Meet "Rosie", our school dog, (pictured above) who is a 5 year old springer spaniel/cocker spaniel (sprocker) who belongs to Mrs Brown. She is fully vaccinated and has regular health visits to the vets. She is based in the year 5 classroom but children also love seeing her around school.

We regularly welcome Rosie into school and we believe there are many benefits to the children in having a school dog. Some examples of this are shown below: 

• Dogs can teach children about responsibility – through children having to remember to feed and give water to the dog, it can give them a sense of importance and satisfaction that they may not get from other responsibilities.  
• Dogs teach children patience – they do not always do as they are told first time!  
• Dogs teach children compassion – just like us, dogs feel pain and emotion. 
• Dogs teach children about socialisation – through the children learning how to interact with a dog they can learn how to socialise with other children. 
• Dogs are fun – they greet you with a wagging tail every day and put a smile on your face, even on a bad day.