Concordia University is Wisconsin's First College with an Animal Therapy Program

LCC K-9 Comfort Dog Sage (Concordia University Wisconsin – Mequon, Wisconsin)

(Friday, May 17, 2019 – TMJ4 WTMJ-TV Milwaukee / Coreen Zell)

Concordia University is the first college in Wisconsin to help students get certified in animal-assisted therapy. Abby Foster and Morgan Withey are working on getting their master's degrees in occupational therapy, and they're tacking on the animal therapy certificate program.

"I know the impact the dogs can have, and I wanted to be able to use it in my future practices in OT," said Foster.

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