From left, Brenau students McKenzie Stevens, Taylor Jackson and Corrinna Redford, all play with puppies under the gazebo on Brenau's Gainesville campus. The puppies were provided by the Hall County Animal Shelter as a stress relief during finals week. "Nothing makes me happier than playing with a puppy after a stressful day," Stevens said.
Gainesville Students Find Finals Stress Relief With Puppy Therapy
Apr 22, 2014
Brenau Staff
The Hall County Animal Shelter brought puppies to Brenau University’s Gainesville campus to provide the students with a stress relief during finals week. For three days during finals week, from 12-2 p.m., students could visit the gazebo near Sorority Circle and relax with a four-legged friend.
“This is great,” shouted McKenzie Stevens, a middle-grades education freshman at Brenau. “Nothing makes me happier after a stressful day than playing with a puppy.”
From left, Brenau students McKenzie Stevens, Taylor Jackson and Corrinna Redford, all play with puppies under the gazebo on Brenau’s Gainesville campus. The puppies were provided by the Hall County Animal Shelter as a stress relief during finals week. “Nothing makes me happier than playing with a puppy after a stressful day,” Stevens said.
Brenau students take a break from their finals to play with puppies from the Hall County Animal Shelter.
Cassey Wyatt, a senior music student at Brenau, plays with a puppy near the gazebo on Brenau’s Gainesville campus. The puppies were provided by the Hall County Animal Shelter as a stress relief during finals week.
Cody Otero, a music education junior at Brenau, smiles while holding a puppy during finals week on Brenau’s Gainesville campus.
Brenau freshman Bethany Cargile, left, and Lisa Slysz take a break during finals week to play with some puppies from the Hall County Animal Shelter on Brenau’s Gainesville campus. “They are so adorable, ” said Slysz, who has two dogs back at home. “Having them around really relieves a lot of stress.”
Jondell Taylor, an English junior at Brenau, smiles as she and her fellow Brenau students take a break from finals to play with puppies from the Hall County Animal Shelter.
Corrinna Redford, a musical theater freshman at Brenau, puts her hands to her face as Taylor Jackson, a conflict resolution sophomore, plays with a puppy under the gazebo on Brenau’s Gainesville campus. The puppies were provided by the Hall County Animal Shelter as a stress relief during finals week.
Brenau students McKenzie Stevens, left, and Elaina Fourman play with a puppy under the gazebo on Brenau’s Gainesville campus. The puppies were provided by the Hall County Animal Shelter as a stress relief during finals week.
Corrinna Redford, a musical theater freshman at Brenau, plays with a puppy under the gazebo on Brenau’s Gainesville campus. The puppies were provided by the Hall County Animal Shelter as a stress relief during finals week.
McKenzie Stevens, a middle grades education freshman at Brenau, plays with a puppy under the gazebo on Brenau’s Gainesville campus. The puppies were provided by the Hall County Animal Shelter as a stress relief during finals week. “Nothing makes me happier than playing with a puppy after a stressful day,” Stevens said.
Cassey Wyatt, a senior music student at Brenau, plays with a puppy near the gazebo on Brenau’s Gainesville campus. The puppies were provided by the Hall County Animal Shelter as a stress relief during finals week.
One of the puppies from the Hall County Animal Shelter takes a drink from a bench near the gazebo on Brenau’s Gainesville Campus. The puppies were provided by the Hall County Animal Shelter as a stress relief during finals week.
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