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3180,"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2147\/revisions\/3180"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2147"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2147"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2147"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}