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Meet the pets of Spinnaker

Kaitlyn Bowers, Video Director Apr 27, 2020

Pets can be a wonderful source of comfort, and no one needs comfort more than now during this quarantine.  Luckily, many of us at the Spinnaker have furry friends to help us through these difficult times,...

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UNF's resident canine professor

UNF’s resident canine professor

Nathan Turoff, Critter Columnist Jan 16, 2020

A dog is man’s best friend. This relationship is no more apparent then with Eli: UNF’s resident therapy dog. Eli, and his human partner, Dr. Carlene Taylor, teach many classes together. Dr. Taylor...

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PAWS Your Stress Fall 2018

PAWS Your Stress gives students a pause during Finals Week

Aisling Glocke Dec 4, 2018

[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXAm6satn-0[/embedyt] Video by Aisling Glocke On Monday, December 3, students were treated to a canine surprise with the semesterly event PAWS Your Stress. The...

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India, a golden retriever and labrador mix, is being raised by Kelly Gates, UNF professor, and her husband. 
Photo by Morgan Purvis

Finals week is ruff, why not paws your stress?

Carly Kramer Apr 23, 2018

[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEWn7TMnGis[/embedyt] Finals week can take a toll on students, and that’s why therapy and service dogs in training have returned to the Thomas G. Carpenter...

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Bee the Border Collie | The Geese Strike Back

Bee the Border Collie | The Geese Strike Back

Tristan Reyes Nov 27, 2017

The geese are back. Or were they ever really gone? This question is a tricky one, due to the terms of Bee the Border Collie’s contract. The contract only allows the Goose Masters of Northeast...

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These signs are posted as a friendly reminder around the Flats. Photo by Joslyn Simmons

UNF continues dog DNA testing program

Ronnie Rodgers Jul 18, 2017

  With the amount of dog poop reduced drastically since last year, the university has decided to continue the DNA testing of dogs that live in the Flats. “We’ve found the program to...

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Danielle Hammond, public relations junior, enjoys some quality downtime from the intensity of finals with one of the loving service dogs in-training. 
Photo by Michael Herrera

The furry remedy to finals week stress

Alexandra Torres-Perez Apr 24, 2017

Finals week has reared its ugly head, which means no sleep and an endless amount of stress. Students camp out at the library and study for hours in order to prepare for their dreaded exams, but the library...

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India, a golden retriever and labrador mix, is being raised by Kelly Gates, UNF professor, and her husband. 
Photo by Morgan Purvis

‘PAWS your Stress’ returns to campus

Kalee Ball Apr 27, 2015
UNF’s Public Relations Department partnered with Canine Companions for Independence, a national nonprofit organization that works to train retrievers, to bring puppies on campus for the third semester in a row...
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Adorable dogs to lower stress in UNF students

Joshua Brangenberg Apr 21, 2014
Sixteen labradors, golden retrievers, and golden labradors came to the UNF game room on Monday to help students relax between final exams.
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