It had been a tough morning for Jacob, a kindergartner at Douglas MacArthur Kindergarten Academy. He didn’t quite know what to do with the big feelings that were preventing him from participating fully in class. Overwhelmed and frustrated, he ran out of the classroom into the hallway where he dropped to the floor and curled up in a ball, crying.

Kammie, the new facility dog—trained by the Indiana Canine Assistance Network and paid for by a PTEF grant—was called in to help. She gently approached, without prompting, and lay down on the floor next to him. A wave of calm passed over him and his little body began to relax. Soon he was back in the classroom learning and playing alongside his peers.

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Falcons VS Cardinals

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