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Dogs are a very popular pet in the Unites States. Most dogs just live with their families, but some dogs have very special jobs to do. Some dogs help police find criminals. Other dogs are trained to sniff out drugs or explosives. Some dogs assist people who are blind, deaf, or have trouble getting around. Amazingly, some dogs can tell when their owner is about to have a seizure. They signal theirowner to lie down and be calm. Dogs that help their owners are called "Assistance Dogs."

A very special group of dogs are known as “Therapy Dogs.” These dogs are family pets with special training. The training allows them to go into public buildings and comfort people in need. The dogs are trained to be calm and quiet. Loud noises and unfamiliar places don’t frighten them. They enjoy spendingtime with people. 

Some therapy dogs go into places such as hospitals and nursing homes. When the patients visit with the dogs, the patients are cheered up. They enjoy petting the dogs, and look forward to their visits. The dogs help to brighten their day. Therapy dogs can improve people’s health, as well. Studies show that when people pet animals, their blood pressure and heart rates go down.They are calmer, and their mood improves. 

Other therapy dogs work in schools and libraries. The serve as warm and caring friends to children, but they also do more. In one town in California, therapy dogs have become children’s reading buddies. 

The dogs belong to a therapy dog group called PAWS for Healing. Eight of these special dogs have been trained to be listening companions for youngreaders.

The local library is trying to encourage kids to enjoy reading more. The children are invited to meet at the library. They are paired up with a PAWS therapy dog and can read to the dog.

The dogs make a great audience. They don’t judge a child who cannot read well, they just listen calmly. The children can read at their own pace. The kids find it less intimidating than reading infront of their class. Sometimes, reading in front of their peers makes kids nervous. The dogs are quiet and attentive. They listen very well. 

These therapy dogs are making a difference in the life of the children they visit. The children look forward to reading to the dogs, and the dogs love the attention. The library and the teachers are very happy with the program.
Therapy dogs, who usuallyserve as warm and caring friends to patients, have taken on an additional role in Vacaville. They're becoming some children's best new reading buddies.

Eight PAWS for Healing volunteer canines have been trained to be listening companions for young readers. The Vacaville Public Library is trying out the pilot program to encourage elementary-age children to become enthusiastic about reading.Children are invited to come to the library to met and read to an especially appreciative dog audience.

The dog listeners have received special training to become Reading Education Assistance Dogs in the PAWS program. They are dogs who have demonstrated they can listen attentively and remain calm. Children find them less intimidating than peers in a classroom setting. Children can read at their ownpace without being judged.

Kids are going all over the world without ever leaving their school. They are using their computers. A school in California could be the most wired school in America. They are wired to the Internet through their computers. 

Thirty students are able to use the Internet every day. The kids are between the grades of kindergarten and fifth grade. The teacher says thatit is hard to get them away from the computers. They do not even want to go to recess. 

Internet has opened the world to many people. Now students can go to any library on earth. They can get information. They can visit a child in another country. 

Laura Bacon likes to visit with other students. She's going to Peggy's page. Peggy is a school student in London, England. She put her own home...