What did we find out?

The "no dog group" had an average pain rating change of negative 1.2, meaning their pain decreased by about one face on the faces scale. The "dog group" averaged a change of negative 2.2, meaning their pain decreased by about two faces. That means the "dog kids'" average pain score dropped from a 3 ("hurts even more") to a 1 ("hurts a little bit). Cool! Seeing how playing with Marley helped reduce pain for these kids, I did more investigating with Marley. My investigation was selected for the top 40 finalists in the Discovery Young Scientists Challenge, and I won the Animal Planet's Emergency Vet special award! more...