A lotta times I think Facility Dogs are the most overlooked assistance dogs that Canine Companions for Independence trains – at least I know that I sure didn’t give them the respect they deserve for a long time, anyway.

You can check out the complete list of things Facility Dogs do on the CCI website, but one of those things is working with kids in an educational setting. There’s a nice story and video from WRCB in Chattanooga today about Zorro, a Facility Dog at Chattanooga Valley Elementary School in Flintstone, GA.

Lotsa great stuff in the story – the comment that sticks out in my mind is the one from the principal: “Zorro has made a huge difference in these children.”

Read more here: Chattanooga Valley’s Zorro is a Dog-Gone Good Teacher