It’s possible you’ve never seen a Seeing Eye Dog but they’re very important to visually impaired or blind people. It takes several years of training at special schools for a... Continue Reading →
Archive for the ‘confidence’ Category
Why Kids Need Pets – Building Reading Confidence
We first learned about Therapy Reading Dogs when we had friends with kids in the Victorville, CA school system. They had a well known Reading Therapy Dog at the Library once a... Continue Reading →
Black Cat Appreciation Day
You might wonder why only black cats get a special appreciation day. It’s because in literature and folk lore black cats are associated with superstition, bad luck, and maybe... Continue Reading →
Dogs Can’t Wait for Summer Reading Programs
Every summer almost every school system or city recreational program has a summer reading program. They attempt to inspire kids to read books and usually motivate them by... Continue Reading →
Benefits of Pets for Kids – CONFIDENCE
Pets Give Kids Confidence Researcher, Robert E. Bierer, Ph.D., studied the interaction of 126 children age 10-12. Ninety-three of them were children with dogs. Bierer said he... Continue Reading →
Benefits of Pets for Kids – Manners for Everyone
Train Your Dog, it’s part of the deal. To be a valued member of the family a pet, dogs in particular, need manners. Plan from day one to take your dog to training class. Like... Continue Reading →
Pets Make Kids Feel Special
Pets provide comfort, friendship, unconditional love and blind devotion to family members. Every child deserves to feel special and to be loved for who he is - and pets treat... Continue Reading →
Pets Comfort Kids
Pets comfort kids who are sad or lonely. They have the uncanny ability to know when children need comfort or companionship. Whether it's stress or an emotional upheaval in the... Continue Reading →
Pets Can Give Kids Confidence and Courage
When kids are afraid of something, like being home alone for 10 minutes while you run to the Quick Mart on the corner, a pet can do more than keep them company, it can give them... Continue Reading →
Dogs Protect Our Children
When dogs are members of the family, they instinctively protect the family members. Even if they aren't official "guard" dogs and aren't trained as protectors, they will alert the... Continue Reading →