Did you see the new kid at Bemis and Hill Elementary Schools? You’ve got to meet him. Students love him, a four-legged friend named Archie.

Archie is a 5-month-old black lab who’s currently being trained to socialize through exposure to various people and situations. Media Specialist Heidi Apol trains puppies for Leader Dogs for the Blind in Rochester, and Archie happens to be her newest trainee. Apol says that a school environment is beneficial to Archie and kids who get to be around him.

She takes Archie to classrooms and other special events in the buildings. Fifth grader Natalie Etheridge likes having Archie around. She says that it helps kids practice being around service animals that you cannot pet.

Do you own an assistance animal? Register your pet. 

The Service Animal Registry of California invites you to have your assistance animal registered in order to designate its status. We also encourage you to take our online classes so you can be fully aware of your rights and gain more knowledge about your support animal.

Finally, we present to you our book entitled, “ASSISTANCE ANIMAL LAWS: LEARN YOUR RIGHTS REGARDING SERVICE ANIMALS, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMALS, THERAPY PETS, AND OTHER DOGS, CATS, AND ASSISTANCE ANIMALS” to provide you with a complete education on assistance animals.

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