{"id":90865,"date":"2018-09-27T13:00:37","date_gmt":"2018-09-27T17:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/90865///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/90865//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/90865//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/90865//?p=90865"},"modified":"2018-10-03T09:33:48","modified_gmt":"2018-10-03T13:33:48","slug":"ucf-students-viral-dalmatian-shows-benefit-service-dogs-treating-depression","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/90865///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/90865//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/90865//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/90865//ucf-students-viral-dalmatian-shows-benefit-service-dogs-treating-depression/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/90865//","title":{"rendered":"UCF Student/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/90865/u2019s Viral Dalmatian Shows How Service Dogs Can Help with Depression"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nothing can light up someone/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/90865/u2019s day quite like a dog. But canines can bring more than just joy. More than 10,000 people living in America use service dogs every year to help cope with their physical and mental conditions./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/90865/n

Casey Bruno /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/90865/u201918 is one of those people./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/90865/n

Bruno/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/90865/u2019s 2-year-old dalmatian, Paisley, not only helps her deal with depression, but also has enhanced her social life and is a constant reminder of her life/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/90865/u2019s passion./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/90865/n

Originally from Tampa, Bruno, who graduated with a biology degree from UCF in August, says she had anxiety from a young age that turned into depression while she was in college. She heard that services dogs were helpful for treatment and the idea grew on her. It/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/90865/u2019s now been two years since Bruno brought home Paisley, who was then only 8 weeks old./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/90865/n

/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/90865/u201cOne of the biggest things I tell people is that taking care of a dog helps you to take care of yourself./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/90865/u201d/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/90865/n

In that time, she/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/90865/u2019s been able to complete most of Paisley/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/90865/u2019s ADA-compliance training, gotten her accustomed to attending classes on campus and even brings her along on shifts at Banfield Pet Hospital, where Bruno works as a veterinary assistant. Through outings at dog parks and Memory Mall, Bruno has found it easier to meet people./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/90865/n

/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/90865/u201cBefore I knew it, I was making friends,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/90865/u201d Bruno says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/90865/u201c[Paisley] helped me fulfill all of my wishes./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/90865/u201d/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/90865/n

Having Paisley by her side has also helped her to get off her anti-depressants./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/90865/n

/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/90865/u201cShe/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/90865/u2019s helped me so much. One of the biggest things I tell people is that taking care of a dog helps you to take care of yourself,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/90865/u201d Bruno says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/90865/u201cWhen I was depressed, I wouldn/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/90865/u2019t want to do anything, but taking care of a dog, you have to take her out, you have to feed her. It got me out of the house and doing stuff./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/90865/u201d/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/90865/n