{"id":181168,"date":"2016-09-14T13:17:45","date_gmt":"2016-09-14T03:17:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.petcloud.com.au\/d\/pets-helping-students-to-lower-exam-stress\/"},"modified":"2026-05-30T18:46:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T08:46:16","slug":"pets-helping-students-to-lower-exam-stress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.petcloud.com.au\/d\/blog\/pets-helping-students-to-lower-exam-stress\/","title":{"rendered":"Pets helping Students to lower Exam Stress"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A <a href=\"http:\/\/www.communitynews.com.au\/southern-gazette\/news\/therapy-dog-george-helps-curtin-university-students-relieve-stress\/\">study<\/a> by Curtin University showed female students in the last two years of high school were less likely to feel stress and improved their classroom performance when given the chance to interact with puppies.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/au.reachout.com\/\">ReachOut<\/a> and Student Edge have joined forces to present a Facebook Live event today 14 September at 5 pm AEST. Tune in via\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/reachoutaustralia.cmail19.com\/t\/r-l-wukudhd-hjutkutue-w\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span id=\"TSRSpan_843\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><span id=\"TSRSpan_843\"> and catch young hosts chatting about exam stress, and taking live questions from the audience. Special guests include Tess the Bomb-proof Therapy Labrador (tune in for more on that), ReachOut Youth Ambassadors and live music from Huckleberry Hastings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Pet Sitting company <a href=\"http:\/\/www.petcloud.com.au\/\">PetCloud<\/a>.com.au also offers a way for students who can\u2019t commit to a full time pet to still have some company and earn money while they study. It\u2019s <strong>free <\/strong>to join, and list your services and can start connecting with new furry companions the same day by viewing dog walking, day care, or house sitting\u00a0jobs listed in their area\u00a0on the site.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 300px; height: 280px;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.petcloud.com.au\/uploads\/blog\/2016\/09\/blog_image-1473822783.png\" alt=\"Love aniumals,but can't commit to a permanent pet?\" \/>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 300px; height: 300px;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.petcloud.com.au\/uploads\/blog\/2016\/09\/blog_image-1473822855.png\" alt=\"Need a furry study buddy?\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.petcloud.com.au\/d\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/PetCloud-App-Dog-Walkers.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-184271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.petcloud.com.au\/d\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/PetCloud-App-Dog-Walkers.png 600w, https:\/\/cdn.petcloud.com.au\/d\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/PetCloud-App-Dog-Walkers-300x100.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.petcloud.com.au\/d\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/PetCloud-App-Dog-Walkers-590x197.png 590w, https:\/\/cdn.petcloud.com.au\/d\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/PetCloud-App-Dog-Walkers-577x192.png 577w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Find local Vets, store your Pet&#8217;s Health, etc, download PetCloud today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Download IOS: <a href=\"https:\/\/apple.co\/2PifzXs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/apple.co\/2PifzXs<\/a> Android: <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3aFeK2m\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/3aFeK2m<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A study by Curtin University showed female students in the last two years of high school were less likely to feel stress and improved their classroom performance when given the chance to interact with puppies. 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