The "13 Reasons Why" Actors Had Therapy Dogs to Help with Emotional Scenes stat : seventeen

Advertisement - Continue Reading BelowAccording to the Alliance of Therapy Dogs, the pups are "on a mission of sharing smiles and joy." "They had therapy dogs on set," Dylan Minnette, who played Clay, told PopSugar. But bringing such dark stories to life can take a toll on actors, which is why the cast had access to cute, cuddly therapy dogs while filming the show. That's the moment that's kind of ingrained in my head as, 'This is really important.' It's only been after the show and after wrapping that I've gone, wow, we really did handle some really heavy stuff.




However, when there wasn't a piano or a flight to Los Angeles available, the 13 Reasons Why crew had a solution that made sure their cast was emotionally taken care of: therapy dogs. News that she coped with portraying a suicidal teenager by practicing the piano on set every chance she got. News that he liked to take a break from his role of Clay to visit his home in Los Angeles when he wasn't filming in Northern California . Langford, who portrays Hannah on the series, previously told E! Minnette, meanwhile, told E!


( According to the United States Dog Registry, "Therapy dogs are dogs that are used to bring comfort and joy to those who are ill or under poor conditions. As anyone who has seen 13 Reasons Why knows, the show deals with some serious issues. Related: How Selena Gomez Convinced Hannah from 13 Reasons Why to Make Her Instagram Public Because the emotional content took such a toll on the actors, the show employed a group of adorable therapy dogs that they could cuddle up with in-between scenes to keep their spirits high. "There's a scene we do in episode 12 that is physically hard to do, just as a human being," she told PopSugar in the same interview.


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