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Transcript: Sierra and Thunder / Lydia and the Llamas
Collar of Duty Kids
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DESCRIPTION: Sierra, a young girl with brown hair, walks in a park with her parents and two dogs. Various videos show Sierra with a large, brown horse and a smaller horse with flowers in its mane.
NARRATOR: 12-year-old Sierra finds confidence and calm with a horse named Thunder.
SIERRA: He is like medicine for my anxiety. Like he's kind of my medicine.
NARRATOR: Let's play dress up with therapy horses.
DESCRIPTION: Lydia, a young girl with light brown hair, holds chickens and plays with farm animals. She has a llama on a lead and pets a turkey.
NARRATOR: A young girl with big energy finds her calling with farm animals.
LYDIA: My favorite thing to do is hang out with the llamas.
[Introduction music plays]
DESCRIPTION: An animated dog puts on a ‘Collar of Duty’ vest and wags its tail.
[Dog barking]
NARRATOR: When my vest is on, duty calls. When kids and animals team up, the paws-abilities are endless Collar of Duty Kids. Mine!
[Title] “Collar of Duty Kids”.
DESCRIPTION: In a montage, Sierra plays volleyball, sits with her parents, pets her dogs, and gives a tour of her room.
[A large sign reads] “Woodstock, Ontario”
NARRATOR: Meet Sierra, a 12-year-old who likes volleyball, playing with her dogs.
SIERRA: This is Gunner. This is Harvey.
NARRATOR: And going for walks with her parents, Brittany and David, near their home in Woodstock, Ontario.
SIERRA: So this is my room. I have my cow print blankets. So comfy. I have my raccoon because I really like raccoons.
DAVID: Sierra is a sweetheart. She is kind, caring, funny.
SIERRA: I have my cowboy hat. Oh, yeah.
BRITTANY: Sierra sleep-eat everything horses.
[Upbeat music]
SIERRA: This is my cowboy light.
DESCRIPTION: A herd of horses eats from hay bales.
NARRATOR: But there's one horse in particular who holds a special place in her heart. Thunder.
DESCRIPTION: Various videos show Thunder playing.
SIERRA: Thunder is a bay, so that means brown, and a black mane. He has black socks, so like basically black feet. He has his white long streak on his nose. He is the tallest horse so he might seem scary, but he's really just a little teddy bear. He is like a little partner in crime for me.
NARRATOR: But Thunder is not your average sidekick or horse. He helps Sierra feel brave, even on her toughest days. They met just over a year ago when her family was looking for a way to support Sierra through anxiety.
DESCRIPTION: Sierra sits at a picnic table, then walks through a park with her parents and her dogs.
SIERRA: Anxiety for me feels like your heart's in your stomach and chest is like tense. Your brain's telling you to not do that, but you really do wanna do it, but it's just telling you no.
BRITTANY: So general anxiety for Sierra, it's all over the place.
SIERRA: What happens if I had the test? What happens if I tripped and got embarrassed? I overthink. I had separation anxiety and normal anxiety.
BRITTANY: Going back to when she was in kindergarten, she was excited to go to school every day. She loved being there.
DESCRIPTION: Photographs display a young Sierra smiling with her parents and dogs.
NARRATOR: But when COVID lockdowns kept her home for months, that's when things started to feel really big for her.
BRITTANY: That's when we were starting to notice the changes. So I would take her to school, and then it wasn't even a few hours before I was getting phone calls.
[Phone ringing]
DESCRIPTION: Emily is sitting at a picnic table. She has light brown hair and is wearing a pink shirt.
EMILY: My name's Emily, and I'm 12 years old. Sierra's my best friend. Before she met Thunder, she would always zone out and she'd be scared to do things and would always get nervous.
SIERRA: My days were like panic attacks, like crying. I was breaking down.
BRITTANY: We were trying to find something that she could be interested in as an outlet to get her mind off things, relax her.
SIERRA: One day, I said, "Hey, can I maybe try horseback riding?"
DESCRIPTION: A gray farm sits in a large field, where horses wander around a nearby pen.
NARRATOR: After a little research, Sierra's mom found a place that would be the perfect fit, Transitions Encompassing Wellness in Tavistock, Ontario. Alisha is a certified equine facilitator and the founder of Transitions.
DESCRIPTION: Alisha, with blonde hair and wearing a gray hoodie, sits outside and speaks. Horses play.
ALISHA: Transitions is a place where we encompass everything wellness using horses. Thunder is my eight-year-old bay gelding. He is a giant brown teddy bear.
NARRATOR: Since meeting Thunder at Transitions, Sierra's life hasn't been the same.
SIERRA: I first met Thunder a year ago.
ALISHA: Sierra came out to the farm and I could tell that she was a little bit apprehensive.
DESCRIPTION: Sierra brushes Thunder.
ALISHA: So remember, Sierra, the point behind brushing the horse is to build connection with him before you start, right? You're cleaning him off, you're building connection, you're trying to be calm.
SIERRA: The time I met Thunder, I was feeling nervous, anxious, and having anxiety. But as soon as I like saw Thunder, I still had that anxiety, but I kind of knew I was kind of a little bit more calm.
DESCRIPTION: In a montage, Sierra rides on Thunder.
ALISHA: I could just tell that the nervousness started to go away. Horses have an innate ability to help people adapt to their situation. A horse can detect your heartbeat from four feet away, and then the horse goes into this kind of a zone where it tries to help regulate your heartbeat.
BRITTANY: Right off the bat, like everything just clicked right away and it was history from there.
SIERRA: The first day, all my anxiety's poofed away and I just knew me and him were gonna have a great time. It was the most amazing day.
DESCRIPTION: Sierra and Lindsey, a Transitions staff member, stand beside Thunder.
LINDSEY: All right, would you like to put his halter on now? Yep. There you go, just right over his ears.
NARRATOR: Alisha's daughter Lindsey runs the family farm with her and helps Sierra learn how to ride Thunder through their equine-assisted learning program.
DESCRIPTION: Lindsey has long, dark hair and is wearing blue jeans and a gray hooded sweater.
ALISHA: Equine-assisted learning is an experience-based approach to learning leadership and life skills using horses that are designed for permanent behavior modification.
DESCRIPTION: Lindsey and Sierra walk up to an outdoor equestrian obstacle. Sierra is holding Thunder’s lead rope.
ALISHA: So this obstacle is called silent communication. So what can you tell me about silent communication?
SIERRA: That you can't talk to your partner.
ALISHA: How do you communicate?
SIERRA: You have to like use your body language.
ALISHA: Very good. Excellent job. Lindsey's going to read this card, and then she's going to, with her body language, explain to you what you need to do with Thunder in this obstacle, okay?
DESCRIPTION: After reading a card, Lindsey smiles and mimes walking to Sierra with her fingers. She gives Thunder a treat. Sierra takes Thunder’s lead rope and moves through the obstacle.
SIERRA: Mm-hmm.
ALISHA: We do this activity so that kids understand that it's okay to think and use their own gut feelings and their own knowledge. Kids are smart, we don't give them enough credit. Good job.
DESCRIPTION: Sierra and Thunder approach a barrel. Lindsey holds up a finger and draws a circle in the air. Sierra mimes the circle back a couple of times.
SIERRA: So the silent communication helped my confidence because it's taking one of my abilities away so I can actually like use my other abilities.
ALISHA: At first, we see their confidence kind of go down a little bit because of course you take away a sense and now they're relying on another sense that they don't use so much, such as speaking.
DESCRIPTION: Sierra moves around the barrel with Thunder.
ALISHA: Ah, there you go.
ALISHA: You can take that skill and then you can use it out in school because then you're picking up on subtle cues.
DESCRIPTION: In the pen, Sierra is blindfolded. She holds Thunder’s lead rope.
LINDSEY: So you're gonna take one big step forward, and there's a pole in front of you.
NARRATOR: The next challenge uses a blindfold, taking away the student's sense of sight, forcing them to rely completely on their partner for guidance and direction.
LINDSEY: Take a couple big steps. There's a couple bean bags in front of you, so just be careful.
ALISHA: What we're seeing here is trust, teamwork, accountability, appropriate boundary setting. Everything that people learn here are life skills that are needed in everyday life.
DESCRIPTION: Emily and Sierra sit at a picnic table, tying their shoes. Another time, they play volleyball.
NARRATOR: And Sierra is living proof of that. The skills she's learned at Transitions have made a real difference in every part of her life.
EMILY: Ooh.
SIERRA: After Thunder I was confident I actually could do stuff. Beautiful. Me and Emily both made our school volleyball team. I did the talent show.
NARRATOR: Sierra's confidence has carried her beyond the farm. As she looks ahead, she's beginning to dream a better future.
SIERRA: When I grow up, I wanna be a vet for dogs and horses.
DESCRIPTION: A photograph features a younger Sierra dressed as a veterinarian with a dog beside her.
BRITTANY: Ever since Sierra was little, she has wanted to be a vet.
SIERRA: I wanna help animals how they have helped me.
DESCRIPTION: Sierra and Brittany drive to the Woodstock Veterinary Hospital.
NARRATOR: And today, she's getting a special chance to take a step toward that dream.
BRITTANY: You excited?
SIERRA: Yeah, and I'm a little nervous.
NARRATOR: Sierra's at the Woodstock Veterinary Hospital.
DESCRIPTION: Brittany and Sierra enter the hospital and shake hands with a veterinarian.
BRITTANY: Hi.
SIERRA: Hi.
VETRINARIAN: Hi, Sierra.
NARRATOR: Where she gets to assist Dr. Rob with a special appointment.
DR. ROB: Let's get you suited up.
DESCRIPTION: Sierra is wearing blue scrubs and puts on blue surgical gloves. Sierra and Dr. Rob pet Marley, a white, brown, and black dog.
NARRATOR: Surgical gloves are on, and Sierra's ready to meet rescue dog Marley. Marley even managed to sneak in a few doggy kisses before the examination.
DR. ROB: So we're gonna have a look at Marley's mouth. Marley coming from Northern Ontario, there isn't a lot of veterinary care up there.
NARRATOR: Marley is a rescue from Happy's place, a rescue for senior dogs. Today is Marley's final checkup before being adopted.
SIERRA: So I got to meet this dog named Marley and we checked up on his teeth.
DESCRIPTION: Dr. Rob opens and closes Marley’s mouth. Sierra puts on a stethoscope and places it on Marley’s chest.
DR. ROB: And if you wanna put your stethoscope on.
SIERRA: And we checked his heartbeat. Just under the stomach?
DR. ROB: Wanna put that right up against his chest.
SIERRA: I hear like pound-pound.
DR. ROB: Yeah, yeah.
[Dr. Rob chuckles]
DR. ROB: He's a little nervous, so.
SIERRA: He has like little shaved part on his leg. Was that for the dental, like, surgery?
DR. ROB: That's a great question.
DR. ROB: Sierra did a great job of observing and examining Marley. I'm excited for her for the future.
SIERRA: I thought it was awesome and I just loved it. So fun.
DR. ROB: He's ready to stay in his forever home. What do you think, Marley?
DESCRIPTION: In a montage, Sierra rides Thunder.
NARRATOR: In the years since Sierra began riding Thunder at Transitions, she's grown in so many ways.
ALISHA: Perfect. I've noticed a huge improvement in her ability to regulate herself without me having to give the reminders as often.
DESCRIPTION: Sierra rides Thunder.
LINDSEY: Alright, do you wanna bring them out around the arena and you can just start walking?
DAVID: Just everything changed. Her confidence just went way up.
BRITTANY: Skyrocketed.
DAVID: Yeah. She was just so happy and like we weren't getting the phone calls anymore and-
BRITTANY: She's a whole new kid that's affecting all other aspects of her life.
EMILY: I think Thunder's been an amazing thing in her life. She's always having fun, excited to do her lessons.
LINDSEY: Good, keep a nice working walk.
DAVID: Thunder in Transitions is Sierra's absolute world.
LINDSEY: And can you put your left arm straight out?
SIERRA: He's just the best horse ever.
LINDSEY: And both hands straight out like an airplane.
ALISHA: We're grateful that we've been able to be a big part of Sierra's journey in helping her be more confident young lady.
SIERRA: He is like medicine for my anxiety. Like he's kind of my medicine.
LINDSEY: It's the horse-human connection, for sure.
SIERRA: It was the best decision in my life.
NARRATOR: Sari Therapeutic Riding, located just outside of London, Ontario, offers inclusive riding experiences for everyone.
DESCRIPTION: A farm staff member leads three children into an equipment room.
STAFF MEMBER: We're gonna go put our helmets on. All right, Avery, you got one. Perfect fit.
NARRATOR: Ally is leading a group of kids today who have come to Sari to be part of their Little Britches Program.
DESCRIPTION: The staff member, Ally, has long, dark hair and is wearing a black coat.
ALLY: My name is Ally and I'm the head instructor here at Sari.
DESCRIPTION: Various videos show Ally with the children.
NARRATOR: Little Britches is a half day program for kids aged 4 to 12. They enjoy a fun-filled morning of crafts, games, songs, horsemanship, a pony ride, and much more.
DESCRIPTION: Two miniature horses stand in stables.
NARRATOR: Today, kids will be spending time with two miniature horses, Tinker and Bell.
ALLY: So we are going to brush them and decorate them as part of our little britches today.
NARRATOR: The kids grab their brushes and get to work on those shaggy coats.
ALLY: If you go like this, just like me, all the way up top, look how clean. Look, she loves it. Look at all that hair. Good job.
NARRATOR: First, the kids can brush and groom Tinker and Bell to help take care of them.
DESCRIPTION: The children brush the horses’ hair.
AVERY: My name is Avery and I'm five years old. This is my brother Ethan.
ALLY: Ethan, what's all over your mitts? Can you show them?
DESCRIPTION: Ethan holds up his mittens, which are covered in horse hair.
ALLY: So much hair.
[Ethan chuckles]
ALLY: Looking good.
AVERY: I brush the hair off.
NARRATOR: Once the ponies are clean, it's time to get them glammed up and looking fabulous.
CHLOE: My name is Chloe.
DESCRIPTION: The children pick through a bin of faux flowers, bows, and ribbons.
ALLY: Chloe has put on a unicorn top and a couple bows on her horse, and Avery's put a sunflower on and a couple different colorful bows.
NARRATOR: Being around the horses builds confidence, creativity, and socialization with animals and each other.
ALLY: Ethan's putting another sunflower on Bell, and Bell has three sunflowers on now.
NARRATOR: All this pampering makes a pony really hungry.
ALLY: All right, Ethan, Avery, Chloe, it is time to give our ponies a treat before they get to go back outside.
DESCRIPTION: The children carry bowls to the horses.
ALLY: Avery, you and Ethan can feed Bell, okay? Can you guys do it together? Good job. And then Chloe, we are gonna feed Tinker together, okay? Yum. You hear her crunch, crunch, crunch. Looks as she's making apple sauce.
NARRATOR: Through cooperative activities and time with ponies, kids gain strength, awareness, and meaningful connection.
ALLY: Okay, can we say bye to Tinker and Bell?
AVERY: Bye-bye.
NARRATOR: A few carrots, a little sparkle, and a whole lot of love. Just another perfect day of horsing around at Little Britches.
DESCRIPTION: Lydia, a young girl with light brown hair, stands near a chicken coop.
NARRATOR: Meet Lydia.
LYDIA: I'm Lydia and I'm 10.
DESCRIPTION: In a montage, Lydia rolls over logs, feeds llamas, turkeys walk around outside, and chickens play inside.
NARRATOR: Lydia feels most at home in nature.
LYDIA: Worm!
NARRATOR: And has a deep love for animals, especially chickens.
DESCRIPTION: Lydia pulls up her pant leg, revealing chicken socks.
LYDIA: I'm wearing my chicken socks.
NARRATOR: She has 25 birds. This includes a family of growing chicks she's been raising.
LYDIA: They keep trying to fly away.
NARRATOR: And an affectionate turkey who loves cuddles. Lydia lives with her parents and sister Audrey in a rural area just outside Frederickton, New Brunswick.
DESCRIPTION: Lydia stands outside her house with her parents and sister. Her parents, Sarah and Terry, sit on a bench.
SARAH: My name is Sarah and this is Terry.
LYDIA: Hi.
SARAH: When it comes to animals, Lydia loves them. Dandelion is my snake.
DESCRIPTION: Lydia holds a yellow snake around her shoulders.
SARAH: She'd have a lion if she could.
TERRY: She fell asleep on the couch with the snake the other day.
SARAH: Yeah. Yeah, that was fun.
DESCRIPTION: Various videos show Lydia’s animals.
NARRATOR: The animals on the farm keep Lydia busy and engaged, and that's not always easy for Lydia. Who has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or ADHD. It's a common condition that affects how the brain works.
LYDIA: ADHD feels like it's not there but it's there. It makes you like hard to like focus. You like fidget a lot. Hey, I want to show you my room.
DESCRIPTION: Various videos show Lydia giving a room tour.
NARRATOR: School became increasingly difficult for Lydia.
SARAH: ADHD's moments in Lydia are, she wants to be busy, but it has to be things that she's passionate about.
TERRY: Always changing. The scenery has to change all the time.
SARAH: It's like your mind is going faster than what your body will let you do.
NARRATOR: Lydia's parents began looking for support to help her deal with her challenges
socially and in school. This led them to Dancing Goat Therapy Farm.
DESCRIPTION: At the Dancing Goat Therapy Farm, Arthi has brown hair and is wearing a blue top. Llamas, goats, chickens, bunnies and dogs are shown.
ARTHI: My name is Arthi. I'm a registered psychotherapist, and I offer nature and animal- assisted therapy. We have all kinds of animals here. We have goats, a different variety of birds, bunnies, our therapy dog, Coco. We also have llamas who are our four-legged therapy animals.
LYDIA: Can you hold the carrot?
ARTHI: When Lydia initially started therapy, she didn't have many friends in school. She was really struggling.
DESCRIPTION: Arthi and Lydia take care of llamas inside a pen.
LYDIA: Is that a llama hoof?
ARTHI: No, that's a horseshoe.
LYDIA: Horseshoes are good luck.
ARTHI: And she comes to the farm to do animal therapy, to be out in nature.
LYDIA: My favorite things to do at Arthi's is to hang out with the llamas 'cause they're so funny.
ARTHI: So the clients take the llamas out for a walk into nature, and as they are walking the llamas, they are given certain mindfulness cues to practice.
ARTHI: And as we're walking, we're gonna come to her. There also are the suggestions like hum to the llamas.
NARRATOR: Soon, Lydia's parents noticed a change in her.
SARAH: Being around the animals allowed Lydia to just relax and not feel like she had to continuously go.
ARTHI: It's very, very helpful for people with ADHD because it allows the nervous system to find that calm and that quiet for a moment. You wanna try it now? Gently brushing her?
LYDIA: May I brush you?
ARTHI: Connecting with the animals helped her to discover her passion with animals. And she's taken that back home.
DESCRIPTION: Various videos show all of Lydia, Sarah, and Terry’s animals.
ARTHI: Now, they raise chickens and ducks. They hatch their own eggs and chicks. So it's really helped her to build a passion, which she's so proud of.
SARAH: Arthi is the reason why we started hatching animals in the first place. And now it's a problem 'cause now they're here.
TERRY: All of them.
SARAH: All of them.
LYDIA: Come meet the baby chicks.
SARAH: The baby chicks are about two and a half weeks old right now. We had four baby chickens hatch, and then a week later, a baby duck.
DESCRIPTION: A baby duck follows a dog around the house.
LYDIA: My baby duck Claire.
SARAH: We have them in the house, just to be able to keep them warm.
DESCRIPTION: Lydia picks up a black chick.
LYDIA: This is Pitch. Oh, they're really cute, fluffy, and small. Silver loves to pick things. And this guy is Ash. Ash is my favorite because she loves to snuggle. This little guy is Dino.
SARAH: So pretty soon, the chicks are going to be relocated outside, luckily, because they're getting bigger and louder and flying higher and eating more and pooping more. And we just can't have that sort of thing going on inside. They're already flying the coop.
NARRATOR: This community of birds thrives in Lydia's care.
DESCRIPTION: Lydia walks outside and shows a variety of birds.
LYDIA: I'm going to be showing you my favorite chickens, ducks, and turkeys. This is our rooster, Pirate. He's really funny. My favorite chicken. She loves to peck. His mating dance. Look how cool that is. This duck thinks he's a turkey.
DESCRIPTION: Lydia hugs and pets a turkey.
NARRATOR: Lydia has a unique bond with each of her birds, but there's one in particular that holds a special place in her heart.
SARAH: Missy's our emotional support turkey.
LYDIA: Missy loves to snuggle. She's walking right up to me. Hello, Missy.
SARAH: It's really strange to just see this really big bird come up to you and just expect love.
LYDIA: Bringing it in for a hug. I love Missy.
NARRATOR: Taking care of so many animals is a lot of work. Although Lydia often has a hard time focusing, when it comes to animals, she's present and ready to learn.
DESCRIPTION: Lydia pours chicken feed on the ground. She collects eggs and pets turkeys.
LYDIA: We found eggs. This is a duck egg. Four duck eggs today. This is a turkey egg compared to a chicken egg.
NARRATOR: Wow, a Turkey egg is almost double the size of a chicken egg. Not only have Lydia's animals helped her find a passion that she can nurture every day, but she also enjoys showing them off to friends.
DESCRIPTION: Two young boys sit on a couch.
JAXXON: I'm Jaxxon, and I'm 11 years old.
COLTON: I'm Colton, and I'm eight years old.
LYDIA: They're gonna come over and see my snake for the first time.
ARTHI: She's able to make friends through the animals that she has because she brings people over. She says, "Hey, look at my snake or look at my chicks." And it's really helped her to grow socially and to connect with people on a social level.
DESCRIPTION: In her bedroom, Lydia shows her snake to her friends.
LYDIA: This is Dandelion. Dandelion is a lemon blast ball python.
SARAH: Lydia knows that she's really good with animals. Now she can go to other kids and just say, "Hey, the animal's doing this because of this."
LYDIA: Wow. They could eat something 10 times bigger than their tiny little head.
JAXXON: Really? His tongue is coming out like every instant because that's how they breathe.
LYDIA: Actually, that's how they smell.
JAXXON: Oh.
COLTON: Lydia's like a pro at this. Lydia's really good with animals.
JAXXON: This is really cool.
[Lydia laughing]
DESCRIPTION: Lydia’s chickens wander around the house. Lydia sits at a table and strings beads.
NARRATOR: Now that the chicks have outgrown indoors, move out day has arrived.
SARAH: We're celebrating because the babies are moving out, finally.
NARRATOR: Move out day will be a new step for Lydia as she takes the lead in preparing the chick's new coop outside.
SARAH: We are getting ready for the chick move out day.
[Lydia laughs]
NARRATOR: Lydia and Audrey have enlisted friends Mikhail and Lexi to help with the farewell festivity decorations.
LYDIA: And Audrey is making a sign.
DESCRIPTION: Audrey, Lydia’s sister, holds up a ‘Move-Out Day!’ sign.
NARRATOR: There's a lot to be done.
LYDIA: This is for one of the boys.
NARRATOR: And the work Lydia has been doing in animal therapy is helping keep her focused on her goals.
LYDIA: So we're gonna take the new chicks all outside and introduce them to the world.
DESCRIPTION: Outside, Lydia, Audrey, and their friends put up signs and beads and set up a table.
LYDIA: Yeah, that looks good.
[Lydia laughs]
LYDIA: I'm doing tablecloth.
SARAH: It looks really nice right now.
LYDIA: I love it.
NARRATOR: With the decoration set- This looks so nice.
NARRATOR: It's time for the chicks to see their new paradise. What would you like?
LEXI: May I have a Pitch?
DESCRIPTION: Lydia and her friends take the chicks one by one out of a box and put them in their new outdoor home.
NARRATOR: Lydia took on the responsibility of raising hatchlings, and today, she can proudly move them to a more natural habitat outdoors. We're gonna be putting the new chicks in their new home. I'm gonna start with Ash. Silver's next. Now Dino. And finally, Pitch!
AUDREY: And Pitch just flew in by himself.
LYDIA: Yeah.
AUDREY: Let's close up the door.
LYDIA: They started pecking out the grass. They started chirping. They started exploring. Ash seems to be digging in dirt. They look very, very happy in their new home.
SARAH: I'm really proud of the work and enthusiasm Lydia put into this whole celebration. Literally, she can do anything.
DESCRIPTION: A montage shows Lydia with her animals.
ARTHI: Coming to therapy with animals has really helped Lydia see a future for herself. Raising a lot of animals, caring for the animals.
LYDIA: I really wanna be an animal rescuer because I wanna help animals.
SARAH: Her confidence has grown. She's developed more patience. She's developed a whole lot more responsibility. It's made her more brave.
TERRY: It's her superpower. ADHD is a superpower.
LYDIA: I have one more thing. Save the animals.
[Title] “Collar of Duty Kids”.
[End Credits] “Directed and Produced by: Laura Lillie. Featuring: Sierra & Thunder; Lydia & Therapy Animals. Narrator: Craig Smith. Line Producer Carole Aeschelmann. Executive Producers: Laura Lillie, Raj Panikkar, Christopher Szarka. Director of Photography: Billy McCormick. Produced with the Assistance of The Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit. Made possible with the support of Ontario Creates. Produced with the participation of TVO Kids. Worldwide Distribution by TVF. Purple Panda Productions, Inc.”
Descriptive Transcript
DESCRIPTION: Sierra, a young girl with brown hair, walks in a park with her parents and two dogs. Various videos show Sierra with a large, brown horse and a smaller horse with flowers in its mane.
NARRATOR: 12-year-old Sierra finds confidence and calm with a horse named Thunder.
SIERRA: He is like medicine for my anxiety. Like he's kind of my medicine.
NARRATOR: Let's play dress up with therapy horses.
DESCRIPTION: Lydia, a young girl with light brown hair, holds chickens and plays with farm animals. She has a llama on a lead and pets a turkey.
NARRATOR: A young girl with big energy finds her calling with farm animals.
LYDIA: My favorite thing to do is hang out with the llamas.
[Introduction music plays]
DESCRIPTION: An animated dog puts on a ‘Collar of Duty’ vest and wags its tail.
[Dog barking]
NARRATOR: When my vest is on, duty calls. When kids and animals team up, the paws-abilities are endless Collar of Duty Kids. Mine!
[Title] “Collar of Duty Kids”.
DESCRIPTION: In a montage, Sierra plays volleyball, sits with her parents, pets her dogs, and gives a tour of her room.
[A large sign reads] “Woodstock, Ontario”
NARRATOR: Meet Sierra, a 12-year-old who likes volleyball, playing with her dogs.
SIERRA: This is Gunner. This is Harvey.
NARRATOR: And going for walks with her parents, Brittany and David, near their home in Woodstock, Ontario.
SIERRA: So this is my room. I have my cow print blankets. So comfy. I have my raccoon because I really like raccoons.
DAVID: Sierra is a sweetheart. She is kind, caring, funny.
SIERRA: I have my cowboy hat. Oh, yeah.
BRITTANY: Sierra sleep-eat everything horses.
[Upbeat music]
SIERRA: This is my cowboy light.
DESCRIPTION: A herd of horses eats from hay bales.
NARRATOR: But there's one horse in particular who holds a special place in her heart. Thunder.
DESCRIPTION: Various videos show Thunder playing.
SIERRA: Thunder is a bay, so that means brown, and a black mane. He has black socks, so like basically black feet. He has his white long streak on his nose. He is the tallest horse so he might seem scary, but he's really just a little teddy bear. He is like a little partner in crime for me.
NARRATOR: But Thunder is not your average sidekick or horse. He helps Sierra feel brave, even on her toughest days. They met just over a year ago when her family was looking for a way to support Sierra through anxiety.
DESCRIPTION: Sierra sits at a picnic table, then walks through a park with her parents and her dogs.
SIERRA: Anxiety for me feels like your heart's in your stomach and chest is like tense. Your brain's telling you to not do that, but you really do wanna do it, but it's just telling you no.
BRITTANY: So general anxiety for Sierra, it's all over the place.
SIERRA: What happens if I had the test? What happens if I tripped and got embarrassed? I overthink. I had separation anxiety and normal anxiety.
BRITTANY: Going back to when she was in kindergarten, she was excited to go to school every day. She loved being there.
DESCRIPTION: Photographs display a young Sierra smiling with her parents and dogs.
NARRATOR: But when COVID lockdowns kept her home for months, that's when things started to feel really big for her.
BRITTANY: That's when we were starting to notice the changes. So I would take her to school, and then it wasn't even a few hours before I was getting phone calls.
[Phone ringing]
DESCRIPTION: Emily is sitting at a picnic table. She has light brown hair and is wearing a pink shirt.
EMILY: My name's Emily, and I'm 12 years old. Sierra's my best friend. Before she met Thunder, she would always zone out and she'd be scared to do things and would always get nervous.
SIERRA: My days were like panic attacks, like crying. I was breaking down.
BRITTANY: We were trying to find something that she could be interested in as an outlet to get her mind off things, relax her.
SIERRA: One day, I said, "Hey, can I maybe try horseback riding?"
DESCRIPTION: A gray farm sits in a large field, where horses wander around a nearby pen.
NARRATOR: After a little research, Sierra's mom found a place that would be the perfect fit, Transitions Encompassing Wellness in Tavistock, Ontario. Alisha is a certified equine facilitator and the founder of Transitions.
DESCRIPTION: Alisha, with blonde hair and wearing a gray hoodie, sits outside and speaks. Horses play.
ALISHA: Transitions is a place where we encompass everything wellness using horses. Thunder is my eight-year-old bay gelding. He is a giant brown teddy bear.
NARRATOR: Since meeting Thunder at Transitions, Sierra's life hasn't been the same.
SIERRA: I first met Thunder a year ago.
ALISHA: Sierra came out to the farm and I could tell that she was a little bit apprehensive.
DESCRIPTION: Sierra brushes Thunder.
ALISHA: So remember, Sierra, the point behind brushing the horse is to build connection with him before you start, right? You're cleaning him off, you're building connection, you're trying to be calm.
SIERRA: The time I met Thunder, I was feeling nervous, anxious, and having anxiety. But as soon as I like saw Thunder, I still had that anxiety, but I kind of knew I was kind of a little bit more calm.
DESCRIPTION: In a montage, Sierra rides on Thunder.
ALISHA: I could just tell that the nervousness started to go away. Horses have an innate ability to help people adapt to their situation. A horse can detect your heartbeat from four feet away, and then the horse goes into this kind of a zone where it tries to help regulate your heartbeat.
BRITTANY: Right off the bat, like everything just clicked right away and it was history from there.
SIERRA: The first day, all my anxiety's poofed away and I just knew me and him were gonna have a great time. It was the most amazing day.
DESCRIPTION: Sierra and Lindsey, a Transitions staff member, stand beside Thunder.
LINDSEY: All right, would you like to put his halter on now? Yep. There you go, just right over his ears.
NARRATOR: Alisha's daughter Lindsey runs the family farm with her and helps Sierra learn how to ride Thunder through their equine-assisted learning program.
DESCRIPTION: Lindsey has long, dark hair and is wearing blue jeans and a gray hooded sweater.
ALISHA: Equine-assisted learning is an experience-based approach to learning leadership and life skills using horses that are designed for permanent behavior modification.
DESCRIPTION: Lindsey and Sierra walk up to an outdoor equestrian obstacle. Sierra is holding Thunder’s lead rope.
ALISHA: So this obstacle is called silent communication. So what can you tell me about silent communication?
SIERRA: That you can't talk to your partner.
ALISHA: How do you communicate?
SIERRA: You have to like use your body language.
ALISHA: Very good. Excellent job. Lindsey's going to read this card, and then she's going to, with her body language, explain to you what you need to do with Thunder in this obstacle, okay?
DESCRIPTION: After reading a card, Lindsey smiles and mimes walking to Sierra with her fingers. She gives Thunder a treat. Sierra takes Thunder’s lead rope and moves through the obstacle.
SIERRA: Mm-hmm.
ALISHA: We do this activity so that kids understand that it's okay to think and use their own gut feelings and their own knowledge. Kids are smart, we don't give them enough credit. Good job.
DESCRIPTION: Sierra and Thunder approach a barrel. Lindsey holds up a finger and draws a circle in the air. Sierra mimes the circle back a couple of times.
SIERRA: So the silent communication helped my confidence because it's taking one of my abilities away so I can actually like use my other abilities.
ALISHA: At first, we see their confidence kind of go down a little bit because of course you take away a sense and now they're relying on another sense that they don't use so much, such as speaking.
DESCRIPTION: Sierra moves around the barrel with Thunder.
ALISHA: Ah, there you go.
ALISHA: You can take that skill and then you can use it out in school because then you're picking up on subtle cues.
DESCRIPTION: In the pen, Sierra is blindfolded. She holds Thunder’s lead rope.
LINDSEY: So you're gonna take one big step forward, and there's a pole in front of you.
NARRATOR: The next challenge uses a blindfold, taking away the student's sense of sight, forcing them to rely completely on their partner for guidance and direction.
LINDSEY: Take a couple big steps. There's a couple bean bags in front of you, so just be careful.
ALISHA: What we're seeing here is trust, teamwork, accountability, appropriate boundary setting. Everything that people learn here are life skills that are needed in everyday life.
DESCRIPTION: Emily and Sierra sit at a picnic table, tying their shoes. Another time, they play volleyball.
NARRATOR: And Sierra is living proof of that. The skills she's learned at Transitions have made a real difference in every part of her life.
EMILY: Ooh.
SIERRA: After Thunder I was confident I actually could do stuff. Beautiful. Me and Emily both made our school volleyball team. I did the talent show.
NARRATOR: Sierra's confidence has carried her beyond the farm. As she looks ahead, she's beginning to dream a better future.
SIERRA: When I grow up, I wanna be a vet for dogs and horses.
DESCRIPTION: A photograph features a younger Sierra dressed as a veterinarian with a dog beside her.
BRITTANY: Ever since Sierra was little, she has wanted to be a vet.
SIERRA: I wanna help animals how they have helped me.
DESCRIPTION: Sierra and Brittany drive to the Woodstock Veterinary Hospital.
NARRATOR: And today, she's getting a special chance to take a step toward that dream.
BRITTANY: You excited?
SIERRA: Yeah, and I'm a little nervous.
NARRATOR: Sierra's at the Woodstock Veterinary Hospital.
DESCRIPTION: Brittany and Sierra enter the hospital and shake hands with a veterinarian.
BRITTANY: Hi.
SIERRA: Hi.
VETRINARIAN: Hi, Sierra.
NARRATOR: Where she gets to assist Dr. Rob with a special appointment.
DR. ROB: Let's get you suited up.
DESCRIPTION: Sierra is wearing blue scrubs and puts on blue surgical gloves. Sierra and Dr. Rob pet Marley, a white, brown, and black dog.
NARRATOR: Surgical gloves are on, and Sierra's ready to meet rescue dog Marley. Marley even managed to sneak in a few doggy kisses before the examination.
DR. ROB: So we're gonna have a look at Marley's mouth. Marley coming from Northern Ontario, there isn't a lot of veterinary care up there.
NARRATOR: Marley is a rescue from Happy's place, a rescue for senior dogs. Today is Marley's final checkup before being adopted.
SIERRA: So I got to meet this dog named Marley and we checked up on his teeth.
DESCRIPTION: Dr. Rob opens and closes Marley’s mouth. Sierra puts on a stethoscope and places it on Marley’s chest.
DR. ROB: And if you wanna put your stethoscope on.
SIERRA: And we checked his heartbeat. Just under the stomach?
DR. ROB: Wanna put that right up against his chest.
SIERRA: I hear like pound-pound.
DR. ROB: Yeah, yeah.
[Dr. Rob chuckles]
DR. ROB: He's a little nervous, so.
SIERRA: He has like little shaved part on his leg. Was that for the dental, like, surgery?
DR. ROB: That's a great question.
DR. ROB: Sierra did a great job of observing and examining Marley. I'm excited for her for the future.
SIERRA: I thought it was awesome and I just loved it. So fun.
DR. ROB: He's ready to stay in his forever home. What do you think, Marley?
DESCRIPTION: In a montage, Sierra rides Thunder.
NARRATOR: In the years since Sierra began riding Thunder at Transitions, she's grown in so many ways.
ALISHA: Perfect. I've noticed a huge improvement in her ability to regulate herself without me having to give the reminders as often.
DESCRIPTION: Sierra rides Thunder.
LINDSEY: Alright, do you wanna bring them out around the arena and you can just start walking?
DAVID: Just everything changed. Her confidence just went way up.
BRITTANY: Skyrocketed.
DAVID: Yeah. She was just so happy and like we weren't getting the phone calls anymore and-
BRITTANY: She's a whole new kid that's affecting all other aspects of her life.
EMILY: I think Thunder's been an amazing thing in her life. She's always having fun, excited to do her lessons.
LINDSEY: Good, keep a nice working walk.
DAVID: Thunder in Transitions is Sierra's absolute world.
LINDSEY: And can you put your left arm straight out?
SIERRA: He's just the best horse ever.
LINDSEY: And both hands straight out like an airplane.
ALISHA: We're grateful that we've been able to be a big part of Sierra's journey in helping her be more confident young lady.
SIERRA: He is like medicine for my anxiety. Like he's kind of my medicine.
LINDSEY: It's the horse-human connection, for sure.
SIERRA: It was the best decision in my life.
NARRATOR: Sari Therapeutic Riding, located just outside of London, Ontario, offers inclusive riding experiences for everyone.
DESCRIPTION: A farm staff member leads three children into an equipment room.
STAFF MEMBER: We're gonna go put our helmets on. All right, Avery, you got one. Perfect fit.
NARRATOR: Ally is leading a group of kids today who have come to Sari to be part of their Little Britches Program.
DESCRIPTION: The staff member, Ally, has long, dark hair and is wearing a black coat.
ALLY: My name is Ally and I'm the head instructor here at Sari.
DESCRIPTION: Various videos show Ally with the children.
NARRATOR: Little Britches is a half day program for kids aged 4 to 12. They enjoy a fun-filled morning of crafts, games, songs, horsemanship, a pony ride, and much more.
DESCRIPTION: Two miniature horses stand in stables.
NARRATOR: Today, kids will be spending time with two miniature horses, Tinker and Bell.
ALLY: So we are going to brush them and decorate them as part of our little britches today.
NARRATOR: The kids grab their brushes and get to work on those shaggy coats.
ALLY: If you go like this, just like me, all the way up top, look how clean. Look, she loves it. Look at all that hair. Good job.
NARRATOR: First, the kids can brush and groom Tinker and Bell to help take care of them.
DESCRIPTION: The children brush the horses’ hair.
AVERY: My name is Avery and I'm five years old. This is my brother Ethan.
ALLY: Ethan, what's all over your mitts? Can you show them?
DESCRIPTION: Ethan holds up his mittens, which are covered in horse hair.
ALLY: So much hair.
[Ethan chuckles]
ALLY: Looking good.
AVERY: I brush the hair off.
NARRATOR: Once the ponies are clean, it's time to get them glammed up and looking fabulous.
CHLOE: My name is Chloe.
DESCRIPTION: The children pick through a bin of faux flowers, bows, and ribbons.
ALLY: Chloe has put on a unicorn top and a couple bows on her horse, and Avery's put a sunflower on and a couple different colorful bows.
NARRATOR: Being around the horses builds confidence, creativity, and socialization with animals and each other.
ALLY: Ethan's putting another sunflower on Bell, and Bell has three sunflowers on now.
NARRATOR: All this pampering makes a pony really hungry.
ALLY: All right, Ethan, Avery, Chloe, it is time to give our ponies a treat before they get to go back outside.
DESCRIPTION: The children carry bowls to the horses.
ALLY: Avery, you and Ethan can feed Bell, okay? Can you guys do it together? Good job. And then Chloe, we are gonna feed Tinker together, okay? Yum. You hear her crunch, crunch, crunch. Looks as she's making apple sauce.
NARRATOR: Through cooperative activities and time with ponies, kids gain strength, awareness, and meaningful connection.
ALLY: Okay, can we say bye to Tinker and Bell?
AVERY: Bye-bye.
NARRATOR: A few carrots, a little sparkle, and a whole lot of love. Just another perfect day of horsing around at Little Britches.
DESCRIPTION: Lydia, a young girl with light brown hair, stands near a chicken coop.
NARRATOR: Meet Lydia.
LYDIA: I'm Lydia and I'm 10.
DESCRIPTION: In a montage, Lydia rolls over logs, feeds llamas, turkeys walk around outside, and chickens play inside.
NARRATOR: Lydia feels most at home in nature.
LYDIA: Worm!
NARRATOR: And has a deep love for animals, especially chickens.
DESCRIPTION: Lydia pulls up her pant leg, revealing chicken socks.
LYDIA: I'm wearing my chicken socks.
NARRATOR: She has 25 birds. This includes a family of growing chicks she's been raising.
LYDIA: They keep trying to fly away.
NARRATOR: And an affectionate turkey who loves cuddles. Lydia lives with her parents and sister Audrey in a rural area just outside Frederickton, New Brunswick.
DESCRIPTION: Lydia stands outside her house with her parents and sister. Her parents, Sarah and Terry, sit on a bench.
SARAH: My name is Sarah and this is Terry.
LYDIA: Hi.
SARAH: When it comes to animals, Lydia loves them. Dandelion is my snake.
DESCRIPTION: Lydia holds a yellow snake around her shoulders.
SARAH: She'd have a lion if she could.
TERRY: She fell asleep on the couch with the snake the other day.
SARAH: Yeah. Yeah, that was fun.
DESCRIPTION: Various videos show Lydia’s animals.
NARRATOR: The animals on the farm keep Lydia busy and engaged, and that's not always easy for Lydia. Who has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or ADHD. It's a common condition that affects how the brain works.
LYDIA: ADHD feels like it's not there but it's there. It makes you like hard to like focus. You like fidget a lot. Hey, I want to show you my room.
DESCRIPTION: Various videos show Lydia giving a room tour.
NARRATOR: School became increasingly difficult for Lydia.
SARAH: ADHD's moments in Lydia are, she wants to be busy, but it has to be things that she's passionate about.
TERRY: Always changing. The scenery has to change all the time.
SARAH: It's like your mind is going faster than what your body will let you do.
NARRATOR: Lydia's parents began looking for support to help her deal with her challenges
socially and in school. This led them to Dancing Goat Therapy Farm.
DESCRIPTION: At the Dancing Goat Therapy Farm, Arthi has brown hair and is wearing a blue top. Llamas, goats, chickens, bunnies and dogs are shown.
ARTHI: My name is Arthi. I'm a registered psychotherapist, and I offer nature and animal- assisted therapy. We have all kinds of animals here. We have goats, a different variety of birds, bunnies, our therapy dog, Coco. We also have llamas who are our four-legged therapy animals.
LYDIA: Can you hold the carrot?
ARTHI: When Lydia initially started therapy, she didn't have many friends in school. She was really struggling.
DESCRIPTION: Arthi and Lydia take care of llamas inside a pen.
LYDIA: Is that a llama hoof?
ARTHI: No, that's a horseshoe.
LYDIA: Horseshoes are good luck.
ARTHI: And she comes to the farm to do animal therapy, to be out in nature.
LYDIA: My favorite things to do at Arthi's is to hang out with the llamas 'cause they're so funny.
ARTHI: So the clients take the llamas out for a walk into nature, and as they are walking the llamas, they are given certain mindfulness cues to practice.
ARTHI: And as we're walking, we're gonna come to her. There also are the suggestions like hum to the llamas.
NARRATOR: Soon, Lydia's parents noticed a change in her.
SARAH: Being around the animals allowed Lydia to just relax and not feel like she had to continuously go.
ARTHI: It's very, very helpful for people with ADHD because it allows the nervous system to find that calm and that quiet for a moment. You wanna try it now? Gently brushing her?
LYDIA: May I brush you?
ARTHI: Connecting with the animals helped her to discover her passion with animals. And she's taken that back home.
DESCRIPTION: Various videos show all of Lydia, Sarah, and Terry’s animals.
ARTHI: Now, they raise chickens and ducks. They hatch their own eggs and chicks. So it's really helped her to build a passion, which she's so proud of.
SARAH: Arthi is the reason why we started hatching animals in the first place. And now it's a problem 'cause now they're here.
TERRY: All of them.
SARAH: All of them.
LYDIA: Come meet the baby chicks.
SARAH: The baby chicks are about two and a half weeks old right now. We had four baby chickens hatch, and then a week later, a baby duck.
DESCRIPTION: A baby duck follows a dog around the house.
LYDIA: My baby duck Claire.
SARAH: We have them in the house, just to be able to keep them warm.
DESCRIPTION: Lydia picks up a black chick.
LYDIA: This is Pitch. Oh, they're really cute, fluffy, and small. Silver loves to pick things. And this guy is Ash. Ash is my favorite because she loves to snuggle. This little guy is Dino.
SARAH: So pretty soon, the chicks are going to be relocated outside, luckily, because they're getting bigger and louder and flying higher and eating more and pooping more. And we just can't have that sort of thing going on inside. They're already flying the coop.
NARRATOR: This community of birds thrives in Lydia's care.
DESCRIPTION: Lydia walks outside and shows a variety of birds.
LYDIA: I'm going to be showing you my favorite chickens, ducks, and turkeys. This is our rooster, Pirate. He's really funny. My favorite chicken. She loves to peck. His mating dance. Look how cool that is. This duck thinks he's a turkey.
DESCRIPTION: Lydia hugs and pets a turkey.
NARRATOR: Lydia has a unique bond with each of her birds, but there's one in particular that holds a special place in her heart.
SARAH: Missy's our emotional support turkey.
LYDIA: Missy loves to snuggle. She's walking right up to me. Hello, Missy.
SARAH: It's really strange to just see this really big bird come up to you and just expect love.
LYDIA: Bringing it in for a hug. I love Missy.
NARRATOR: Taking care of so many animals is a lot of work. Although Lydia often has a hard time focusing, when it comes to animals, she's present and ready to learn.
DESCRIPTION: Lydia pours chicken feed on the ground. She collects eggs and pets turkeys.
LYDIA: We found eggs. This is a duck egg. Four duck eggs today. This is a turkey egg compared to a chicken egg.
NARRATOR: Wow, a Turkey egg is almost double the size of a chicken egg. Not only have Lydia's animals helped her find a passion that she can nurture every day, but she also enjoys showing them off to friends.
DESCRIPTION: Two young boys sit on a couch.
JAXXON: I'm Jaxxon, and I'm 11 years old.
COLTON: I'm Colton, and I'm eight years old.
LYDIA: They're gonna come over and see my snake for the first time.
ARTHI: She's able to make friends through the animals that she has because she brings people over. She says, "Hey, look at my snake or look at my chicks." And it's really helped her to grow socially and to connect with people on a social level.
DESCRIPTION: In her bedroom, Lydia shows her snake to her friends.
LYDIA: This is Dandelion. Dandelion is a lemon blast ball python.
SARAH: Lydia knows that she's really good with animals. Now she can go to other kids and just say, "Hey, the animal's doing this because of this."
LYDIA: Wow. They could eat something 10 times bigger than their tiny little head.
JAXXON: Really? His tongue is coming out like every instant because that's how they breathe.
LYDIA: Actually, that's how they smell.
JAXXON: Oh.
COLTON: Lydia's like a pro at this. Lydia's really good with animals.
JAXXON: This is really cool.
[Lydia laughing]
DESCRIPTION: Lydia’s chickens wander around the house. Lydia sits at a table and strings beads.
NARRATOR: Now that the chicks have outgrown indoors, move out day has arrived.
SARAH: We're celebrating because the babies are moving out, finally.
NARRATOR: Move out day will be a new step for Lydia as she takes the lead in preparing the chick's new coop outside.
SARAH: We are getting ready for the chick move out day.
[Lydia laughs]
NARRATOR: Lydia and Audrey have enlisted friends Mikhail and Lexi to help with the farewell festivity decorations.
LYDIA: And Audrey is making a sign.
DESCRIPTION: Audrey, Lydia’s sister, holds up a ‘Move-Out Day!’ sign.
NARRATOR: There's a lot to be done.
LYDIA: This is for one of the boys.
NARRATOR: And the work Lydia has been doing in animal therapy is helping keep her focused on her goals.
LYDIA: So we're gonna take the new chicks all outside and introduce them to the world.
DESCRIPTION: Outside, Lydia, Audrey, and their friends put up signs and beads and set up a table.
LYDIA: Yeah, that looks good.
[Lydia laughs]
LYDIA: I'm doing tablecloth.
SARAH: It looks really nice right now.
LYDIA: I love it.
NARRATOR: With the decoration set- This looks so nice.
NARRATOR: It's time for the chicks to see their new paradise. What would you like?
LEXI: May I have a Pitch?
DESCRIPTION: Lydia and her friends take the chicks one by one out of a box and put them in their new outdoor home.
NARRATOR: Lydia took on the responsibility of raising hatchlings, and today, she can proudly move them to a more natural habitat outdoors. We're gonna be putting the new chicks in their new home. I'm gonna start with Ash. Silver's next. Now Dino. And finally, Pitch!
AUDREY: And Pitch just flew in by himself.
LYDIA: Yeah.
AUDREY: Let's close up the door.
LYDIA: They started pecking out the grass. They started chirping. They started exploring. Ash seems to be digging in dirt. They look very, very happy in their new home.
SARAH: I'm really proud of the work and enthusiasm Lydia put into this whole celebration. Literally, she can do anything.
DESCRIPTION: A montage shows Lydia with her animals.
ARTHI: Coming to therapy with animals has really helped Lydia see a future for herself. Raising a lot of animals, caring for the animals.
LYDIA: I really wanna be an animal rescuer because I wanna help animals.
SARAH: Her confidence has grown. She's developed more patience. She's developed a whole lot more responsibility. It's made her more brave.
TERRY: It's her superpower. ADHD is a superpower.
LYDIA: I have one more thing. Save the animals.
[Title] “Collar of Duty Kids”.
[End Credits] “Directed and Produced by: Laura Lillie. Featuring: Sierra & Thunder; Lydia & Therapy Animals. Narrator: Craig Smith. Line Producer Carole Aeschelmann. Executive Producers: Laura Lillie, Raj Panikkar, Christopher Szarka. Director of Photography: Billy McCormick. Produced with the Assistance of The Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit. Made possible with the support of Ontario Creates. Produced with the participation of TVO Kids. Worldwide Distribution by TVF. Purple Panda Productions, Inc.”
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