I figured this might start an interesting discussion. (It certainly has caused some heated editorials in the paper. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> The executive summary is a teacher brings her dog to school as a mascot. One student is afraid of the dog and the parent has complained. The school sees the dog as the mascot and an incentive to learning. The parent believes her child's need should come before the other children's/school's love of the dog. As of today the school has opted that the dog must be leashed on campus. Here is the link: http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/01/11dvdog.html
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With that poor child having a name like "Mikayla", being scared of dogs will end up being a minor problem for her.... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />
Bad parent! No cookie! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" />
Heck, the parent should be in trouble, not the teacher or the dog. If she cant teach her kid how to be around dogs, than thats her problem. Like Will said, she'll have bigger problems than an old hound dog.
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My son 4 yr old Darrin was absolutly terrified of dogs to the point that Psychiatric help was suggested. He could not get within a hundred feet of a dog. Instead of meds and couch time with Dr. FeelGood I went to a rescue and got a GSDxMalumute cross that was already obed(almost) and house trained. They quickley came to terms <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
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A good test for a dog that was considered a school Mascot would be a TDI certificate or the such - that'd be a big help diffusing the situation.
Of course if the parent's are bonkers, it'll only help so much..... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif" alt="" />
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someone should suggest getting "pet partners" therapy dog certification for the dog. the dog is tested and approved by the delta society, and they insure the dog for $1 million in liability, they are that sure the dog is safe in any situation.
i had a mastiff certified by delta, and we could go anywhere--schools, hospitals, nursing homes, and children's shelters. they wanted him for the library's children's reading program as well. the library wisely requires this certification as it takes care of all the liability issues.
If the child is 6 and the dog belongs to the 5th grade teacher one would wonder how much contact the kid has with the dog. In any event the kid has survived the first 4 months of school with the dog there so it probably won't kill her. I guess it's just a case of weak nerves <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />
That is kind of what I thought. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> I also think the dog should go through some sort of training/certification program and be kept close by the teacher. I thought the parent's desire to ban the dog altogether was a bit extreme.
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The executive summary is a teacher brings her dog to school as a mascot. One student is afraid of the dog and the parent has complained. The school sees the dog as the mascot and an incentive to learning. The parent believes her child's need should come before the other children's/school's love of the dog. As of today the school has opted that the dog must be leashed on campus. Here is the link:
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