Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Neville at School

Sorry it's been so long. With school starting, it's been crazy busy! Neville has been doing awesome at school. He loves to listen to the kids read. He looks lazy because I will tell him to sit and stay and he just rolls over and goes to sleep. I guess that's fine because the kids pet him and play with his ears and tail and he does nothing except wag his tail.
At recess I give kids the leash and they walk him around the playground. As the school year gets further along I will let him off the leash to play frisbee or ball, but right now we are still establishing the ground rules.
Already I have had some kids earn time with Neville for one reason or another. In that time we take him for a walk around the school grounds and then we go back to my classroom and I take the harness off and let him/her brush him and then I give the kids some dog bones and we practice some commands. It takes about 15- 20 minutes, but if it helps keep kids on task and motivated to do well I'm all for it!
We are off to a great start - I'll keep you posted for the rest of the year!