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Interquest CARES - Michigan, School Counseling Assistance and Comfort Dogs Interquest School Counseling Assistance or Comfort Dogs that aid in bettering a student's behavior and experience in the school setting.

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.

“Sometimes, when I don’t want to get out of bed, seeing Chillie at the start of the day makes me feel a little bit more ...
11/12/2025

“Sometimes, when I don’t want to get out of bed, seeing Chillie at the start of the day makes me feel a little bit more happy to be in school,” Theo said. “It just kind of helps to give her a few pets and just talk to her for a second.”
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Chillie, Rockford’s first-ever counseling dog, made a big difference in students’ lives during her years of service.

Snow day!!Hope all our Interquest CARES dogs are enjoying the snow day as much as Sky is!
10/12/2025

Snow day!!
Hope all our Interquest CARES dogs are enjoying the snow day as much as Sky is!

So very excited to share that our future Golden Retriever breeding mama hopeful was born last week. She comes from a lo...
09/12/2025

So very excited to share that our future Golden Retriever breeding mama hopeful was born last week. She comes from a long line of working dogs including service and comfort dogs. No name yet, but feel free to share your favorites. She is the light one in the middle in first two pics and pics of mom, dad ❤️🐾

Bandit is having a great first day at his future school 💜🐾
08/12/2025

Bandit is having a great first day at his future school 💜🐾

Feel Good Friday from the training boys: Smudge, Ezra and Bandit
05/12/2025

Feel Good Friday from the training boys: Smudge, Ezra and Bandit

Congratulations to our Houston office on their 20th Interquest CARES placement!
05/12/2025

Congratulations to our Houston office on their 20th Interquest CARES placement!

👏We are thrilled to officially announce Mochi's placement at Neal Elementary in Bryan ISD, in collaboration with Bryan ISD Education Foundation!👏

Mochi is partnered with Counselor, Mrs. D'Olivera, where she will offer support and comfort to students and staff alike.

Mochi also marks our 2️⃣0️⃣th placement since 2021🎉

❤️We are so thankful to be able to play a small part in helping students have a positive campus experience ❤️

Happy Monday!Students and staff may be slow to be excited about being back from Thanksgiving break but Smudge is bringin...
01/12/2025

Happy Monday!
Students and staff may be slow to be excited about being back from Thanksgiving break but Smudge is bringing all the excitement and love ❤️🐾

I can’t think of a better post to share in this week where we give thanks ❤️🐾 so thankful for the opportunity to work wi...
25/11/2025

I can’t think of a better post to share in this week where we give thanks ❤️🐾 so thankful for the opportunity to work with amazing people and dogs!

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Congratulations to Chillie on a job well done. Chillie was a part of seven school years at North Rockford MS and the first of now (8) Interquest CARES counseling dogs at Rockford Public Schools.

I can still vividly remember the board meeting where Mike, Angie, Lissa and I presented on the benefits of bringing a school support dog to North MS. I brought Chillie to that meeting as a representative of the dogs we train. We knew we had an uphill battle to convince the board and I watched that night as faces softened, smiled and relaxed as they watched sweet Chillie lay quietly on her mat (and eventually start snoring 😂). While the presentation was flawless and well prepared, I believe it was really Chillie who convinced everyone. I remember one of the board members asking to sign the contract that night because they wanted to make sure that they specifically got Chillie for North MS.

It’s been an amazing ride for Angie and Chillie and we look forward to placing Rockford’s first successor counseling dog at North MS in 2026 🧡🐾

Special thanks to Paws With A Cause ® where Chillie came from, Erin Moore Wiley for raising a wonderful puppy, Rockford Education Foundation for financially supporting the program and Angie and Lissa for doing such a great job going first and allowing me to train in your building for many years to develop the Interquest CARES program before you were able to welcome Chillie.

The pictures do not do justice to the level of “fun” these dirty boys had 😂 it’s a good thing they were both due for a b...
22/11/2025

The pictures do not do justice to the level of “fun” these dirty boys had 😂 it’s a good thing they were both due for a bath 🫧🐾

For today’s Feel Good Friday we are sharing the many different smiles of our buddy Smudge 😄🐾
21/11/2025

For today’s Feel Good Friday we are sharing the many different smiles of our buddy Smudge 😄🐾

Congratulations to Ashley and Jade! They certified today and will support the students and staff at Amberly Elementary i...
19/11/2025

Congratulations to Ashley and Jade! They certified today and will support the students and staff at Amberly Elementary in Portage Public Schools. Jade joins as the 10th Interquest CARES dog in the district.

It’s a full house in more ways than one ♠️♥️🐾🐾Mabel, Lacey, Mort, Ezra and Marvel
15/11/2025

It’s a full house in more ways than one ♠️♥️🐾🐾
Mabel, Lacey, Mort, Ezra and Marvel

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