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<title>Dogs take the bite out of work stress</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (May 18, 2012) Pet lovers will tell you that having a dog can provide a number of stress-busting benefits, such as lowering blood pressure and providing social support.  A new study finds that allowing employees to bring their dogs to work appears to reduce stress and boost job satisfaction levels.  Virginia Commonwealth University researchers compared stress levels and job satisfaction among employees at a retail business in North Carolina who brought their dogs to work, those who didn&apos;t bring their dogs to work, and employees without pets.  The study, in the International Journal of Workplace Health Management, found that dogs in the workplace seemed to help reduce job-related stress for their owners and even other employees.Todd Moe stopped by the St. Lawrence County Health Initiative, an organization in Potsdam that promotes healthy living and nutrition, where most work days are dog days and it’s making a positive difference in the workplace. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19843/20120518/dogs-take-the-bite-out-of-work-stress">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Todd Moe</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Pet lovers will tell you that having a dog can provide a number of stress-busting benefits, such as lowering blood pressure and providing social support.  A new study finds that allowing employees to bring their dogs to work appears to reduce stress and boost job satisfaction levels.  Virginia Commonwealth University researchers compared stress levels and job satisfaction among employees at a retail business in North Carolina who brought their dogs to work, those who didn&apos;t bring their dogs to work, and employees without pets.  The study, in the International Journal of Workplace Health Management, found that dogs in the workplace seemed to help reduce job-related stress for their owners and even other employees.Todd Moe stopped by the St. Lawrence County Health Initiative, an organization in Potsdam that promotes healthy living and nutrition, where most work days are dog days and it’s making a positive difference in the workplace. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19843/20120518/dogs-take-the-bite-out-of-work-stress">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<title>Homeless dog becomes local cause</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18808/20111122/homeless-dog-becomes-local-cause</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Nov 22, 2011) Back in September, faculty and staff at St. Lawrence University got an e-mail from English Professor Peter Bailey – “adopt a Bentley” it said.Bentley – a big friendly puppy — needed a home. In October,  Peter Bailey repeated his request, and a couple weeks ago, he emailed again. Attached to the third note were a couple pictures…soon Bentley’s cause spread. Word about the Boxer-St. Bernard mix reached into the Adirondacks and south to Syracuse. There’s no happy ending, yet, but Bentley has attracted friends and visitors to the St. Lawrence Valley SPCA in Ogdensburg.Nora Flaherty spoke with Peter Bailey about Bentley’s cause: [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18808/20111122/homeless-dog-becomes-local-cause">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Nora Flaherty</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Back in September, faculty and staff at St. Lawrence University got an e-mail from English Professor Peter Bailey – “adopt a Bentley” it said.Bentley – a big friendly puppy — needed a home. In October,  Peter Bailey repeated his request, and a couple weeks ago, he emailed again. Attached to the third note were a couple pictures…soon Bentley’s cause spread. Word about the Boxer-St. Bernard mix reached into the Adirondacks and south to Syracuse. There’s no happy ending, yet, but Bentley has attracted friends and visitors to the St. Lawrence Valley SPCA in Ogdensburg.Nora Flaherty spoke with Peter Bailey about Bentley’s cause: [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18808/20111122/homeless-dog-becomes-local-cause">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:keywords>photolead, stlv, animals, pets, spca, bentley, dog, st lawrence university, [loc:44.5956163 -75.1690942], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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