The benefit of a dog

Mackey isn't just a dog that showed at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show. He and his sister Bailey spend time every Friday in their owners' classrooms as a way to help their students. Dennis and Judy Krivacek, both special education teachers at Intermediate Unit 1 educational campus at Labratory, say their students see several benefits of having dogs in the classroom. They also plan to use the dogs' presence as academic lessons for students.