"I Speak Woof!!" Children age 3-10 years old

OBJECTIVES:TO GIVE CHILDREN THE NECESSARY TOOLS TO BE SAFE AROUND FAMILIAR OR STRANGE DOGS, WHILE TEACHING THEM HOW CREATE A POSITIVE ANIMAL FRIENDSHIP BASED ON LOVE AND RESPECT. CONTENTS: 1. FUN, SHORT, AND VERY INTERACTIVE POWER POINT PRESENTATIONS IN WHICH CHILDREN LEARN:     -  The Do’s and Don’ts regarding familiar dogs in their own home.     -  To identify signs of stress/anxiety/discomfort by observing dog body language.     -  Safety around strange dogs in an array of situations, including learning to be a tree or rock.     - Basic concepts in how dogs learn. 2. PRACTICING SKILLS LEARNED:  A variety of safe, situational interactions between a therapy dog and volunteer children.  3. PRACTICING PROPER GREETING: Opportunity for children to greet and pet the therapy dog, following the guidelines they have just learned in class. At the end of the presentation children receive colouring pages!!! FREE ADMISSION FOR PARENTS!!! VERY LIMITED SPACE AVAILABLE!!! HURRY!!!