Is your dog a Teacher's Pet?

A puppy in the West Midlands is proving that there is more to do the old adage about a teacher's pet.

Teachers at Rough Hay primary School in the West Midlands have introduced a 9 month old puppy to the classroom to teach the children about responsibility. This in the belief that the springer spaniel called Betty encourages children to be more considerate and communicate better with their peers.

The scheme has been praised by child development experts with the spabiel sitting in up to nine different classes at the 270 pupil school. June McNicholas, a psychologist in animal and human health said, ' I am very pleased to hear that a head teacher is enlightened enough to recognise the value of pet interaction in the classroom', referring to headmaster Mark Klekot.

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