Therapy dogs comfort Santa Clarita
Angela, Isela and Max Jolley pet Ember, a certified therapy dog, at the therapy dog event at Central Park. Vivianna Shields/ The Signal.

Therapy dogs comfort Santa Clarita

Therapy dogs gathered at Central Park Saturday to provide comfort to those in need of pet therapy in the aftermath of the Nov. 14 shooting at Saugus High School.  More…

Therapy dogs help community cope with shooting
Atlas, a certified therapy dog, comforts Kaia Cruikshank at Central Park after a deadly shooting at Saugus High School. Lauren Budman for The Signal

Therapy dogs help community cope with shooting

A wagging tail and wet nose can often be the perfect cure for a bad day, which is why trained comfort dogs have deployed from all over to visit Santa…

COC students ‘paws’ to de-stress during finals
Sereen Banna, left, looks at Ember with Sarah Krantz during Paws for a While put on by the the Student Health & Wellness Center at College of the Canyons on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017. The goal was to relieve some stress from students before finals week. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

COC students ‘paws’ to de-stress during finals

Fluffy, four-legged friends brought smiles and support to students at College of the Canyons (COC) Wednesday during one of the busiest times of the year. The annual “Paws for A…

Children spend afternoon reading to therapy dogs at the library
Melaine Yerga-Woolwine, 9, reads a book to Blondie, a therapy dog, at the Canyon Country Jo Anne Darcy Library on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017. Christina Cox/The Signal

Children spend afternoon reading to therapy dogs at the library

As she quickly reads through each page of her book, Melaine Yerga-Woolwine softly pets Blondie, a Shetland sheepdog, who intently listens to her newfound friend’s words. The 9-year-old had a…

PHOTOS: COC students take a moment to “paws”
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

PHOTOS: COC students take a moment to “paws”

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