雅思阅读精选：“狗医生”为受惊学生提供心理治疗_雅思英语阅读

雅思阅读精选：“狗医生”为受惊学生提供心理治疗

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　　2012年12月25日雅思阅读精选：狗医生的力量纽敦小学受惊学生接受宠物心理治疗

　　Therapy Dogs Helping Newtown Heal

　　A Lot of Times, Kids Talk Directly to the Dog

　　The Healing Power of Dogs

　　Canines bring comfort to Newtown survivors and others in crisis.

　　Libby, one of several golden retriever therapy dogs, visits with 2-year-old Lily Willinger of Newtown, Conn.

　　Photograph by David Goldman, AP

　　One boy confided in the gentle-faced golden retriever about exactly what happened in his classroom at Sandy Hook Elementary School that daywhich his parents said was more than hed been able to share with them. A little girl who hadnt spoken since the shootings finally started talking to her mother again after petting one of the comfort dogs. Groups of teenagers began to open up and discuss their fear and grief with each other as they sat on the floor together, all stroking the same animal.