Our
teens teach little puppies and year-old dogs how to be great service
dogs. In the process of teaching these special dogs, the kids
learn responsibility, parenting skills, anger management and empathy for
the disabled. The teens learn to give and receive love.
This
is a 26 week after-school program that has great therapeutic value for
the kids. The teens have a great time with the many challenges that this
opportunity presents them in teaching the service dogs and later
teaching the partnered disabled how to work with these dogs to make
their lives more independent. The community benefits by the teens
having higher self esteem and better emotional control.
