MAUMEE, Ohio — The Panther Paws program at Maumee City Schools continues to grow, with the district adding its sixth therapy and facility dog in January.
Fiber, a facility dog, joined Maumee High School, giving each building its own trained canine to support students throughout the school day.
The program began three years ago, when Maggie, a therapy dog trained by Tricia Samuel, the district’s director of educational services, first visited classrooms part-time. Samuel brought Maggie to school while completing her therapy dog training and administrators quickly noticed the positive effect she had on students and staff…