Therapy Dog Team

Jenneen LeMay and Oakley the Therapy Dog

Jenneen LeMay, assistant director at the Morrison Family Center for Student Well-being, and her golden retriever, Oakley, are a certified Pet Therapy Team through the national organization Alliance of Therapy Dogs.

Oakley's mission is to bring comfort, affection, and support to K-State students, faculty and staff.

While Oakley's "home base" is the MFCSW, he also attends campus events and meetings alongside his handler as schedules allow.

Visiting Oakley

Faculty, staff and students are always welcome to stop by MFCSW to visit Oakley. In addition, special events are scheduled throughout the semester for students to interact with him.

Request Oakley

Interested in having Oakley attend your event? We'll make every effort to participate, though availability depends on the handler's schedule.

Submit a request.

Oakley the Therapy Dog sniffs a student.

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A group of students shower Oakley with pets.

Oakley in the news

Learn more about Oakley from WIBW News.

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What's a therapy dog?

There's an important distinction between therapy dogs, service dogs and emotional support animals.

Service Dogs
Defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), service dogs are individually trained to perform specific tasks that support people with disabilities. They have full public access rights.

Therapy Dogs
Not service dogs. Therapy dogs do not have public access rights but are invited into spaces such as hospitals, schools, nursing homes, and counseling centers. With their handler, they provide comfort, affection, and support to groups of people.

Emotional Support Animals
Provide comfort to one specific individual with a mental or emotional disability (such as anxiety or depression). They are not trained to perform specific tasks and do not have public access rights.