About a year ago, educators at Mary Kay McMillin Early Childhood Center in Berkeley Heights pursued a grant to welcome a young Australian Labradoodle into their classrooms. At the forefront of this program was Ms. Anne Corley-Hand, the principal of MKM.

“After attending a workshop on the Benefits of Therapy Dogs in Schools, I made the decision to adopt a second dog. I reached out to Stefani Whiteman at Ocean State Labradoodles to begin the adoption process. We welcomed Timber into our home on July 4 and he began his 'work' at the Early Childhood Center in early July,” said Corley-Hand.

As the principal of MKM and the owner of Timber, the young Labradoodle, Ms. Corley-Hand became the face of the movement to train Timber and introduce him to the students. She began by composing a grant proposal, seeking money from the Berkeley Heights Education Foundation to help train Timber as a therapy dog.

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