Now adding… K-9s 4 Schools

What we have learned from working with

Therapy Dogs…

Reading to Dogs

ConfidenceMotivation

Better FocusCalmHope

Reading programs using dogs havetargeted struggling

and intimidated readersfor many years

with great success.

Kids in Therapy Sessions

ConfidenceMotivationSelf Control

IndependenceCooperation

Therapists have reported that they can make twice

as much progress in a session when a dog is involved.

Patients in Hospitals

Less AnxietyLowered Blood

PressureBoost in Immune

SystemHope

Patients have been woken from comas when their hands was placed on a dog’s head.

Kids in Detention Centers

Less defiantMore cooperative

CompassionateEmpathetic

More open to learning

Tuff gang members transform into kids around dogs.

Service Dogs forChildren with DisabilitiesVeterans with Disabilities

What we have learned…using Rescue Dogs.

A throw-away dog has a purpose…

and a story with a happy ending.

All dogs were not meant to be Service Dogs, but all dogs have a higher purpose.

(Much like children)We find their highest purpose

and train them accordingly.

What we have learned…training Service Dogs in prisons

Prison Training Program

Full-time care of a dog requires discipline, patience, cooperation,

and teamwork.

Dogs stabilize the entire prison with their constant presence.

Inmates who train our Service Dogs gain

ConfidenceStability

CompassionPurpose

DisciplineLife Skills

Hope

Inmates who train Service Dogs for us have a

0% Recidivism Rate.They never reoffend.

What we have learned from placing Service Dogs with children and Veterans

with disabilities.

They change everything for their recipient and they save lives.

Children living with disabilities: Type I Diabetes

Disabled Veterans

A Service Dog gives a disabled child or Veteran

ConfidenceMotivation

Sense of InclusionBetter Social Skills

Reduced Stress/ AnxietyImproved Physical Health

SecurityIndependence

Service Dogs Alabama, the next chapter:

K-9s 4 Schools

School Dogs addressBehavior issues

BullyingPeer Isolation

Acting OutNon-participationNon-cooperation

Truancy

So children can

LearnFeel Safe

Be IncludedGain Confidence

We will train School Dogs to

Interceptall kinds of behaviors

in the classrooms, halls, lunchroom, and playground.

School Dogs willWelcome students in the morning to

start the day off with a smile, sostudents will look forward to school.

And like our Service Dog Class of 2014

They can GRADUATE

Like Naval Sgt. Ben Woodruff (RET.) and CharmUniversity of Alabama, Class of 2014PhD in Economics, now a fulltime Professor.Charm goes with him to class everyday!

And K-9s 4 Schools will be changing the way education uses discipline…

and the way our children learn.

And K-9s 4 Schools