{"id":24783,"date":"2023-10-04T15:31:03","date_gmt":"2023-10-04T14:31:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/isnews\/?p=24783"},"modified":"2025-10-30T11:05:48","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T11:05:48","slug":"pause-for-paws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/isnews\/pause-for-paws\/","title":{"rendered":"Pause for Paws: Take a break with Pancho the Therapy Dog"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Feeling the grind of Uni life, looking for easy way to de-stress? We got you!<\/h2>\n<p><strong>[<a href=\"#upcoming-dates\">Jump to upcoming dates<\/a>]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Featuring Pancho, the charming therapy dog, &#8216;Pause for Paws&#8217; in Templeman Library is back <strong>at 12:00 in Nexus (Block D, Ground Floor).<\/strong> Running nearly every Tuesday during term time, this weekly initiative is one of our favourite ways to bring joy, relaxation and sense of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/student\/wellbeing\">wellbeing<\/a> to students and staff at Kent.<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex-1 overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"react-scroll-to-bottom--css-ekwss-79elbk h-full dark:bg-gray-800\">\n<div class=\"react-scroll-to-bottom--css-ekwss-1n7m0yu\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm dark:bg-gray-800\">\n<div class=\"group w-full text-token-text-primary border-b border-black\/10 gizmo:border-0 dark:border-gray-900\/50 gizmo:dark:border-0 bg-gray-50 gizmo:bg-transparent dark:bg-[#444654] gizmo:dark:bg-transparent\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-3\">\n<div class=\"p-4 justify-center text-base md:gap-6 md:py-6 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-1 gap-4 text-base mx-auto md:gap-6 gizmo:gap-3 gizmo:md:px-5 gizmo:lg:px-1 gizmo:xl:px-5 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] gizmo:md:max-w-3xl gizmo:lg:max-w-[40rem] gizmo:xl:max-w-[48rem] xl:max-w-3xl }\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 gizmo:w-full md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)] agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3 max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-3 overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p>So take a break from your hectic schedules and visit Templeman Library to say hello to Pancho. 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