Students in ZHS’s Transition Education Program described making and selling homemade dog biscuits—branded in the presentation as “bulldog bones”—as part of hands-on instruction in daily living and small-business skills.

A TEP student at ZHS said, “Come get your dog some bulldog bones.” Another student explained the program’s purpose: “This is the TEP program at ZHS. TEP is for the transition education program. They are here to learn daily living skills and to help, be able to live on their own 1 day.”

The students described the production process in simple steps: kneading and rolling dough, cutting shapes, placing them on trays and baking. “My favorite part is probably when we make the dog bones,” one student said. Another said the group packages the biscuits and sells them to local businesses, faculty and plans to open sales to the broader community.

Teachers and peer leaders help run the activity during regular program sessions. “My teachers are very good. They always help me. They are so quick to help me,” a student said, and another credited a former instructor, “Miss Jordan, because she did teach us a lot.” A student described taking a leadership role: “And now I'm helping the others, trying to lead the others so that they know what to do.”

Participants framed the project as both a practical skill-builder and an emotional benefit. “It makes me feel great to know that there are dogs out there that are getting these bones, and they make the dogs feel happy when they get the bones,” a student said. Students said the program’s goal is for graduates to be able to run a small dog-biscuit business someday: “Whenever they leave, they'll have their own dog business 1 day.”

The remarks presented the activity as instructional and community-oriented; no formal school action, funding decision or vote was mentioned in the transcript.