Pups turned mental health pros
Coeur d'Alene School District facility dog Blue pays attention May 23 as he works with Atlas Elementary School first grader Matthew Shandy. Blue was the first to pilot a facility dog program when he was a pup in 2019. Now the program has expanded to four dogs that use their training to elevate the educational environment.
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Desi Bahr, left, and Christine Barber, both of Atlas Elementary School, are seen recently with their trained facility dogs, goldendoodle Charlie and miniature goldendoodle Lulu. They are part of the expanding facility dog program in the Coeur d'Alene School District.
Coeur d'Alene High School mom Connie Anderson and her Bernese mountain dog Journey are two of the newest participants in the Coeur d'Alene School District's facility dog program.
COEUR d'ALENE — A pilot program that began with one pup has grown to a pack of four professional facility dogs trained to elevate educational environments and enhance mental health in the Coeur d'Alene School District.
The founding canine, a sweet-natured, black-and-white Bernedoodle named Blue, was introduced at Winton Elementary in 2019...
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