Teachers Pet

 

 

 

We'd like to give a huge THANK YOU to Ms. Hill and her 1st grade students at Musson Elementary in Rochester, MI for collecting donations for Teacher's Pet at their Valentine's Day Party! Your kindness will help many dogs...and kids! Click here for photo! 
 
Welcome to Teacher's Pet: Dogs and Kids Learning Together!

"I always thought I was this horrible, worthless kid, but after training my dog, I realized that I am not." - C.R. (student trainer)

Teacher's Pet: Dogs and Kids Learning Together is a unique and innovative program that pairs at-risk youth with hard-to adopt shelter dogs for a 10-week, twice a week workshop in basic obedience. We currently work with youth at:

* Kingsley Montgomery School in Waterford
* Crossroads for Youth in Oxford
* Children's Village in Waterford
* Macomb County Juvenile Justice Center in Mount Clemens
* as well as two week long summer daycamps for 6th-9th graders interested in learning about dog training 
 
 Through the power of the human-animal bond, student trainers are able to experience tremendous growth and behavioral improvements and dramatically improve the adoptability of the shelters dogs, giving them a better chance at finding a loving, permanent family.
 
Student trainers learn the basics of animal handling, identifying stress in dogs, why it's important to be able to put yourself in the dog's paws' and move into Basic Obedience 101. The students work with the dogs on performing commands such as sit, stay, down, leave it, drop it, how to walk on a leash, not jumping on people, improving focus and socialization and more.
 
 
 At the conclusion of the program, the canine graduates are available for adoption. Be sure to click on Adoptable Dogs to see the current canine students. If you are interested in adopting one of these lovable and youth-trained dogs, contact Amy Johnson at (248) 930-2909 or amyjohnson915@hotmail.com
 
Member of:
Association of Pet Dog Trainers (www.apdt.org)
Association of the prevention and cruelty of animals (www.aspca.org)
Michigan Counseling Association (www.mca.org)
American Counseling Association
 

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