First All School Assembly!
On Thursday, November 13th we had our first all school assembly of the school year! We were visited by the Janesville Police Department’s Officer Shaun Mahaffey and his partner K9 Hardy. The children got to see how different this dog was from a dog they might have at home and what his importance is on the force. Hardy is a full blooded german shepherd who was born and trained mostly in Germany. One year ago he was introduced to Officer Mahaffey and the pair went through rigorous training in order to become Janesville’s first K9 unit. The children listened and watched as Hardy was given his commands in German. After which, they each got to pet Hardy. They sang a gratitude of service song to Officer Mahaffey and K9 Hardy, and they got to walk through the area of the car where Hardy rides. This was really quite fun and I believe the children thoroughly enjoyed it!
