• Taft, on his last day of training, with, from left, his host away from school, John Henline, teacher and assistant athletic director; and his handlers at school, Janice Ray, dean of students, Sadie Browne, intervention specialist, and Alana Sigg, counselor.
    Taft, on his last day of training, with, from left, his host away from school, John Henline, teacher and assistant athletic director; and his handlers at school, Janice Ray, dean of students, Sadie Browne, intervention specialist, and Alana Sigg, counselor.

    Perrysburg High School just received a new student: Taft, their first full-time facility dog.

    Taft will spend a trial period at PHS with the potential to be placed forever.

    Bringing the dog to PHS was made possible through private gifts, including the support of Perrysburg Schools Foundation. The program began in 2019.

    Facility dogs are specially trained to provide physical, social, cognitive and emo…