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Today is National Seeing Eye Dog Day

Posted on: January 29th, 2017 by Barbara Denzer No Comments
Today is National Seeing Eye Dog Day

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 →


Why Kids Need Pets – Building Reading Confidence

Posted on: September 15th, 2016 by Barbara Denzer No Comments
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 →


Why Kids Need Pets – Bullying

Posted on: August 15th, 2016 by Barbara Denzer No Comments
Why Kids Need Pets – Bullying

You no doubt know that this website focuses on Connecting Kids & Pets and one reason is the many, many benefits of kids having a BFF that's a pet. Recently we came across an... Continue Reading →


Pets Comfort Kids

Posted on: May 4th, 2014 by Barbara Denzer No Comments
Pets Comfort Kids

Animals can be great sources of comfort to our kids – and to us! Mary Renck Jalongo, PhD, professor at Indiana University of Pennsylvania (yes, no mistake) and author of The... Continue Reading →


Showing Kids How to Contribute to a Cause

Posted on: July 31st, 2013 by Barbara Denzer No Comments
Showing Kids How to Contribute to a Cause

At work we’re getting ready to start a program next month called 1,000 Points of Love. Our friend Joe thought this up and we love it. We’re going to ask friends of the Crazy... Continue Reading →


Dogs Can’t Wait for Summer Reading Programs

Posted on: June 2nd, 2013 by Barbara Denzer No Comments
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 →


Kids Can Learn About Patriotism from Dogs

Posted on: November 12th, 2012 by Barbara Denzer No Comments
Kids Can Learn About Patriotism from Dogs

On this veterans day, it's appropriate to recognize that Dogs can be Veterans too! They serve in all of the branches of the U.S. Military: Air Force, Army, Coast Guard,... Continue Reading →


Therapy Dogs Help Kids Be Independent: Seizure Assistance Dogs

Posted on: October 7th, 2012 by Barbara Denzer No Comments
Therapy Dogs Help Kids Be Independent:  Seizure Assistance Dogs

Dogs can be trained do extraordinary things. One is the ability to alert parents when children are having a seizure - or even before it happens. That alone helps keep the child... Continue Reading →


Teaching Children to Love Pets

Posted on: August 23rd, 2012 by Barbara Denzer No Comments
Teaching Children to Love Pets

My mailbox is a long way from my house, at the bottom of a steep hill.  It seems like nothing good comes in the mail anyway (bills, ads, junk) so I don’t bother to get the... Continue Reading →


Having A Dog Helps Kids Read, Communicate

Posted on: January 11th, 2012 by Barbara Denzer No Comments
Having A Dog Helps Kids Read, Communicate

Therapy Dogs Benefit Kids - in Their Class Rooms Bella, a beautiful (as you may have guessed by her name) Australian Shepherd, is a reading teacher at Desert Knolls... Continue Reading →


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