Free video series
Being a Responsible Pet Owner
Nine short videos made for children, about what a pet actually needs every day. Fewer pets end up in shelters when the people who love them understood the job before they took it on. Free to watch, free to share, nothing to sign up for.
- 9 videos
- About 8½ minutes in total
- Made for ages 5–11
- Free
Watch the series
Start anywhere. Each one covers a single part of looking after a pet.
A Loving Family
0:50
Why a pet needs to belong to someone — and what belonging looks like day to day.
Feeding Your Pet
1:13
What goes in the bowl, how often, and why table scraps are not a kindness.
Providing Shelter
0:46
Somewhere warm, dry and safe to sleep, indoors and out.
Grooming Your Pet
0:54
Brushing, bathing, nails and ears — the routine care a pet cannot do alone.
Being Gentle
0:40
How to touch a dog so the dog enjoys it, and the handling that frightens them.
Basic Commands
0:51
Why a dog who knows a few words is a safer dog, and where to start.
Exercise & Safety
1:15
Daily exercise, and keeping a pet safe in the yard and on a walk.
Safety in the Car
1:04
Traveling with a pet without either of you getting hurt.
Poop Patrol
0:52
Cleaning up, every time — the least glamorous part of the job and the one neighbors notice.
Who it's for
Parents
Nine short videos you can watch with a child in one sitting, or one a night for a week.
Teachers
Each video is under 90 seconds, so it drops into a lesson without eating it.
Shelters & rescues
Send them to an adopter before the pet goes home, or play them in the lobby.
Vet clinics & groomers
A waiting-room loop, and a free printable flyer to hand out.
Teach the whole thing
These nine videos are one unit of Reach & Teach
Reach & Teach is our scripted humane education curriculum — nine units, word-for-word lesson plans, slide decks, videos and printables, in K–5, middle school and high school editions. Responsible pet ownership is one of the nine. You do not need a teaching background to run it; the script is written to be read aloud.
Spread the word
A printable flyer for your shelter, rescue, clinic, grooming salon or store — free to download and print, so the families you see can find the videos too.
