Dallying with dogs improves student mental health

Libby Camp, Staff Writer

November 15, 2017

Tight circles of grinning, kneeling students usually reveal flashes of a wagging tail or a lolling tongue. Thirty-seven percent of households in the U.S. have a dog, according to the U.S. Pet Ownership & Demographics Sourcebook. Vermont has the highest percentage of pet-owning households, as 70.8 percent of all...