Booker T Pug - the therapy dog who is helping kids learn to read

melaniethorley

https://www.inspiremore.com/booker-t-pug-therapy-dog/?fbclid=IwAR03-5qyIh0obuY1p9QT2Z1GCN5psQXvI5nTo37GH32azPkhaa_7qoxhH5w

As there is so much bad stuff and confusion happening in the world right now, I thought I would share this. I work with a number of SEND schools and alternative learning providers and more and more are getting school dogs. Most of them have poodle in them which prevents moulting and therefore more child-friendly. Maybe we should get a STAART dog...

Cher_Alumni

Hi @melaniethorley

How adorable is Booker! The photo of him has melted my heart  

I agree more schools should have dogs!  When I was at university we would have therapy dog events where we could go in a room and play with dogs to help us de-stress after handing in essays.  It really boosted morale and calmed everyone down.

melaniethorley

I am in total agreement, although I have to say Booker is probably the grumpiest pug I have ever seen. 

We also have therapy dogs at my university, especially during exam time although some universities have full-on petting zoos with rabbits and llamas.  I think it will take me a while to convince the senior people at Greenwich that we should have alpacas in on a regular basis. 

Cher_Alumni

It might take a while but imagine the students faces seeing actual llamas on campus   After this academic year they definitely deserve it!

Chloe_Alumni

This looks great!