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K-9 Care Crew: Kids + Dogs + Seniors = Love: Kim Wood at TEDxMuskegon

388 views · Published 26 October 2012 · 13:51 · Indexed 28 September 2026

Channel: TEDx Talks · 2012 · Pets & Animals

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The K-9 Care Crew is a group of high school student volunteers from Western Michigan Christian High School.  Our students train and work with dogs that are temperament tested and chosen as especially suited for pet therapy. The dogs we work with come in all shapes, sizes, breeds and ages.  Many of our dogs originally came from a pet rescue program. Partnering with Brookhaven Care Facility, on Saturday afternoons the K-9 Care Crew and their dogs spend two hours visiting residents, as well as interacting with visiting family members and Brookhaven staff.  The positive energy created when the students and their dogs walk in the door is amazing.  We hope others are inspired by our story and will want to create a similar program.

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