Written by Ron Peltier Dogs have been our loyal companions for
over 10,000 years. They have also been important members of our
community too, helping us in a number of ways. For example,
service dogs happily assist us with a range of needs: helping
the blind; alerting people before a seizure; opening and closing
drawers; protecting our property; etc. Dogs also can be trained
to assist soldiers, police, firefighters, search and rescue
teams, and the list goes on. However, did you know that dogs are
helping children read? That’s exactly what Tales To Tails (T2T)
coordinator and Literary Specialist Laura Bruni says is
happening. The program is part of Heaven Can Wait Animal
Society’s (HCWS) educational outreach, and it has been helping
children read since 2006. Not only has that, the program has
proven to be very successful too. Bruni says, “In October we ran
a program at the Adelson Educational Campus and each student
improved one reading level within the 6 week period.” That is
quite an improvement in less tha