VT Therapy Dogs

Have you met Derek, Epcot, and Josie?

Local celebrities themselves, our three therapy dogs are eager to welcome you to Cook Counseling and appear at many of our outreach events across campus. They even have their own “pawfice” hours (see below), Instagram page, and weekly walks with their handlers, who are therapists at Cook Counseling through our Animal Assisted Therapy program. They would love to meet you!

Doggie Pawfice Hours

Mondays with Josie

• 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
• 2^nd Floor Newman Library

Thursdays with Epcot

• 4-5 p.m.
• Main Floor McComas Gym, Check-in Desk

Fridays with Derek

• 1:30-2:30 p.m.
• 1^st Floor Squires Student Center, Front Desk

For more information or to request an outreach event with the therapy dogs, please email Trent Davis, the Coordinator for Animal-Assisted Therapy, at trdavis5@vt.edu. For cute photos and updates, follow us @vttherapydogs.