Therapy dog 

A dog you take merely for emotional purposes, to make you feel better. Usually to make you feel less lonely.

Miles broke up with his girlfriend, and he took a therapy dog so he wouldn't feel so lonely all the time.

Therapy dog by yoyie-as June 25, 2012

Therapy dog

When someone uses you as a trauma dump or emotional baggage handler in order to make themselves feel better. This usually involves breadcrumbing, love bombing , emotional blackmail and trauma bonding so that the therapy dog doesnt leave even though there is no reason to stay.

Grace used Rob every single day as her therapy dog masking it with friendship while giving him the bare minimum.

Therapy dog by MrLetGo June 6, 2026