If you'd suggested in 1975....that schools would 'harness' up dogs and make them some official part of the school 'system'....folks would have generally laughed at you.
Yet, we've developed into a society where therapy is a day-to-day thing, and maybe you got ten kids in the school who can't handle reality unless Payton brings them to the work required.
I live in Germany, and you see an awful lot of people who take their dogs with them....while shopping, or out at a restaurant, or while sipping a coffee at some cafe.
This week, I stood and watched some dog battle on a street.....two owners.....two dogs who were fairly confident of their status in life and a four-star fight while owners were trying to drag the dogs away from each other. Best entertainment of the week, I will admit.
I'm not really anti-therapy dog, but I'm just not much for pro-therapy dog either. The dog is there mostly to chill your kid out.....getting empathy rates adjusted. For that, it's a positive thing.
What I do find funny....it's always the 'nice' breed of dog that gets the job. Zero chance of a German Shepard getting the job. Also very unlikely that a Border Collie getting the job because they'd want to 'herd' you into a situation.
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