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School Project "Knowing the dog"

In February, our association has met in two days some classes - primary and secondary - the Comprehensive Forum Novum of Torri in Sabina in the province of Rieti, including the school of Bishops, a branch of Stimigliano and primary school flint.

The meetings were intended to introduce children to the main features of the dog, starting from its origins, from the domestication by man occurred more than 12,000 years ago, right up to the present day, illustrating how a dog communicates with others and with the man, what are the signs of calm and peace (licking his nose, yawning, turning his eyes, etc.. ) and what processes used to perform in situations of fear or danger (tail between your legs, sit down, low head and ears, etc..) and, in case of aggression (teeth bared, growling, hair straight, tense posture forward, staring, etc...)

All this to make sure that the boys could have a better idea on what to do or not do in the presence of the dog (no running, no screaming, do not touch his toys, his bowl, etc.). To prevent unpleasant incidents and avoid the bite.



addition, the meetings were intended to raise awareness of the "little public" on topics they are not familiar, like the phenomenon of stray dogs, the importance of sterilization and cleaning parks.

The meetings went well, the children were attentive and almost always participates in class.
The children of primary school have also made some drawings of their dogs and this was a starting point for further dialogue to see if they had problems with dogs at home and if so what, so give them information and advice on how to deal with what we've done more than once.


In a historic moment as delicate as what we are experiencing, we are faced on one side, a series of horrific accidents in the home they see at home dogs attack their owners for no apparent reason (but then there's always a reason, even if the media more interested in demonizing the dog rather than exonerate), the other the emergence of numerous animal welfare organizations designed to put a stop to a series of ill-treatment of animals that has lasted for years and sees lager in shelters the main sources of income of a corrupt system that tends to make profit from other politicians and unscrupulous scum on the skin of the poor dogs that often end up buried in mass graves hiding.



In this climate of terror to the people and dogs to the true horror of human cruelty, we felt compelled to do something that touched people's hearts to the root, and what better way to explain that to children - adults tomorrow - that dogs are friends of man for millennia, irrefutable sign of a strong and unbreakable friendship?

Many thanks to the teachers of the schools that have joined the initiative and of course the principal; also thank my friend Mauro Leoncini, without which this project could not have taken shape.

We hope to be able to repeat as soon as possible, perhaps with the support of the institutions, create a program that would result in schools that minimum of five culture phile needed to learn more about the dog, an animal that has been with us for 12,000 years, if not more, and whose company is a necessity for us now inherent in our genes.