Home/Blog/ “Bow-Wow-Meow-Meow! Adopt a Cat or Dog Right Now” Oklahomans take football seriously, so when it came to gearing up for Kitten Bowl IV, the MUTTS Club at Curtis Inge Middle School in Noble, Okla., had no trouble getting into the game.The action began on Friday - Read more
Meet Dixie: The New Therapy Dog on Campus
Home/Blog/ Dixie might be the most popular teacher in the South Side Bee Branch School District, but she’s not your typical educator. As the school district’s newest therapy dog, she is helping co-teach lessons from the Mutt-i-grees Curriculum to students in preschool through twelfth grade. But that’s - Read more
Creating an Environment of Empathy in School
Home/Blog/ Northaven Elementary is a Title 1 school and an ELL magnet school that services a diverse K-5 student population in southern Indiana. The Executive Director of Elementary Education for Greater Clark County Schools, introduced the Mutt-i-grees Curriculum to the school to fulfill the need for - Read more
Teaching Rescue Dogs to be School Dogs
Mutt-i-gree specialists Rosemarie Tombolo and Cory Carr join forces to build the school dog team! Many schools are taking an extra step in implementing The Mutt-i-grees Curriculum by having their own school dog — a dog, owned by a teacher, counselor or principal, who comes to school every day. Not every - Read more
How one Teacher Uses Mutt-i-grees® to Promote Friendship and Social Skills
“When I found the Mutt-i-grees® Curriculum last year it was the first program that focused on developing critical social emotional skills in children through working with animals in need that was so completely aligned with the values and mission of YAP Club. I love everything about the program!” Five years ago, - Read more
Making Animal Compassion a Part of Everyday Teaching
Lisa Klink has been a Special Education Science Teacher at Schuyler-Colfax Middle School in Wayne, NJ for four years, but her love for animals dates back much further than that. As a child, Lisa began advocating for animals when she visited the Mt. Pleasant Animal Shelter in East Hanover, NJ as a - Read more
Meet Shelby: A Calm, Happy, Nonjudgemental Pup
Meet Shelby, the Mutt-i-gree® who brings a calm, happy, nonjudgemental atmosphere to Shell Bank Intermediate School The Mutt-i-grees® Team visited I.S 14 Shell Bank Intermediate School in Brooklyn with several puppies to hold an interactive and informative assembly. The students and teachers there – already fully immersed in the Mutt-i-grees® - Read more
Meet Lainey: A Dog Who Loves to Listen
Since she was young, Lainey has been dedicated to making people feel better. She loves giving kisses and has even helped a few people get over their fear of dogs. When her owners adopted another Mutt-i-gree from North Shore Animal League America, she worked hard to help her new sibling get over her anxiety - Read more
From Mutt-i-grees Ambassador to Innovator
Through the years, our Mutt-i-grees Student Ambassadors have made lasting impacts on the lives of shelter animals and the members of their community by making it their mission to empower fellow students to cultivate empathy and achieve awareness. Student Ambassadors are nominated by faculty or others at Mutt-i-grees schools. Rosie Ferrell is the exception: - Read more
Sponsor a Spay Day
Sponsor a spay/neuter event in your community to promote pet wellness and highlight the importance of spaying/neutering pets. Students from South Side Bee Branch School District's M.U.T.T.S. Club have sponsored and volunteered at many spay/neuter events in Van Buren County, AR. Pawsome job by these motivated, understanding, thoughtful teenage students!
