EAST GREENBUSH, N.Y. â Students at Bell Top Elementary School are pretty lucky. They have access to learning opportunities that not a lot of other schools have - for example, they get to be sugar maple farmers in the spring and apple cider makers in the fall.
In addition to these seasonal activities, they ve also got something that benefits the student body as a whole every day that school is in session.
Meet Auggie, the Bell Top Elementary School therapy dog.
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Auggie has been at Bell Top for about two years now. School counselor Jaime Gibbs had the idea for a schoolwide therapy dog on her first day on the job, back in 2018.
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Theraphy Dogs at Oxnard Union High School District
OXNARD, Calif. It’s been more than a year since therapy dogs have been able to serve the Oxnard Union High School District due to the pandemic. On Thursday, the dogs were back in business.
Seven and Paige Turner are doing what they do best, making people smile. The two Australian Shepherds are the official therapy dogs for the Oxnard Union High School District. But since the pandemic, the dogs weren’t able to do their jobs.
“Last year when COVID hit, Therapy Dog International which I am associated with canceled all visits,” said Susan Hartzler, the therapy dog s owner. “And this is our first visit in a year. He loves this. As you can see he is looking for the kids.”
Mar 13, 2021
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Lisa Leipold is shown with Rhys, her first therapy dog. Leipold passed away on Feb. 16.
By Karen Morder
Our community recently lost Lisa Leipold on Feb. 16, 2021.
Leipold was an animal enthusiast and owner of a dog training business that included our area’s first therapy dog group.
She was a one-of-a-kind person and poured her heart and soul into everything she did.
Leipold and one of her dogs were the first certified therapy team through Alliance of Therapy Dog International in Altoona.
Throughout her life, Leipold had a love for dogs who played an essential part of fulfilling her dreams.
Meet Reba, a therapy dog joining the Saginaw Police Department
Updated Dec 22, 2020;
Posted Dec 22, 2020
The Saginaw City Council unanimously approved an adoption agreement for Reba, who will be a therapy dog for the Saginaw Police Department’s Victim Services Unit (VSU) during a virtual meeting on Monday, Dec. 21. Reba is pictured with her handler Lieutenant Kendziorski. Courtesy of the Saginaw Police Department.
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SAGINAW, MI - The Saginaw Police Department is getting a new K-9 to specialize in comforting cuddles instead of tracking down and stopping crime.
The Saginaw City Council unanimously approved an adoption agreement for a therapy dog for the Saginaw Police Department’s Victim Services Unit (VSU) during a virtual meeting on Monday, Dec. 21.