{"id":1096,"date":"2020-01-02T16:58:32","date_gmt":"2020-01-02T16:58:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/?p=1096"},"modified":"2020-01-03T16:07:01","modified_gmt":"2020-01-03T16:07:01","slug":"jones-college-students-and-puppies-relieve-stress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/news\/jones-college-students-and-puppies-relieve-stress\/","title":{"rendered":"Â鶹ֱ²¥ students and puppies relieve stress"},"content":{"rendered":"

ELLISVILLE \u2013During finals week, the Student Government Association at Â鶹ֱ²¥ created a stress-free zone and let students play with puppies.\u00a0 About a dozen rescue puppies were loved on and petted while the stress of studying for finals vanished.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis helps calm me down. It relaxes me. This is one of the things I\u2019ll miss most when I graduate,\u201d said Erin Walters, a sophomore from Laurel majoring in dental hygiene.<\/p>\n

College Algebra is Desiree\u2019 Moran\u2019s biggest stressor. The George County \"\"<\/a>freshman hopes to be an athletic trainer and said math is not her best subject.\u00a0 While sophomore agriculture communications major, Paige Fairley had a different reason for coming to play with the puppies.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just love animals! That\u2019s why I\u2019m here.\u201d<\/p>\n

Some of the volunteers \u201cworking\u201d the \u201cPuppies on the Patio\u201d event admitted they knew this job wouldn\u2019t be too \u201cruff\u201d like SGA volunteer, Faith Houston from Laurel.<\/p>\n

\u201cI knew this would be a lot of fun because I have dogs. When I\u2019m studying for hours, my brain locks up and I need something to help me relax before I\u2019m able to get back to the books.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not just the students who benefit from the puppy loving time at Â鶹ֱ²¥. The interaction with students serves a purpose, said independent animal rescuer, Murray Windham.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome of these puppies need an extra boost of confidence or socialization \"\"<\/a>with humans before we can send them off for adoption. Foster families provide a lot of support but interacting with others provides some extra support for the puppies,\u201d said Windham.<\/p>\n

All of the puppies were adopted with the help of local animal shelters and animal medical facilities. Windham said she hopes to have more puppies ready for students to play with before finals in May.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ELLISVILLE \u2013During finals week, the Student Government Association at Â鶹ֱ²¥ created a stress-free zone and let students play with puppies.\u00a0 About a dozen rescue puppies were loved on and petted while the stress of studying for finals vanished. \u201cThis helps calm me down. It relaxes me. This is one of the things I\u2019ll miss … <\/p>\n

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