PHOTOS: COC students take a moment to “paws”

Katharine Lotze
November 30, 2016
12:12 pm

Students at College of the Canyons’ Valencia campus pet and visit with therapy dog Ember, a black lab, between classes during the school’s Paws for a While event to help destress students heading into semester finals on Wednesday. Katharine Lotze/Signal

Students at College of the Canyons’ Valencia campus pet and visit with therapy dog Ros, a rescue mix, between classes during the school’s Paws for a While event to help destress students heading into semester finals on Wednesday. Katharine Lotze/Signal

Students at College of the Canyons’ Valencia campus pet and visit with therapy dogs between classes during the school’s Paws for a While event to help destress students heading into semester finals on Wednesday. Katharine Lotze/Signal

Students at College of the Canyons’ Valencia campus pet and visit with therapy dog Scarlett, who came dressed for the season, between classes during the school’s Paws for a While event to help destress students heading into semester finals on Wednesday. Katharine Lotze/Signal

Students at College of the Canyons’ Valencia campus pet and visit with therapy dog Betsy between classes during the school’s Paws for a While event to help destress students heading into semester finals on Wednesday. Katharine Lotze/Signal

Students at College of the Canyons’ Valencia campus pet and visit with therapy dog Ember, a black lab, between classes during the school’s Paws for a While event to help destress students heading into semester finals on Wednesday. Katharine Lotze/Signal

Katharine Lotze

Katharine Lotze is a photojournalist and columnist at the Signal, and can be found photographing daily life in Santa Clarita, or writing personal essays about her own daily life.

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