Cats, Dogs and Us

An All-Age Resource for Special Schools

Magazine

Cats and dogs are our friends

Taking care of our friends

Listening to our friends

This is Woody. Woody is a ‘buddy dog’ who works with all classes at the Dee Banks Special School as well as with some students on a day to day basis. Some pupils read to him, some take him for a walk and sometimes he is the focus of a lesson. Woody is much loved by the children and staff of Dee Banks.

Harry has autism and suffers from anxiety. His cat, Steve, is his friend and through his pet, Harry has begun connecting with and under-standing the emotion of others.

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CONTENTS

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Cat 4

Dog 5

Cats and dogs are our friends 6

We take care of our friends (cats) 8

We take care of our friends (dogs) 10

We listen to our friends (cats) 12

We listen to our friends (dogs) 14

It is wrong to hurt others 16

Glossary 18

CAT

DOG

CREDITS

Student magazine: Front cover (dreamstime/Fromac)

Page 2 (Boy with cat, Carrie Cameron-Smith; dog, Dee Banks School)

Page 4 (cat in diagram Shutterstock/Eric Isselee)

Page 5 (dog in diagram Shutterstock/Erik Lam)

Page 6 (‘Poppy’, Julie Little; ‘Aby’, Wendy Gray)

Page 7 (middle left picture, Julie Little; bottom right, Shutterstock/Tomasz Markowski)

Page 8 (background photo, Shutterstock/Natalia Fadosova)

Page 9 (vet, Shutterstock/Monkey Business Images; boy with train set, Carrie Cameron-Smith)

Page 10 (girl with dog bottom right, Rachel Farrow/The Redway School)

Page 11 (two dogs playing, Shutterstock/Joy Brown)

Page 12 (clockwise from top left: Shutterstock/Eric Isselee; Dreamstime/Oral Zirek; Shutterstock/

Utekhina Anna; Shutterstock/Aleoks)

Page 14 (clockwise from top left: Shutterstock/cynoclub/Art_man/Susan Schmitz/w-ings)

Supplementary Resources: Page 4 (photos from left to right, Shutterstock/Anastasia Tveretinova/Eric Isselee/Aleoks)

Page 5 (middle bottom row, Shutterstock/ Will Hughes)

Page 6 (bottom left, Shutterstock/cynoclub; bottom middle, Shutterstock/Art_man)

Page 15 (Shutterstock/Tomasz Markowski)

Materials created with IFAW by Joanna Grace, Founder of Sensory

Projects, International Inclusive and Sensory Engagement Consultant,

Trainer and Author (http://jo.element42.org)

A cat’s tail can bend. Cats use their tails to balance. Cats use

their tails to communicate.

A cat can feel the space around it using its whiskers.

A cat’s paws are soft.

Cats can run very fast and jump very high.

A cat’s tongue is scratchy. It is covered with tiny hooks. The hooks

help the cat to clean itself.

A cat keeps it’s claws inside it’s paws. A cat can take it’s claws out when it

needs them to hunt or climb.

A cat’s fur is very soft.

Cats can see when there is not a lot of light.

Cats can move their ears to find sounds. Cats are very good at hearing.

TAIL

EARS

EYES

Whiskers

LEGS

FUR

PAWS

CAT

CLAWS TONGUE

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Fur keeps dogs warm.

Dogs have very good hearing. Different dogs can have different types of ears, some stick

up, some lie down.

Dogs are very, very good at smelling. Dogs find their food and their friends by using their sense of smell.

Dogs open their mouths when they are too hot and

pant. Panting helps dogs to cool down and to

calm down.

Some breeds ofdogs have been bred with shorter legs. These breeds

were originally bred so they could dig in the dirt or crawl through low spaces

to hunt animals.

Dogs use their tails to communicate. A dog’s tail can tell you how the

dog is feeling.

FUR

TAIL

EARS

MOUTH

LEGS

NOSE

DOG

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FRIENDS

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Cats and dogs are our

friends

Owen’s life has been transformed by the arrival of Haatchi – a stray who only has three legs and has lost his tail. Like Owen, Haatchi needs regular medical treatment and therapy and the two are now rarely apart. Haatchi won an IFAW ‘Animal of the Year’ award.

Aby is calmed by her best friend Bailey. Bailey can sense when Aby is going to have a seizure and stays with her until he knows she is OK.

Poppy, who suffers from high levels of anxiety, is comforted by the reassuring presence of her dog Jack.

Children with pets who have helped to change their lives.

People all over the

world

are friends

with cats and dogs

FRIENDS

Cats and dogs are our

friends

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CARE

We take care of

our friends

EXERCISE

CATS NEED:

WATER TO DRINK

A SAFE PLACE TO LIVE

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FOOD TO EAT

CARE

Cats need help when they are sick or hurt. Doctors for animals are called vets.

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To be happy cats and people need to have time to play and friends to play with.

To be healthy cats and people need water, food, somewhere safe to live, exercise, and care when they are sick or hurt.

CARE

DOGS NEED:

FOOD TO EAT

WATER TO DRINK

A SAFE PLACE TO LIVE

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We take care of

our friends

EXERCISE

CARE

Dogs need help when they are sick or hurt. Doctors for animals are called vets.

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To be happy dogs and people need to have time to play and friends to play with.

To be healthy dogs and people need water, food, somewhere safe to live, exercise, and care when they are sick or hurt.

LISTEN

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FRIENDLY

ANGRY

We listen to our friends HAPPY

CONCERNED

LISTEN

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HAPPY TAIL

UNHAPPY TAIL

LISTEN

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HAPPY

NERVOUS

We listen to our friends

PLAYFUL

ANGRY

LISTEN

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HAPPY TAIL

UNHAPPY MOUTH

HURT

It is wrong to

hurt others

We need to look after our friends and make sure they are safe and happy.

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It is wrong to hurt our friends. It is wrong to frighten our friends. Cats and dogs can be hurt and frightened by people.

IFAW’s dog and cat rescue project in South Africa provides veterinary treatment to thousands of sick and injured animals in the area of Khayelistha.

In South Africa, children have a place to bring their dogs on a Saturday afternoon: the IFAW Saturday Club. IFAW helpers teach the children how to take care of their dogs. The children also enjoy craftwork and have something to eat.

HELP

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IFAW helps

cats and dogs

around the world

to live healthy

and happy livesIn Germany, some people don’t have enough money to buy food for their dogs and cats. With charity Tiertafel, IFAW provides food and low-cost vet care to animals in need.

GLOSSARY

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CAT DOG FRIGHTENED

FRIEND HAPPY HEALTHY

PLAY SAD