Danish Students Learn To Relax With Anti-stress Dog

On the Vester Mariendal school within the Danish city of Aalborg, a black Labrador named Sif is everybody's pet challenge. She's Antistressball of an initiative to reduce stress amongst pupils. Studies have shown the mere presence of a canine at school can having a calming impact and help focus. \"I think it is implausible when Sif is there and the comforting effect she has on exam-confused students,\" says Stine Storgaard, a trainer at the college. \"It means lots to have Sif with them.\" Denmark's not the only country where therapy animals have been launched to good effect in places likes faculties and care properties. But the nation is taking a lead - and research shows it really works. Charlotte Glintborg, is a professor of psychology on the University of Aalborg: \"Animals are used in nursery houses and faculties, for example. They assist individuals really feel protected in these situations. Animals are being used in this way increasingly in society, \" Sif may be a Labrador however at this faculty everyone thinks she's an amazing Dane. ","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1559226348,"publishedAt":1559292322,"updatedAt":1559295098,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2019\/05\/31\/danish-students-be taught-to-relax-with-anti-stress-canine","photographs":["url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/03\/92\/63\/62\/wxh_cmsv2_294b464e-54fe-5ead-92b1-d65336562583-3926362.jpg","altText":null,"caption":null,"captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":null,"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"width":"1920","top":"1080"],"authors":"journalists":[],"producers":[],"videoEditor":[],"key phrases":["id":"19774","slug":"stress","urlSafeValue":"stress","title":"Stress","titleRaw":"Stress","id":"10233","slug":"animals","urlSafeValue":"animals","title":"Animals","titleRaw":"Animals","id":"17628","slug":"life-in-denmark","urlSafeValue":"life-in-denmark","title":"Life in Denmark","titleRaw":"Life in Denmark"],"associated":["id":"687386","id":"543278","id":"465518"],"technicalTags":[],"widgets":["slug":"html","count":"1"],"allViews":0,"allViewsMeta":"pointOfView":"citation":null,"description":null,"creator":null,"survey":[],"tweetId":null,"tweet2NdId":"","contentType":null,"displayOverlay":"0","displayType":"default","video":1,"videos":["format":"mp4","high quality":"md","kind":"normal","url":"https:\/\/video.euronews.com\/mp4\/med\/EN\/NW\/SU\/19\/05\/30\/en\/190530_NWSU_7943901_7949613_64640_170805_en.mp4","editor":"","duration":"64640","filesizeBytes":"6405426","expiresAt":0,"youtubeId":"5HNjYki8xnY","format":"mp4","quality":"hd","sort":"regular","url":"https:\/\/video.euronews.com\/mp4\/EN\/NW\/SU\/19\/05\/30\/en\/190530_NWSU_7943901_7949613_64640_170805_en.mp4","editor":"","duration":"64640","filesizeBytes":"10652152","expiresAt":0,"youtubeId":"5HNjYki8xnY"],"liveStream":[],"isLiveCoverage":"0","sourceId":"1","sources":[],"externalSource":null,"additionalSources":null,"additionalReporting":null,"freeField1":null,"freeField2":"","kind":"","program":"id":"world","urlSafeValue":"world","title":"world news","on-line":"1","url":"\/packages\/world","themes":["id":"1","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News","translation":"World","url":"\/\/www.euronews.com\/information\/international","id":"5","urlSafeValue":"europe","title":"Europe","translation":"World","url":"\/\/www.euronews.com\/news\/worldwide"],"primaryTheme":"id":"1","urlSafeValue":"information","title":"News","promoting":0,"advertisingData":"startDate":0,"endDate":0,"sort":null,"isDfp":null,"slug":null,"title":null,"sponsor":null,"sponsorName":null,"sponsorUrl":null,"sponsorLogo":"","sponsorLogoReverse":"","geoLocation":"lat":0,"lon":0,"location":1,"continent":"id":"104","urlSafeValue":"europe","title":"Europe","nation":"id":"70","urlSafeValue":"denmark","title":"Denmark","url":"\/information\/europe\/denmark","town":"id":"3203","urlSafeValue":"aalborg","title":"Aalborg","versions":"en":"url":"danish-college students-study-to-calm down-with-anti-stress-dog","title":"Danish students learn to calm down with anti-stress dog","authors":"journalists":[],"producers":[],"publishedAt":1559292322,"expiresAt":0,"de":"url":"hunde-helfen-kindern-vor-pruefungsangst","title":"Hunde helfen Sch\u00fclerInnen mit Pr\u00fcfungsangst","authors":"journalists":["urlSafeValue":"zimmermann","title":"Sebastian Zimmermann","twitter":""],"producers":[],"publishedAt":1559214037,"expiresAt":0,"ru":"url":"dog-as-a-finest-antistress","title":"\u0421\u043e\u0431\u0430\u043a\u0430 - \u043b\u0443\u0447\u0448\u0435\u0435 \u0441\u0440\u0435\u0434\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e \u043e\u0442 \u0441\u0442\u0440\u0435\u0441\u0441\u0430","authors":"journalists":["urlSafeValue":"poukhli","title":"\u041c\u0430\u0440\u0444\u0430 \u0412\u0430\u0441\u0438\u043b\u044c\u0435\u0432\u0430","twitter":""],"producers":[],"publishedAt":1559223992,"expiresAt":0,"vertical":"information","fullUrl":"\/2019\/05\/31\/danish-college students-be taught-to-chill out-with-anti-stress-canine","lastModified":1559295098,"ampUrl":"\/amp\/2019\/05\/31\/danish-college students-learn-to-loosen up-with-anti-stress-canine","adobeFromBreakingNews":false,"participant":"pfp","isSponsored":false,"isMagazine":false,"authorStatus":"title":"Euronews","twitter":"euronews","urlSafeValue":"","contentType":"normal"" src="/js/youtube-pfp-5ca56e7b59.js">

Share this article
Copy/paste the article video embed link below:

Copy
Share Tweet Share ship Share Tweet Share ship MoreHide

Share Ship Share Share Share Send Send Share Share
On the Vester Mariendal college in the Danish metropolis of Aalborg, a black Labrador named Sif is everyone's pet undertaking.

She's a part of an initiative to cut back stress among pupils. Research have shown the mere presence of a dog at school can having a calming impact and help focus.

"I believe it is incredible when Sif is there and the comforting impact she has on examination-burdened college students," says Stine Storgaard, a teacher at the college. "It means quite a bit to have Sif with them."

Denmark's not the one nation the place therapy animals have been introduced to good effect in places likes schools and care houses. However the country is taking a lead - and analysis exhibits it really works.

Charlotte Glintborg, is a professor of psychology at the College of Aalborg:
"Animals are used in nursery homes and schools, for instance. They help people really feel secure in these conditions.