Cheerios Provides Comfort to Eagle Nation
Cheerios, the 3-year-old emotional support Great Dane, came to LHS to provide a safe and comforting space in the library for a portion of the day on Wednesday, February 19.
She works with everyone from young elementary school children to senior citizens that are in nursing homes.
Service dogs start training at a very early age, learning to stay calm, not react to certain things, and most importantly, not to bark. “We use a very effective tactic when training dogs – the spray bottle,” said Cheerios’ trainer. “It takes quite a lot of skill to be a service dog, I don’t think just any dog can be one,” she added.
While Cheerios may not be available every day, Liberty students always have resources on hand if they are feeling stressed, depressed, anxious, or just not like themselves. Always feel free to reach out to a counselor, teacher, administrator, resource officer, or any adult you feel comfortable chatting with.
Hi! My name is Nick Kroetz. You might know me from Patriot Press Live, our online news show last year. I am in tenth grade, taking Journalism II, and I...
Reagan Coppage • Apr 16, 2021 at 11:58 am
I have went and seen the dogs in the library a few times and I love seeing them all the time. After seeing them I am always calmer. They really do love seeing us and getting pets. I hope LHS continues to have them come back.
Arianah Borja • Jan 11, 2021 at 7:56 am
really wish I got to meet the dog! Im so happy liberty allowed this.
Dally • Mar 11, 2020 at 10:05 pm
Aw the dog is so cute and I’m glad we have help in the school
Ava • Mar 10, 2020 at 10:25 am
This was so fun meet cheerios and she was very sweet.
Betzaida Cortez • Mar 10, 2020 at 9:33 am
Cheerio is a good service dog, I think its a good idea for cheerio to be here because what if a student is shy or something talking to a staff member and scared that person can go ahead and can talk to cheerio. Great article! keep up the good work.
Jasmine • Mar 9, 2020 at 2:01 pm
I think it is really cool that we have Cheerios to come help the students
cheyenne lyall • Mar 6, 2020 at 1:21 pm
I love have someone or something there for me because it makes me feel not alone.
eden • Mar 5, 2020 at 1:35 pm
I think its really cool that cheerio comes to help students whenever they are down in any way shape or form. Its also a great idea for her to come to the school and be apart of the team to help calm students down
blaire odom • Mar 2, 2020 at 2:16 pm
Cheerios looks like a good services dog. Plus I love to see dogs. Great article.
karimey hernandez • Mar 2, 2020 at 1:57 pm
good job nick!
karimey hernandez • Mar 2, 2020 at 1:56 pm
i want to meet the dog now
Alia Arellano • Mar 2, 2020 at 1:52 pm
I wish I could have met her, it sounds nice to have a dog comforting people, I think it was a good idea to bring her in since I’m sure many people loved meeting her.
karimey hernandez • Mar 2, 2020 at 1:47 pm
aww i want to meet the dog now
amy • Mar 2, 2020 at 1:38 pm
aww the dog is soo cute wish i got to meet him
melanie ventura • Mar 2, 2020 at 1:37 pm
Cheerios really did help a lot of people and calmed them down. Liberty has a lot of options for people to calm down and stay calm. Great article!
Madison Dempsey • Mar 2, 2020 at 9:23 am
It was really nice to get to meet Cheerios. She was very calm and sweet and i totally recommend this dog as one of the best service dogs ever!!!
Christian Torres • Feb 28, 2020 at 7:43 am
I heard about this dog so I went into the library but it was to late to see it.
Aubrey • Feb 28, 2020 at 7:41 am
This is a wonderful article! I never got the opportunity to meet Cheerios but i wish I did
Grace Derby • Feb 27, 2020 at 12:39 pm
Cheerios was great I loved her she made me feel better.
luis • Feb 26, 2020 at 10:53 am
Really good article I had no idea that that’s what the dog was used for incredible !!
Emily • Feb 26, 2020 at 8:47 am
This is a really good idea to bring a service dog into a school.
Keely Crane • Feb 25, 2020 at 10:24 am
Great article! I got the opportunity to meet Cheerio and she was so sweet!
zach • Feb 25, 2020 at 8:22 am
it was crazy how calm that dog was.
Cristal • Feb 24, 2020 at 7:56 am
I heard about this and I really wished I got to meet the dog