Traveler Loving Canines TLC — Certified therapy dogs are now in the Birmingham airport. (Annie Price / One Degree Marketing)

For those who have travel anxiety (or just love seeing dogs), the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport implemented a new program that brings Traveler Loving Canines (TLC) into the gates of BHM airport. Continue reading to see how you can meet the pups and get involved.

Birmingham airport gets some TLC

Traveler Loving Canines TLC birmingham airport — Feeling stressed? Give a dog a pet! (Annie Price / One Degree Marketing)

This Thanksgiving, the Birmingham airport sent out their new TLC volunteers into the terminal to interact with visitors and fliers. The TLC teams are trained and certified through the Alliance of Therapy Dogs to offer comfort to travelers who experience stress and anxiety in airports or flying.

The Comfort Dog program at BHM is starting small with six teams of volunteers. Once established, the airport will be actively recruiting other certified animals and volunteers to join the TLC team.

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