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Therapy dogs greet students after Colorado school shooting
Hindustan Times··1h ago
Golden Labradors Norene and Polenta greet students at Evergreen High School southwest of Denver after a student shot two peers and himself last year. The dogs joined in March and August through Canine Companions, a California nonprofit providing trauma support dogs free. Junior Fisher Helbraun greets them first after the bus. The dogs walk halls to relieve stress.
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What It Means For You
- Students at Evergreen High can seek the dogs in hallways and classrooms during the school day.
- Canine Companions provides the animals at no charge to the school.
- Helbraun said he smiles and gets puppy kisses or pets each morning.
What's Happening
- Norene is calm and young; Polenta is spunkier, the Hindustan Times reported from Colorado.
- The shooting left two peers wounded before the student shooter turned the gun on himself.
- The dogs walk halls and visit classrooms as four-legged staff members.
School Trauma Support Dogs
- Evergreen is southwest of Denver in Evergreen, Colorado.
- Canine Companions is based in California and runs the trauma support program.
- The article described wagging tails and kind eyes as part of the morning routine.
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