 Do have a dog on your team. USA Gymnastics has employed a golden retriever therapy dog named Bacon, and his job is to help calm the athletes and coaches. He picks up on their stress and then will pull to them immediately to help. So this four-year-old little golden cutie has his own credential and is at all the meets and practices with USA Gymnastics. How is that not commonplace? Because that's so true. Therapy dogs are real.