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Every athlete, even the ones in
today's rescue bowl,

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need more than just energy and
enthusiasm.

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They need care, guidance, and
support to become their very best.

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At North Shore Animal League
America,

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that same philosophy extends
beyond the playing.

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Field through a program called
Mudd Degrees.

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It's an extraordinary way to
connect the next generation with

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the mission of rescue and to
inspire kindness that lasts a

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lifetime.

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Let's take a closer look at the
Muddgrees program in action.

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Nina is our school comfort dog.

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She's the sweetest pup you'll
ever meet.

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Uh, she has her imperfections,

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a beautiful little cute snaggle
tooth that sticks out,

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and I think that's what draws us
to her is that we all have our

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imperfections. It's
imperfections that make us beautiful.

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Nina comes to work with me,

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and that's when students start
showing up.

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Students visit her throughout
the entire day.

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At Nurture Animal League
America, our mission is to rescue,

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nurture, adopt, but in the last
few years, we added educate,

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and we thought what better way
to do that than to connect rescue

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with humane education in
social-emotional learning.

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The Mona Greece program, I
think,

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is founded on the belief that
dogs can add so much to the

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community, to the school.

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Just adding a dog into the
community gives students a feeling of

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safety, and it kind of brings
what we try to teach the ideals of

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kindness, of empathy.

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Students see Nina and they say,
Oh, this is what kindness is.

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Our ambassadors are incredible.

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They are those students that
want to see Nina every day,

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and we run it as a club, so they
have their full day of classes,

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and then they stay after school
and they work with Nina. Uh,

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they learn dog handling skills
and learn how to walk Nina in the

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hallway and work with her on
different tricks.

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A lot of the Matari's
ambassadors,

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they're not just drawn to Nina,

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but they also want to go into
the veterinary field,

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and there's part of our vet
science program here.

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Go to animalleague.org to find
out how you can make a huge

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difference by giving animals
like these a forever home.

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Stay tuned for more rescue.