Lending a helping paw: Therapy dogs visit GU’s Foley Library for midterms

While midterms were looming overhead for the students of Gonzaga University earlier this month, a ray of light beamed through the clouds — the service dogs at GU’s Foley Library were back to bring smiles and wagging tails to students.

Brought for one-hour increments over the course of the week, therapy dogs Hope, Milo, Gabbie, Buttons, Ella, Dany, Romeo and Gizmo visited the library to help de-stress students studying for big tests.

Amber Westbury, Gizmo’s owner, said she enjoys seeing people’s reactions to her Shih Tzu rescue-turned-therapy dog…

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