Dogs and Children with special needs

Students working with a dog can attain a range of positive, measurable outcomes.  The degree of training that a dog has usually determines the level of student intervention; this can range from the pet pooch that belongs to a teacher and is resident in her classroom, through to a dog being involved in structured, customized/individualized programme based on a student’s specific needs.  Somewhere in the middle is the ‘Animal Assisted Education’ (AAE).

Ringo is a 1 year old old labradoodle that has been trained as a therapy dog by Wendy Isaacs of Therapy Dogs New Zealand.  His training has involved extensive work in schools especially with students who have differing degrees of anxiety due to a range of circumstances. Such circumstances may be students with Post Trauma Stress Disorder; be verified as autistic; may be unable to engage in school activities. The K9s4Kidz programme involves the specially trained dog coming into the school.

Join with Tawa Rotary for dinner at 6pm, $25 pp - register your attendance by Sunday 21 August via email:  tawarotaryclub@gmail.com; or

come along at 7.00pm to hear Ross Churchill's talk. Coffee and cake served. 

Venue: Tawa Bowling Club, 13 Davies Street, Tawa