Dobson High School

Dobson High School Success for Each Student

  • 1501 West Guadalupe Road
  • Mesa, Arizona 85202-7575
  • Phone (480) 472-3000

PAWSitive Peers
School Dog Program

Meet our newest, four-legged Mustangs!

Come January 2020, some of our newest Mustangs will have four legs, not two!  We’d like to introduce you to Ruby, Nemo, Aurora, Cooper, Coco, Lily, and Sydney. Everest & Sirius are coming too in just a few short months!

Mesa Public Schools (MPS) is in its second year participating in the Pawsitive Peers Foundation School Dog Program developed by North Shore Animal League America using the Mutt-i-grees® Curriculum.  The district has partnered with the Arizona Humane Society, the Arizona Animal Welfare League, and Maricopa County Animal Care and Control to identify compatible shelter dogs for school staff to adopt and have trained. Participating MPS staff and their dogs must pass obedience and therapy training and are tested and approved by the Pet Partners® Therapy Animal Program.

The Mutt-i-grees® Curriculum, written by Yale University, will be used to incorporate lessons on social and emotional learning, resilience, empathy, and the human-animal bond. Students may also interact directly with dogs for more individualized learning opportunities. Additionally, these dogs can serve as a trusted companion in the counseling, nursing, or the administrative offices for crisis intervention, behavioral de-escalation, or simply to address stress, anxiety, and/or isolation. 

 

Therapy Dog Schedule
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Have donations?

Are you interested in donating dog supplies?  Please click here and a staff member will reach out to you.   

PAWSitive Peers Orientation

 

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PAWSitive Peers Foundation School Dog Program
Programa de Perros Escolares de la Fundación PAWSitive Peers
OPT OUT FORM / FORMA DE EXCLUSION ADICIONAL

If you do NOT want your child to participate in this curriculum/animal engagement.