Amadeus is the centre of attention on Doggie Day, a semi-annual event at the Faculty of Law that helps students unwind before exams
(all photos by Geoffrey Vendeville)Students in the University of Toronto's Faculty of Law recently took a pause from their studies to shake paws on Doggie Day, a twice yearly event held in the spring and fall before exams.
The faculty’s student health and wellness committee put on the event as part of its stress-busting programming. This year, 20 dogs reported for duty and about 200 students got cuddle time with a canine.
U of T News writer and photographer Geoffrey Vendeville was on hand to capture some of the very good dogs that attended law school for a day.
![Cockapoo Emmy at law students' doggie day](https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/emmy-cockapoo-web.jpg)
Elsie Tellier, a first-year law student, takes a moment to confer with her client Emmy, a six-month-old cockapoo.
![Dog at student services in Faculty of Law](https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/dog-student-services-embed.jpg)
You may approach the bench, preferably with treats.
![Minnie and Thumper dogs at Faculty of Law](https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/minnie-thumper.jpg)
Forestry student Joshua Quattrociocchi's pal Minnie, left, has been found guilty of cuteness in the first degree; Let the record show that Thumper knows how to give a paw for treats.
![Zoey dog outside Faculty of Law](https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/zoey-embed.jpg)
Zoey takes first-year law student Lien Shi out for a walk.
![Cosmo Great Pyrenees dog at Faculty of Law](https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/cosmo-embed.jpg)
The bunny ears are nothing short of defamatory; Cosmo will see his pal Zac Kroll, a second-year law student, in court.
![Wilson and Sharo](https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/wilson-sharo-embed.jpg)
Second-year law students Venessa Sectakof and Lynn Westerhof take advantage of Sharo and Wilson's office hours.