AMRRIC’s Be A Friend To Your Dog Series (BAFTYD) is a collection of units, aligned to the Australian School Curriculum, that teaches students of varying age/year levels about the importance of animal management, for community health, through engaging activities, games, and concepts.
Lessons focus on empathy, needs and care, health and hygiene, safety, and viewing animal health and integral to overall community health.
You can see unit descriptions and downloads below.
Unit One
- Recognising feelings
- Understanding dog needs & behaviours
- Staying safe around dogs
Unit Two
- Dog Health Project
- Creating a Dog Health Resource
Unit Three
- What your dog needs
- Responsible Dog Ownership
Unit Four
- Completing a dog census, for a community animal health program
- Activities | Healthy Dog – Healthy Community
Please click below to access some of the resources needed to carry out the lesson plans within each unit.
