Working Dogs for Safer Schools
We help schools utilize professional K9 teams that enhance safety, security and happiness for their campuses and communities.
Every Child Deserves to Feel Safe at School
Your support helps schools access trusted K9 services that create safer, happier and more confident campus environments.
Kids Best Friends helps schools implement highly skilled professional K9 teams for effective and holistic campus safety programs focused on prevention, visibility, and campus confidence.
A Proactive Approach to School Safety
Firearms Detection
Advanced scent detection trained to identify firearms and related materials.
Narcotics Detection
Proactive detection programs supporting safer, healthier campus environments.
Explosives Detection
Specialized K9 capabilities designed for high-level threat prevention and school safety preparedness.
School Safety Designed for Every Campus
We advocate for full-time K9 teams and flexible service programs—allowing schools to implement a proactive canine presence in a way that fits their needs. We also sponsor the training and maintenance of working K9 teams that serve schools.
Full-Time K9 Teams
Daily integrated K9 protection for schools seeking the highest level of proactive campus safety and continuous presence.
K9 Service Program
Flexible weekly, monthly, and event-based K9 deployments bringing visible protection and proactive support to more schools.
Training & Maintenance
Ongoing training, certification support, and operational development for existing K9 teams serving schools and communities.
More Than Detection
K9 teams do more than identify threats.
They create visible reassurance, trusted relationships, and a stronger sense of confidence throughout the school community.
Every program is designed with professionalism, consistency, and meaningful campus integration.
Professionally trained handlers
Real-world operational experience
Proactive deterrence and visibility
Full campus integration
Trusted student engagement
Help Bring Working Dogs to More Schools
Sponsorships directly support K9 training, deployment, handler salary support, and school-based canine programs—help schools get paws on campus! Tails wagging, joy bringing proactive presence, campus support, and scalable canine safety and security services.
To date, more than $450,000 has been deployed into KBF-sponsored programs supporting active school placements and expanded access to campus K9 training and safety initiatives.
School Safety Dogs & Handlers
Kids Best Friends stands apart from other school security solutions because we embrace, support and educate schools on both the happiness and effectiveness professional working dogs bring to campuses.
The Humans: Professional Handlers
Handlers are former military service men and women who have undergone extensive training and are loyally committed to their continued service of our country with this most honorable calling of supporting and protecting our children at school.
The Canines: Working Dogs
Dogs excel at their important jobs of detection, emotional support and should a security crisis take place, de-escalation. They also love people and are wonderfully socialized and confident in school settings of all ages.
