The Vancouver ecoVillage Therapy Dog Program would like to thank the students of Carisbrooke School in North Vancouver for the special opportunity to share the secrets of how our therapy dog program works. We enjoyed sharing inspirational stories of how therapy dogs make a difference in a people's lives in the community. The students learned the difference between therapy dogs and service dogs and their different roles. They were surprised to learn that animal-assisted therapy has marked physiological benefits such as helping to decrease blood pressure, cortisol and reduce overall anxiety. Some students had the opportunity to experience what that means first-hand.