"Love for a dog during childhood is one of the deepest and purest emotions we are ever likely to have, and it remains with us for the rest of our lives. For some people, their first experience with love is with a dog. The fact that the dog returns the love so fiercely, so openly, so unambivalently, is for many children a unique and lasting experience."
(Quote by author, Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson)
This is particularly pertinent to many of our Funda Nenja children from challenging home backgrounds. Developing an affectionate bond with a dog is a magical experience and we like to think that the Funda Nenja dog school programme provides a weekly therapeutic session for many of our kids.