Intensive Learning @ MFS
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Today was visiting day for Canine IL. We had our last presentation from Semper Fido, who train shelter dogs to be service dogs for veterans who suffer from PTSD and traumatic brain injury. The presentation was very moving. Today, we had a total of 9 canine visitors. We want to thank their owners for...
Continue readingToday was busy! In the morning we visited the Penn Vet Working Dog Center. We met an 8-week old Golden Retriever puppy, Riley. Then we learned how the dogs are kept fit to work, with stretches and exercises and how they start training dogs in basic skills like scent detection and search. The trainers...
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*woof* – calling all furry friends and furry friend lovers, Today was quite eventful. We started off with a daily reading from Inside of a Dog. After that we boarded the bus and ventured to Ev-Ry Farm to see dogs perform the sport called Earth Dog. Ev-Ry Farm is owned by Dr. Ann...
Continue readingToday was fabulous! We traveled to the headquarters of the Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, (the PSPCA). Our guide Mandy took us on a tour of the shelter. We saw horses, baby bulls, chickens, turtles, and of course dogs and cats. We learned about all the important work that the...
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Today we went to the New Brunswick Kennel Club Dog Show at the NJ Expo Center in Edison, NJ. It was definitely worth the bus ride. As our pictures show, we petted lots and lots of dogs. We learned that some dogs are very big...
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