Koby will also be available to work with children who have had bad experiences with dogs or other animals. After all, dogs are basically four-legged children who never grow up!Īs Koby gets older he will undertake training to work with children who have special needs, suffer bereavement or who are upset in any way and in need of calm, comfort and space before being able to tell an adult what has upset them. With the proper training and supervision, a dog can enrich a child’s life. Dogs can sense when children with epilepsy are about to have a seizure, they can sense when a diabetic child’s sugar is low, and they can help children with severe physical disabilities find happiness in life. However, you just have to witness the interactions between dogs and children to realise the potential for greatness. Many people have studied dogs in attempts to decipher their behaviour, and the theories abound. They greet you with a wagging tail every day and can cheer you up even on your worst day. Last, but certainly not least, dogs are a lot of fun. If they can learn the social cues of a dog, then interacting with humans who can talk will be a walk in the park (pun intended).
By learning how to interact with a dog, children can learn how to better socialise with other children. Like most of us, dogs are social animals who enjoy and need attention and affection.