 | The Mural @ PDX
PDX is very excited to be working with the Read Aloud Chattanooga program to train dogs to assist in literacy programs for kids. The premise is simple: kids read to dogs, and start to associate all the great things about dogs with reading. The dogs have a great time being the center of attention, the kids relax and have fun reading to an uncritical and loving audience. Those of us with therapy reading dogs have a great time watching children bloom, and get a lot of satisfaction in being able to contribute in a way that touches two important aspects of our lives: dogs and reading. The nice people at Read Aloud Chattanooga commissioned this awesome mural by Gail Hinton for our training facility. Hopefully lots of folks will see it and get inspired to join in. Characteristics of a good reading dog: calm, enjoys children, willing to settle, free time to spend in new and exotic places like schools, churches, and libraries, able to handle a variety of situations with confidence and restraint. If you’re interested, you can get started by taking the Canine Good Citizen and Therapy Dogs International test. If you want to brush up before taking the test, we offer classes about every other month. Click to see a larger version of any picture;
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