The READ program stands for Reading Education Assistance Dogs. It’s designed to help youth gain confidence in reading and increase their fluency. Journey’s owner, Ann Jussero said she has been ...

Children up to the age of 12 can now improve their reading confidence by reading a book to a dog at the Turlock Library (Photo contributed). The popular Read to a Dog program is back at the ...

The Shelter Buddies Reading Program pairs children between 6 and 15 years of age with traumatised or shy dogs to help them get used to having people around. Now, this isn’t just some wishy-washy ...

Later, the corgi Teifi, 3, joined the program. The newest addition is Nutmeg, the friendly 6-year-old golden retriever rescue. Read to the Dogs events are held Mondays through Thursdays at various ...

Therapy dogs and handlers are kicking off their “Read to Dogs” program at PRPL on Tuesday, February 23. Held virtually via Zoom, they are scheduled on the last Tuesday of every month from 3:30 to 4:30 ...