Therapy Fluffies

Come pet and play with over 2 dozen certified therapy dogs.

Studies show petting an animal lowers stress levels, so spend some time with 2lb. Libby, surf champion Golden Retriever Kalani, fabulous Izzy, Wally, Davy, and more!!

Look for the Petting Palace on Library Walk in March 2011!

Event sponsored by the Office of Student Wellness and UCSD University Centers.

Fall Quarter 2010 Event News and Photos

Photo Gallery

Dogs help students cram for finals (FOX 5 San Diego)

It's one of the most stressful weeks of the year at the University of California's San Diego campus, but students are getting some four-legged help as they study for their final exams. For the past three years, UCSD officials have offered students an extremely simple... [read more]  

Dogs at UCSD help ‘de-stress’ exam takers (San Diego Union-Tribune)

Just out of his organic chemistry exam, and with a physics final yet to come, Harpalpreet Sekhon spent midday Tuesday gently stroking Maly, a 9-year-old German shepherd. “Stress? Tell me about it,” said Sekhon, a 20-year-old biochemistry major at the University of California San Diego. Sekhon was one of about 1,000 students expected to attend the Therapy Fluffies event on campus. Approximately 18 trained therapy dogs were brought... [read more]

Friendly pups help UCSD students de-stress (La Jolla Light)

Hundreds of UCSD students stressed out from finals had the opportunity to de-stress with “Therapy Fluffies” on Tuesday. Studies show that petting a dog lowers stress levels, so 30 plus certified therapy dogs — including “Davey,” and “Izzey” golden retriever — were on... [read more]

Spring Quarter 2010 Event Slideshow

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Students Give Dog Days of Finals New Meaning (La Jolla Light)

In the dog days of finals, UCSD students got to pet friendly pups on Library Walk, courtesy of the campus' Student Wellness initiative. Studies show that petting a dog lowers stress levels. Hundreds of students played with some 40 certified therapy dogs including golden retrievers, black and golden labs as well as boxers, among other species, in the canines' very own petting palace. "Therapy Fluffies" was sponsored by Student Wellness, a collaborative campus initiative which promotes student wellbeing and encourages balanced lifestyles with a holistic, preventive approach across multiple disciplines.

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Winter Quarter 2010 Event Slideshow

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Fall Quarter 2009 Event Slideshow

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Event Photos from the UCSD Photo Club

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Therapy Fluffies in the News

Taking Some "Dog Time" During Finals (NBC San Diego)

If you had walked into the Price Center on the campus of University of California San Diego Tuesday, you would never have known it was so close to finals.


In the center of the room, dozens of students were lounging on colorful pillows underneath flower streamers while others crowded into a room called The Petting Palace.

The stars at this midday party were Izzy and Mocha and the dozens of other therapy dogs on loan to the UC San Diego’s LiveWell program for their “Therapy Fluffies” event.

Close to two thousand students stopped in to relax, pet a dog and get their minds off the upcoming exams.

Therapy Fluffies at UC San Diego (San Diego Union Tribune)

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Therapy Dogs Video (San Diego 6 CW)