Once a quarter, therapy dogs come to campus, offering students an opportunity to socialize, lower anxiety, reduce loneliness, and have a healthy outlet for positive touch. Similar programs have been shown to improve mental and emotional health, as well as overall quality of life.
Winter Quarter Pet Love will take place during Finals Week. Check back mid-quarter for an update on the date, time and location!
Please email Carolyn Banner, cbanner@uchicago.edu, with any questions.
Frequently Asked Questions
The not-for-profit we work with to bring therapy dogs onto campus is reliant entirely on volunteers, who are only available to come once per quarter.
No, Pet love is not available upon request.
While we'd love to meet your dog (we really would!), unfortunately no other dogs are allowed at Pet Love events. All dogs that work at Pet Love must come from certified therapy dog organizations that work with us to bring Pet Love to UChicago.
All dogs are Certified Training Dogs, and have gone through additional extensive training through their organization.
Due to facility restrictions, there can be no cat-based Pet Love programs.