Through a 12-month participatory research process, 29 school facility dog handlers and three ADI accredited organization staff collaboratively developed best practice guidelines for creating and implementing a school facility dog program. Guidelines address pre-dog placement issues such as: site considerations, policies, liability, health, administrative support, handler considerations, and dog selection. Post-placement guidelines include home/school care, veterinary care, dog work schedule, recognizing/responding to dog stress signals, retirement or death of the dog, and administrator roles.