Using basic dog handling skills, we teach children in disadvantaged areas a culture of empathy, kindness and non violence. Our goal is to teach families, through the children with their own dogs, that animals are sentient beings and are able to add enormous value to the family if they are well cared for and loved. The dogs are the focus of the children’s lives for an hour a week using only positive reinforcement. In addition, because we only use reward based training, children discover that they do humans don’t need to use force or harsh techniques to get results in one’s life. By changing one attitude, we help change animals lives.
