"I Speak Woof!!" Children age 3-10 years old

Objectives:

To give children the necessary tools to be safe around familiar or strange dogs, while teaching them how create a POSITIVE animal friendship based on love and respect.

Contents:

1. Fun, short, and very interactive Power Point Presentations in which children learn:

    -  The Do’s and Don’ts regarding familiar dogs in their own home.

    -  To identify signs of stress/anxiety/discomfort by observing dog body language.

    -  Safety around strange dogs in an array of situations, including learning to be a tree or rock.

    - Basic concepts in how dogs learn.

2. Practicing Skills Learned:  A variety of safe, situational interactions between a therapy dog and volunteer children. 

3. Practicing Proper Greeting: Opportunity for children to greet and pet the therapy dog, following the guidelines they have just learned in class.

At the end of the presentation children receive colouring pages!!!

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