"The data at Pacific Grove High School supports the need for our friends at Wonder Woofs to continue visiting our school for years to come. Our drug related incidents at PGHS have decreased substantially since we began utilizing Sean’s well trained and professional safety dogs. What’s more is our students love Ranger, and now Red, when they come to the school. They know why they are there, to keep the campus drug free and safe; yet the social emotional benefit from these visits is the intangible aspect of the program. Thank you Sean and Janelle!"

Shane Steinback

Pacific Grove High School 

Assistant Principal

"Prior to the pandemic and school closure, I learned that there was a program where a dog with therapy training would visit special education classrooms. When the school site allowed for visitation from Mr. Haggett, I collaborated with him on dates he is available to come and I set aside instructional time to have students focus on interaction with Mr. Haggett and 1 of 2 dogs he brings to the classroom. He owns 2 dogs: Ugi and Sapphire. The classroom mainly get visitation from Ugi the golden retriever.

The experience has been very positive and rewarding to the students, as the classroom team learn from Mr. Haggett how to work with Ugi, and the student gets to apply Mr. Haggett's teaching to Ugi. Ugi looks for students who are highly anxious and would approach the as anxious students. Students are prompted by the teacher to respond to Ugi by petting his body. Ugi is trained to sleep when he is in a constant state of petting by students. When students stop petting and wander off, Ugi would perceive the walking action as anxiety and would follow the children who walk off. Overall, students look forward to Ugi's visit every time he visits the classroom.

My Work History

SPED Teacher Moderate/Severe - Goldenrod Elementary @ Kerman Unified 2018-2019

SPED Teacher Moderate/Severe - McCabe Elementary @ Mendota Unified 2019-2020

SPED Teacher Moderate/Severe - Mendota High School @ Mendota Unified 2020-2021

SPED Teacher Moderate/Severe - Rancho San Justo Middle School @ Hollister Unified 2021-2022"

Alexandria Cha

"In the fall of 2013, as part of a larger multifaceted approach to dealing with drugs and other contraband on our campus, Valley Christian Schools contracted Wonder Woofs to provide their services to detect and deter drugs and their use by students.

Sean and Wonder Woofs have always conducted themselves in a professional non-intrusive manner yet providing a valuable deterrent recognized by school administration, staff, and students towards creating a safe and drug free learning environment. Sean and his canines have been instrumental in detecting contraband in possession of students on campus. The canines' ability to detect contact tracing of contraband such as ammunition or drugs is hugely impressive!

Sean makes his dogs available to the students when they are not working, interacting with them during breaks and lunch whenever possible—fostering a positive and healthy relationship.

We highly recommend Wonder Woofs to anyone in need of these services."

Joel Gonzales

"Since the inception of the program, student suspensions due to possession of drugs have decreased. Their presence on campus is a major deterrent to students bringing drugs or paraphernalia to school..." 

Barbara Martinez

 High School Assistant Principal / Safe School Coordinator

(May 2013)

"...I originally requested to work with the Wonder Woofs program due to several drug related suspensions and searches we had at the beginning of the year. Since the Wonder Woofs program started in March, it has been very positive for our school community and has been supported by our student ASB group and our PTO. Our drug related suspensions totaled 6 from Sept. to Feb. Since the program we have had 0 drug related suspensions and 0 individual or group related searches..."

"...Teachers have reported the environment has been safer and suspicions of drug related activities are almost non existent..." ​

Elaine Klauer

Principal

(April 2013)​

​"...The content of your lesson and demonstration were just the sparks needed to start discussions among teachers, parents, and students about the effects of alcohol, drugs, and tobacco on a person's life..."



 ​The Students, Staff, and Parents

Jefferson Elementary School

(December 2014)

"...We began utilizing their services in September of 2012, and have had them running their two narcotic dogs through different sections of our campus, on an average of twice a week. We are happy to report that we have had a significant decrease in drug related suspensions since last school year..."

​"...Another piece of favorable and recent data is that we had no alerts on any of the student vehicles that were sniffed in our student parking lot last week. This is a positive trend, as all previous student parking lot searches resulted in multiple alerts from their dogs..."

​"...One of the other benefits to utilizing Wonder Woofs is that their dogs are non-aggressive search dogs..."

​"...The two dogs that Sean and Janelle work with do not give off an aggressive presence, nor do students or staff feel intimidated by them. This is a benefit to us, as we want to prevent the possession of drugs on our campus while simultaneously providing a safe and welcoming environment for staff and students..." 

​Adrian Ramirez

High School Assistant Principal

(May 2014)

"...The response we have received from parents has been overwhelmingly supportive. In fact, when we initiated the program at the start of the school year the applause was incredible...Parent support is extremely important when implementing a school measure in support of drug prevention and awareness..."

​"...They have only been on our school campus for a short period of time, but have made an impact on the overall safe feel of this campus. The level of service Wonder Woofs has provided with regards to respecting the school's culture and the student's privacy without compromising the effective use of their dogs has been greatly appreciated..."

​"...They are very professional and it is clear they have put in a lot of time training with their partners. Just their presence on our campus has truly made a difference; showing that we take drug prevention and awareness seriously..." 

Joel Gonzalez

Director of Security

(March 2014)

"...Given the successful implementation of the program at Rancho San Justo Middle School, the District has authorized the implementation of the Wonder Woofs program at other District schools and would provide a positive reference to other school districts interested in the implementation of the program in their schools..." 

Gary McIntyre, Ed.D.

Hollister School District Superintendent

(March 2014)

"...Every school lists safety as a priority when establishing the culture of the community. Studies have shown that when students feel safe, their learning improves. An important aspect of the drug and alcohol prevention program a Pacific Grove Middle School is the presence of Wonder Woofs and the service they provide..."

​"...The students and staff enjoy having the dogs and trainers on campus because the searches are done in a non-threatening manner, When students encounter the dogs, Sean and Janelle have positive interactions with the students, pausing to answer any questions they have in a friendly, engaging manner..."

Buck Roggeman

Middle School Principal

(January 2014)