Dog Save The People

Courtney Burns works as the Middle School Director of Guidance, and 7th and 8th grade Counselor, at Faith Lutheran Middle School & High School in Las Vegas. After the school went through a traumatic experience at the time of the One October Las Vegas shooting, as well as other struggles, Courtney worked to bring in Esther - a comfort or therapy dog who has since helped the school, both the students and faculty, get through tough times and into a happier daily flow. And instead of the school owning Esther, she is instead Courtney’s personal dog - which has led them to having a closer connection with an interesting balance between working together and playing together.

Show Notes

Courtney Burns works as the Middle School Director of Guidance, and 7th and 8th grade Counselor, at Faith Lutheran Middle School & High School in Las Vegas. After the school went through a traumatic experience at the time of the One October Las Vegas shooting, as well as other struggles, Courtney worked to bring in Esther - a comfort or therapy dog who has since helped the school, both the students and faculty, get through tough times and into a happier daily flow. And instead of the school owning Esther, she is instead Courtney’s personal dog - which has led them to having a closer connection with an interesting balance between working together and playing together.

Dog Save The People -
www.dogsavethepeople.com
www.instagram.com/dogsavethepeople
www.facebook.com/dogsavethepeople
www.twitter.com/dogsavetheppl

Esther on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/estherbeancomfortqueen

Faith Lutheran Middle School & High School in Las Vegas - https://www.faithlutheranlv.org

One October shooting context information - https://abcnews.go.com/US/anatomy-las-vegas-mass-shooting-deadliest-modern-us/story?id=59797324

LCC K-9 Comfort Dog Ministry - https://www.lutheranchurchcharities.org/k-9-comfort-dogs-about.html

4E Kennels in Pahrump - http://www.4ekennels.com

Jill Heupel Photography - http://www.jillheupel.com

Blog on Esther from Faith Lutheran (Part 2) - http://blog.faithlutheranlv.org/esther-the-comfort-queen-part-1

Blog on Esther from Faith Lutheran (Part 2) - http://blog.faithlutheranlv.org/esther-the-comfort-queen-part-2

Blog on Esther from Faith Lutheran (Part 3) - http://blog.faithlutheranlv.org/esther-the-comfort-queen-part-3

What is Dog Save The People?

How caring for dogs transforms who we are as a person and changes our lives for good. Interview series hosted by Dr. Sharon Holland, author and a professor of American Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill who writes about the human-animal distinction from a moral and philosophical standpoint.