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When reading goes to the dogs
Deborah Linder says reading to dogs can help children deal with anxiety.
By:Cummings School
March 15, 2016
20070228 - Grafton, MA -- Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine student Sarah Perlmutter takes her cat with her to the the Grafton Library's reading enrichment program "R.E.A.D," in which kids read to animals, mostly dogs. (Melody Ko/Tufts University)
20070228 - Grafton, MA -- Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine student Sarah Perlmutter takes her cat with her to the the Grafton Library's reading enrichment program "R.E.A.D," in which kids read to animals, mostly dogs. (Melody Ko/Tufts University)

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Deborah Linder says reading to dogs can help children deal with anxiety.

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