As Callahan Molnar explained about therapy dogs like Beacon “they absorb the stress of the people they're relieving the stress of. So even though he might be lying still for two hours, he's wiped out afterwards.”
Callahan Molnar also noted that Beacon’s contribution to his teammates’ mental health is backed by research: “Science shows petting a dog or even watching someone pet a dog, can lower blood pressure and anxiety, help increase the feel-good hormones serotonin and dopamine, and lower cortisol levels.”
