Participants randomized to this arm will have a therapy dog present during their stroke rehabilitative therapy sessions.

Participants randomized to this arm will have stroke rehabilitative therapy sessions per standard of care with no therapy dog present.

Therapy dog will be present during stroke rehabilitative therapy sessions. This is expected to be at least three times a week per 7-day period.

Change in anxiety from admission to discharge of hospital stay through use of the General Anxiety Disorder scale (GAD-7). GAD-7 scores range from 0 to 21 with higher scores indicating greater severity of anxiety.

Change in depression from admission to discharge of hospital stay through the use of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9). The PHQ-9 scores range from 0 to 27 with higher scores indicating greater severity of depression.

Change in quality of life outcomes from admission to discharge of hospital stay through the use of the Stroke Specific Quality of Life Scale (SSQLS). The SSQL has 49 items that covers 12 domains. The SSQL scores range from 49 to 245 with higher scores indicating a better health related quality of life.

Change in motivation from admission to discharge of hospital stay through the use of the Pittsburgh Rehabilitation Participation Scale (PRRS). The PRRS is a clinician-rated instrument used to evaluate patients' participation in therapy. This questionnaire contains one item, asking therapists to rate the patient's effort and motivation during the therapy session based on a 6-point scale.

Change in overall functional recovery from admission to discharge of hospital stay through the use of the Self-Care and Mobility Quality Measures (SMQM). The SMQM is a clinician-rated instrument used to measure self-care and mobility measures. The clinician rates each item on a 6-point scale. A higher domain score indicates that the patient has a better independency in the functional performance of that domain.