PROJECT
Be Bookwise
FUNDING
Funded in 2012 with a one-off £2,500 grant from The Kennel Club Charitable Trust's Bark & Read Foundation. Now delivered independently to schools, unfunded and free of charge
BACKGROUND
Caring Canines provides "dog-assisted therapy" to care homes and day centres in Bournemouth. The charity was inspired by US-based programme Reading Education Assistance Dogs (Read) to launch its Be Bookwise project. This started with four children and four dogs at a Bournemouth primary school in March 2009. It is now helping 19 children in six schools.
ACTION
Dogs are assessed for suitability before being assigned to the scheme. They must be "gentle, responsive to their owners and well-controlled", explains Caring Canines co-founder Sue Dennett.
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