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Daily Archives: 2 May 2009

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when dogs can’t read …

… you get kids to read to ‘em!

last weekend i covered Spirit Ridge’s most recent Paws for Literacy event …

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… and man, these kids were cute.

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i was going to post only a couple of shots, but simply can’t help myself.  here are a few shots from the event coordinated by Jim Tsitanidis that partners handlers and their dogs with eager children ready to boost their reading skills.

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you couldn’t pull these kids away from these dogs once they got going.

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and if you DID manage to pry them away from their reading buddy, they simply moved to another dog.

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and don’t think the dogs didn’t enjoy themselves either …

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… or maybe even try to help out with a word or two.  that Koukla is just way too smart … for a dog.

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yup, cuteness overload, and, of course, a good inspiration to keep these kids reading.

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so a very successful day.  congrats to Jim and all the handlers in the Paws for Literacy program and to the Hillsburg Library for hosting this program.  as a writer myself, i’m always thrilled to see new readers on the horizon!

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