Guardian dogs: not just for sheep any more.

Better than an AK-47

“Just get a gun,” he said.

Scared of guns, she refused.

So they’ve chosen a different muzzle. And hope their schools will heel, too.

A comfort just knowing you are near. (K9s4cops.org/kids/)

The idea was off the leash, but school violence shook Kristi Schiller.

Her non-profit, K9s4COPS, already provides canines to law enforcement agencies but she thinks trained, well socialized dogs could be part of a solution for schools, too. K9s4KIDS was created.

Watch the video below and tell me a trained dog in schools wouldn’t help. (Flying dogs! Bitie face! Waggle tails!)

(Oh, click the darn link. The German Shepherd spokesdog, Johnny Cash, is worth it.)

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/video/texas-non-profit-helps-buy-195934711.html

Send me in Mr. President (K9s4Cops.org)

Brad Croft of Universal K9Dogs agrees…using jailed dogs.

While there may be shortage of pedigreed German Shepherd, Malinois, and preferred dogs for security, military, and police, there are plenty of smart, fast learning dogs in shelters and dog pounds looking for work.

Brad Croft found all of them, even the misfits on death row, ready and willing to raise a helping paw.

• Shelter dogs become police K-9s under Texas Trainer. ““We’re saving a dog to help law enforcement to protect our communities and to save taxpayer dollars,” he said. “How can you beat that?” “This is not a breed-specific thing. This is a God-given gift. And all dogs have it.”
• “Shelter dogs from the dog pound to K-9 Duty” (More about Brad Croft and the dogs)

It seems all breeds, even the most unlikely pup, can fill a spot:

• Beagle Brigade: Florida’s pound puppy security force were all shelter dogs, rescues, or donated. Given a second chance at life, they are forever grateful – and work hard.
• “Once a shelter dog, now he’s saving lives.” In Seattle, Boomer has forged a trail for social castaways to become K-9 heroes.”
• Energetic Rocket didn’t do well in the shelter after being picked up. Deemed unadoptable, he was placed on the to-be-euthanized list. But one person couldn’t get him out of her head and saw some potential….and that’s how his story begins…

If they all can be trained for duty, why not draft them for hall duty?

Remember when kids looked forward to going to school? Even a little dedicated mop of a warrior could make big a difference making kids feel secure and if trouble showed up: ankle biters can rock the world! (USPD/Commons.wikimedia.org)

Guardian dogs: not just for sheep any more.

Dogs in schools may not be perfect solution, but at least it’s something productive besides being frozen by shock, throwing up hands, saying nothing can stop the crazies, or yelling back and forth about guns.

Just consider. Again. (I know. An updated post. But it’s important.)

We have to talk. Please.

• To the President, to state and federal legislators, to school districts.
• To those really, really rich people/CEOs/celebrities I hear on TV saying they want to pay more taxes and help the country. Dudes and Dudettes, why wait? Here’s something you can do now to make a big difference.  A legacy. More immediate, think of the photo ops! People love dog pictures.

Hands down. Hearts up.

Phil, the Philosopher Mouse of the Hedge.

Paws for peace. I, The German, approve this message.

“Children trained to extend justice, kindness, and mercy to animals become more just, kind and considerate in their relations with each other. Character training along these lines will result in men and women of broader sympathies, more humane, more law-abiding-in every respect, more valuable citizens.”  (National PTA Congress)

Defuse anger.

Derail violence before children see it as a solution for life’s problems.

• Animals: Teachers of compassion and tolerance. (Southern Poverty Law Center.)
• Dogs in schools have great potential for more than just security:
  • Reading buddies improve academics
  • Teaching kindness to help foster anti-bullying
  • Creating a calm atmosphere makes kids feel secure so they can learn.

Yep, best take a look in there. Always better to be proactive than reactive. (K9s4Cops:Facebook.com)