RALSTON, Neb. (KMTV) – Ralston Public Schools have three therapy dogs : Remi, Nox and Brix. Teachers said the dogs support students with anxiety and helps their schools have calmer learning environment.
- Karen Western and Meadows Elementary Schools both have therapy dogs
- The dogs help calm students down and spend their days going to classrooms
- “Theres a lot of research that kids turn to their pets for comfort so just have (Brix) at the school is another strategy if kids are feeling down or anxious.”
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“There has been nothing but positive changes,” said Karly Johnson, counselor at Meadows Elementary.
Nox, Brix and Remi look a little different than the other students at Ralston Public Schools but all three make a big impact in their classrooms.
Johnson, owner of Remi, said he can calm things down when school gets overwhelming.
“When kids are heightened or escalated the worst thing you can for kiddo in that moment is talk to them so having him here, he just comes in and sit by them and just give them two minutes and they will be ready to talk it though with an adult,” she said.