08/10/2026
On Tuesday, nearly 50 students from Borneo International School, aged 8–15, visited BarkPark and HASS Kennels for their final session of the year.
As always, we began with a briefing on conduct, energy and how to approach our dogs. Learning to stay calm, approach gently and respect a dog’s space is part of learning kindness.
The students toured the entire park - from the entrance to FurPoint dog hotel and Pawsitive Dog School, past our swimming pool for dogs and people and back to the kennels and Terrace.
Many had visited before and were comfortable around both puppies and adult dogs. That growing confidence is why repeated exposure matters: familiarity helps dispel fear and makes room for understanding.
Animal welfare education begins with encounters like these. Children learn that dogs have feelings, boundaries and needs- and that being kind means paying attention to them.
These are the seeds HASS hopes to plant: empathy practised early, carried into adulthood, and reflected in how the next generation treats animals.
