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AMAZING WORLD

Kind Questions

Now that you've read
Kind News, challenge
yourself with these
questions.
The Science of 1. This magazine is
Puppy Love about noticing how

others are feeling.
For example, “Pet
Corner” talks about
anxiety in cats. “The
Secret Life of Fish”
In California, a dog named Glimmer works with shares how to keep
children in a hospital. “Sometimes the first smile of pet fish happy and
the day is because Glimmer has walked into the healthy. What do you

room,” says Jennifer Johnson, Glimmer’s handler. notice about how
others are feeling at
school? At home?
Playing with and petting a dog helps the children

get well. How? Scientists found that dogs help our 2. “Amazing World” is
brains and bodies feel better. When we are playing about how dogs can cover: need credit. this page: need credit.
with or petting a dog (and other pets), our brains help people. Has a
pet ever made you
make a special chemical. This chemical makes us feel better when you COVER: POZNYAKOV/BIGSTOCK. THIS PAGE: REDROVER.
feel more relaxed and loved. It also helps us better were upset? If so,

handle things that may make us feel upset. how? If not, how
do you think a pet
could help you if
you were sad?

Glimmer came from Canine Companions, a
group that trains dogs to help people. She
graduated knowing over 40 commands!

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