Therapet Helping Ease Holiday Stress at Airport

TYLER – Thanksgiving travelers using Tyler’s Pounds Regional Airport this week will be greeted by two Therapet human-animal teams. They will be at the airport today and Wednesday to greet arriving and departing travelers to help them beat holiday stress. Therapet Executive Director Carianne Fisher said research has found that people’s blood pressure and heart rate go down, their positive hormones increase and it helps people relax when they love on a dog for a little while. Fisher said they hope they can extend their holiday visits past Thanksgiving into the Christmas season.