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Elle, 2013 winner of the Hero Dog Awards. Image from huffingtonpost.com |
This year's winner is Elle, a five year old Pit Bull who works as therapy dog. She, amongst other things, teaches children about dog safety, and helps teach them to read.
Children and dogs often establish a bond difficult to reach with other humans. A dog doesn't judge if a child stumbles on a word or pronounces it wrong. Reading aloud to a dog can be a great help with building confidence and get over the first bumps. Elle takes part in a middle school program, where kids take turn reading to her for twenty minutes at a time.
~ Maria Sadowski ~
Nice work pup!
ReplyDeleteYes! Go Elle! I saw on her Facebook page that she got to meet Betty White. =D
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