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Meet Beacon the Olympics Therapy Dog šŸ¶šŸ…

Golden retriever with mouth open

Photo: GK Hart/Vikki Hart / Stone / Getty Images

Olympics ā€¦Ā Simone BilesĀ may have brought home a lot of gold, but there is another important member of the U.S. Olympic gymnastics team ā€“ one with four legs

"Beacon," a four-year-old golden retriever, acts as theĀ therapy dogĀ for the entire team, offering nuzzles, licks, and cuddling whenever needed. During the lead-up to the Games, the teamā€™s ā€œGoodest Boyā€ was always on-call, sometimes even putting in 15-hour days to see all his "patients."

Owner Tracey Callahan Molnar, a former gymnast herself, says "Petting a dog, or even watching someone pet a dog, can lower blood pressure and anxiety, help increase the feel-good hormones serotonin and dopamine and lower cortisol levels.ā€

Photo: Getty Images


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