Annie the therapy dog paid a visit to the J. Joel Edwards Public Library, Thursday, Jan. 29 as part of the week children's program. She was accompanied by her handler Margie Lenini of Meansville.
Annie and Margie are members of Therapy Dogs International, a volunteer group organized to provide qualified handlers and their therapy dogs for visitation in a variety of facilities and settings.
Annie is a four-year-old Anatolian Shepherd from Turkey, a champion show dog. With TDI she visits hospitals, nursing homes, assisted living centers and children's homes. Her visit to to the library is part of a new service, Children Reading to Dogs.
The program is designed to encourage children to read by demonstrating how much fun it is to read to a patient therapy dog.
A four-legged friend visits library
The dog was with her handler Margie Lenini of Meansville as part of the Therapy Dogs International reading program. Pictured from left are Lenini, Annie, mother Faith Hendricks with Kara Jane, Maelee and Maddie and mother Dena Jones with Anna and Sarah.
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02/04/09 at 11:03 AM
Innovative concept. And then there are classics about animals for children to read like "Old Yellow" and "My Friend Flicka" to instill a love of reading.
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