Teacher's Pet: Dogs & Kids Learning Together

Teacher’s Pet strives to teach at-risk youth in the metro Detroit area empathy, hope, and perseverance. Each of these invaluable character traits empowers them to lead highly influential and successful lives. The intervention program pairs youth with homeless shelter dogs for multi-week workshops led by our trained professionals. Often for the first time, both youth and dogs experience compassionate love. 

During these workshops, youth will:
•Participate in positive, reward-based dog training
•Help modify dogs’ behavior
•Increase dogs’ chances of becoming adopted
•Ensure dogs can remain in their homes permanently
•Improve their impulse control and patience
•Meet twice a week (for two hours each time) at various schools and juvenile facilities

By providing youth and dogs a safe, therapeutic environment time after time, Teacher’s Pet helps them learn, grow and create fruitful futures together....