Golden retriever wearing graduation hat, glasses, and bow tie. Like Loki, the rottweiler, this therapy dog receives dogtorate.
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Therapy Dog Receives ‘Dogtorate’ for Pandemic Service

By Erica Rivera

Therapy dogs have been essential workers during the pandemic. Now, one therapy dog is receiving the recognition she deserves for her efforts at soothing humans during the height of this unprecedented and challenging time. A 5-year-old Rottweiler named Loki has been awarded a “Dogtorate of Medicine” from the University of Maryland Baltimore.

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Erica Rivera
Erica Rivera

Erica Rivera's freelance writing has appeared in New York magazine, USA Today, the Star Tribune, City Pages, and many other publications and anthologies. She has interviewed hundreds of artists, authors, entrepreneurs, entertainers, and changemakers over the course of her career. She is also the author of Insatiable (Penguin Group, 2009) and Come Again (Thought Catalog Books, 2015). For more, visit: www.ericarivera.net.

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