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ARIKA ZIELFELDER and her service dog, Foxon, demonstrate the ways service animals help their owners at a recent Region 10 Technical High School in-service day. Rick Barnaby, trainer for Canine Companions and Foxon, explained that students and staff should treat service dogs on duty as medical equipment and will have to resist the urge to pet and interact with service animals. As Arika talked, Foxon rested quietly next to her wheelchair until she asked him to pick up her dropped keys. When Arika released Foxon, he bounded around the room, wagging and greeting people. “There are service dogs at our sending schools,” said Health Occupations instructor Joanne McMahon, “so we are preparing for any student who might be bringing a service dog to Region 10.”
ARIKA ZIELFELDER and her service dog, Foxon, demonstrate the ways service animals help their owners at a recent Region 10 Technical High School in-service day. Rick Barnaby, trainer for Canine Companions and Foxon, explained that students and staff should treat service dogs on duty as medical equipment and will have to resist the urge to pet and interact with service animals. As Arika talked, Foxon rested quietly next to her wheelchair until she asked him to pick up her dropped keys. When Arika released Foxon, he bounded around the room, wagging and greeting people. “There are service dogs at our sending schools,” said Health Occupations instructor Joanne McMahon, “so we are preparing for any student who might be bringing a service dog to Region 10.”

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