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KANSAS CITY, MO. -- A growing number of programs use animals to get kids' attention while teaching respect and conflict resolution.

A Kansas City school is seeing some benefits to bullying problems by bringing dogs into the classrooms.

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The curriculum for the program called No More Bullies was developed by ex-teacher Jo Dean Hearn.

It's presented an hour a day for five days by trained volunteers - accompanied by irresistible canines.

Hearn teaches responsibility, compassion, self-control, and integrity with the help of dogs.

School officials say there is less bullying and violence ... even test scores are up.