POLK CITY, Iowa — People lined up for a little pet therapy on Friday. Polk City Nursing & Rehabilitation brought in some dogs to help residents dealing with depression and social isolation.

Staff found that a lot of their residents missed having pets like they used to have at home, so they reached out to the community and got quite a response. Local dog trainers and groomers showed up with their animals to help out.

“We’ve had a goat here this week, we’ve had a couple families bring their children in with their dogs and they just loved it … it was just an awesome opportunity for them to share what they do with what we need, and so I think that it’s worked out really great,” said Danielle Grove.