Group Instruction

'EXAMPLE' Feb 24th, 2010. Charlie Campbell, (President & Founder of the NAC SPCA) Beth Levine, (Training Director) and Josh Cunha, (Shelter Manager) visited the Yellville/Summit elementary school to showcase the NAC SPCA's Service Dog program. Our intent was to teach students what Service Dogs are and how they can help disabled people enjoy a more satisfying way of life, as well as using unwanted and stray "shelter" dogs as Service Dogs. We took Chaka, a Doberman Pinscher that is fully trained and has been a working service dog for Beth for several years, along with Lucy, (Goose) a 4 month old Lab/Pyrenees pup that is being trained to work for Charlie. Josh filmed the event held in the gymnasium. We went through showing the kids many different things the dogs can do, explained some of the ways they are taught to do these things, and answered many questions asked by the students and staff. We also took Patches, Charlie's own 2 year old calico cat who works as a therapy animal to showcase how these types of animals are helpful to people who are shut in (in nursing homes and hospitals). Service Dogs Therapy Animals If you are a teacher, boy or girl scout troup leader, or anyone who works with a group of kids, who would like to have us come to your classroom please give us a call and we will set up a time and date. We are available for classes in: -- How to meet and greet a strange dog (the importance of doing it right) & Caring for your pet. -- What is animal abuse? (how to recognize it and what to do) -- Service Dogs & Therapy Animals(what they are, how they are different, & shelter dogs as Service Dogs) Our classes run 1 - 1 1/2 hours each and can be scheduled as 3 separate classes throughout the school year. Handouts are provided to students at each class. Tip: Yellville/Summit schedules a single class for 3 or 4 grades at once. Call 870-453-7249 to schedule your class now. We stil1 have openings in our 2010 school year schedule Currently Scheduling for the 2010/2011 school year "Service Dog & Therapy Animals" and "What is animal abuse" classes are available to any group! VFW, Masons, Religious groups, etc. Please call for more information.