Duke University is ranked as one of the nation’s top schools for people and apparently also puppies. There’s a unique course taking place right now on campus. It’s called Puppy Kindergarten.
Dogs will begin going through rigorous training from a very young age to eventually help individuals with disabilities.
Duke University partners with the nonprofit Canine Companions and it was the first on-campus center of its kind in the United States.
Certified service dogs can open doors, turn off lights, and retrieve dropped items. If their owner is deaf, the service dogs can alert them to doorbells or smoke alarms.
12-week ago Abel and 14-week-old Yale are going through the class now at Duke. There is a class principal. The head honcho in charge of guiding the puppies and displaying model behavior is Neutron.
Playtime and socialization are part of the fun. Staff will also run through a few cognitive games and look at a puppy’s ability to solve problems.
