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    Wagging tails: Therapy dog cheers Spanish special-needs kids during COVID-19

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    Wagging tails: Therapy dog cheers Spanish special-needs kids during COVID-19

    Dog therapy helps kids to be more responsive and collaborative with faster reactions


    Published:  December 02, 2020 13:35 Reuters  and  compiled by Balaram Menon, Senior Web Editor

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    Surrounded by parents and teachers, five children with disabilities in a Spanish special-needs school cannot hide their excitement when Soul the therapy dog walks in wagging her tail. Image Credit: REUTERS
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    Students Adam and Martina pet "Soul" during a dog-assisted therapy session at Escola Iris in Sant Vicenc dels Horts, near Barcelona. Image Credit: REUTERS
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    "What we have noticed a lot during the time of the pandemic is that they pay much more attention to the dog," special education teacher Meritxell Arias (right) told Reuters as the children laughed and petted the golden retriever, who also appeared to be smiling. Image Credit: REUTERS
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    Andrea Galofrem and Meritxell Arias, dog-assisted intervention technicians, prepare dog Soul as they arrive for a therapy at Escola Iris in Sant Vicenc dels Horts. Image Credit: REUTERS
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    Student Inas, who is blind, pets "Soul" during a dog-assisted therapy session. Image Credit: REUTERS
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    Student Ivan pets "Soul" during a dog-assisted therapy session. Arias explained that because the teachers used face masks the children cannot see them smile. "But the dog does not wear a mask and that is giving us a response that we did not expect." Image Credit: REUTERS
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    With the kids back at school in Sant Vicenc dels Horts near Barcelona after six months at home due to coronavirus restrictions, the therapy dog programme is a big help, said director Joan Frencesc Porras. Image Credit: REUTERS
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    His students have become more responsive and collaborative, with faster reactions, "so we understood that (the dog) was a very important tool for us," he said. Image Credit: REUTERS
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    For Hector Aguera, a 14-year-old with autism spectrum disorder from the nearby town of Terrassa, his first encounters with his own therapy dog Niko four years ago were somewhat scary. | Above: Aguera and his assistant dog Niko go for a walk. Image Credit: REUTERS
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    "I was very afraid of him because I had never seen such a big dog," said Aguera. Image Credit: REUTERS
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    They are best buddies now: "Niko helps me when I am nervous or overwhelmed and I need help, he comes, I pet him, my nerves go away and I remain calm," said Hector. His mother, Manoli Perez(left), agreed, saying it was Niko who brought Hector "the most calm". Image Credit: REUTERS
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    Student Ivan with "Soul" on a leash during a dog-assisted therapy session. Image Credit: REUTERS
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    Meritxell Arias, dog-assisted intervention technician and AAS DISCAN founder, salutes dog assistant Niko during her visit to Hector Aguera and family in Terrassa. Image Credit: REUTERS
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    Andrea Galofrem, dog-assisted intervention technician, sprays disinfectant on dog Soul before arriving for a therapy at Escola Iris in Sant Vicenc dels Horts. Image Credit: REUTERS
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    Andrea Galofrem and Meritxell Arias, dog-assisted intervention technicians, arrive with dog Soul for a therapy at Escola Iris in Sant Vicenc dels Horts. Image Credit: REUTERS
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    Student Martina pets "Soul" during a dog-assisted therapy session. Image Credit: REUTERS

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