West Side Students Learn How To Safely Interact With Dogs Thanks To Canines 4 Kindness

GARFIELD PARK — A program that brings well-trained dogs to local schools is working to destigmatize certain breeds, teach students how to interact with big dogs and promote compassion toward all animals.

Canines 4 Kindness held an educational event last week at Laura S. Ward Elementary School, 646 N. Lawndale Ave. The interactive session featured two of the program’s American bully breed pit bulls doing tricks and following commands to showcase their less discussed nature of being patient and playful.

These breeds are prevalent on the West Side, and they have a polarized response among neighbors that the program hopes to change,

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