Being in the schools on a daily basis and watching our canines interact with students in a variety of ways beyond their detection work, we, at the Interquest of Michigan office, recognized the potential of using a professionally trained canine to assist schools in their general school day and counseling offices. Our school counseling assistance and comfort dogs can pick up on emotions, mental stat
e and physical ailments and aid in bettering a student's behavior and experience in the school setting. Based on the multitude of research on the effectiveness of service dogs and therapy dogs to interact with all varieties of people, Interquest Detection Canines of Michigan developed a comprehensive training program to provide schools with a School Counseling Assistance or Comfort Dog. Trainer Kim Heys is a member of the International Association of Canine Professionals, Drugbeat and Dogs for Law Enforcement and is also a certifying official for Interquest Detection Canines, Drugbeat and the AKC Canine Good Citizen program.
