Barn Hill Preserve Field Trip

On Friday, July 19th, we visited Barn Hill Preserve for a field trip.  First we started off meeting some of the animals that they have there. 

Voodoo, the wolf pup

Everyone got a chance to pet him.

You could tell he was a pup because he was teething on everything.

Next up was a cockatoo named Andrew who liked to play Lazarus. The handler told him he was dead and then he played dead. Then he would resurrect him.

Then he brought out a kinkajou named Guapo.

Everyone got to pet him as well.

Then we saw the Flemish giant rabbit and a red kangaroo joey named Roux.

Next the students got to dissect an owl pellet.

Once they finished dissecting the pellets, then we toured the rest of the facility to see the other animals that they have.

The kids were able to feed the llama and the pony.

Entertaining the cockatoo with Craig's hat

Luke & I think this was a baby rhea but they reminded me of the little dinosaurs in the opening scene of Jurassic Park 2.


After all the demos and tours were over, for an additional cost we were able to take a picture with either the kangaroo joey or the wolf pup.

Baton Rouge K-9 Division Field Trip

On Friday, June 21st we had a fieldtrip to the Baton Rouge Police K-9 Division.

First, Corporal Morse talked to the kids about stranger danger.


Then, we headed outside to see the motorcycle division do a demonstration. They talked to the kids about the motorcycles and everyone got a chance to sit on one.

Then we headed back to see the K-9 demonstration. Officer Allen demonstrated obedience with his dog.

Then Corporal Morse demonstrated agility with his dog.


Next Corporal Morse pretended to be the "bad" guy and hid in one of the boxes and then Officer Allen and his dog searched for him.

Then Corporal Morse demonstrated some more obedience as Officer Allen pretended to be the "bad" guy.

Finally, we wrapped it up with questions & answers about the dogs.