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Airport therapy animals are way better for making travel better than Sean Duffy’s dress codes

Jennifer Sandlin
Dec 07, 2025
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Tipper, an Irish Wolfhound who works hard as part of Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport’s Navigator Buddies program.

I want to give a big shout-out to Riley and Tipper, the furriest, longest-snouted, most slobbery staff any airport has ever been lucky enough to employ. Well, they’re not technically employed since they’re strictly volunteers, but they’re incredib…

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