'READ ``LASSIE'' TO ME AGAIN' BOOK-LOVING KIDS ARE KEEPING DOGS IN RAPT ATTENTION.Byline: Carol Rock Staff Writer VALENCIA - His eyes heavy-lidded, Bailey the big black Labrador retriever Labrador retriever, breed of large sporting dog whose origins are obscure but whose immediate ancestors were developed in Newfoundland and brought to England in the early 1800s. It stands about 23 in. (58.4 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs between 60 and 75 lb (27. could hardly stay awake for story time. He lolled against his owner as a little girl with glasses and a bright smile read to him from the book ``Martha Speaks!'' - about a dog that talked. On an adjacent blanket spotted with multicolored paw (tool) PAW - Physics Analysis Workbench. prints, Tippy tippy said of wool that has an open loose tip so that weather stain goes a long way down the staple. May be a natural defect or be the result of a long period of heavy rain. Two the Sheltie sheltie, shelty a common name for the Shetland sheepdog. sheltie eye anomaly (SEA) see collie eye anomaly. sheltie syndrome see epidermolysis bullosa. attentively kept pace with a young boy reading an adventure novel. The dogs were in the library on a special pass, representatives of the Reading Education Assistance Dogs that help children improve their reading and communication skills by providing dogs to listen to them. ``We wanted to have a program that would make reading fun and promote literacy,'' explained children's librarian (1) A person who works in the data library and keeps track of the tapes and disks that are stored and logged out for use. Also known as a "file librarian" or "media librarian." See data library. (2) See CA-Librarian. Jocelyn Mullen. ``As they read aloud, the dogs are not going to care if kids make a mistake. They are wonderful listeners. ``The kids like it, the parents are pleased and the dogs seem pretty happy, too.'' Children were allocated 15-minute periods to read to the dogs, some of them coming back to finish a story started the week before. Daniel Ring, 7, held up a copy of ``One Dog Day,'' showing off a marker that had a photo of Bailey on it. ``I was here last weekend, but I didn't finish, so I came back and read two more chapters to him,'' he explained. ``I'm coming back next week to finish.'' Daniel and his sister, Lauren, 5, became fans of Bailey when they came to the first session of the R.E.A.D. program two weeks ago. Home-schooled by mother Carol, the children seemed to appreciate the opportunity to interact with the dog as much as they enjoyed reading aloud. ``We have a cat,'' Lauren explained. ``The kids don't do TV in our house,'' said Carol Ring. ``But they love to read all sorts of books. It keeps me challenged to find enough books for them. I feel lucky to have such a great library system.'' Troi Simpson, 5, wasn't interested in reading, but she got to share the blanket as her brother Joe, 7, read to the bright-eyed Tippy Two. While Joe read, he stroked the dog's fur, giving handler A software routine that performs a particular task. It often refers to a routine that "handles" an exception of some kind, such as an error, but it can refer to mainstream processes as well. The term is typically used in operating systems and other system software. Mike Siwula the chance to explain the phrase ``rubbing rubbing, v creating friction and heat by drawing the hands across the body at varying speeds, rhythms, and depths. Benefits include muscle elongation, tension release, and increased flexibility. me the wrong way'' as he guided Joe's hand over the dog's head. The R.E.A.D. program continues for one more Saturday afternoon, from 1 to 3 p.m. in the Valencia library. For information on the program, which also goes to schools, child care facilities, after-school programs and health care facilities, call Bailey's master, Diane Valantine, at (661) 313-1447 or e-mail the group at santaclarita(at)paws4healing.info. Carol Rock, (661) 257-5252 carol.rock(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1) Alec Mouser mous·er n. An animal, especially a cat, that catches mice. mouser Noun a cat or other animal that is used to catch mice Noun 1. , 9, reads to Bailey, 4 1/2, during the Reading Education Assistance Dogs program Saturday at the Valencia Library. (2) Brianna Viser, 11, reads to Barkley the Great Dane Great Dane, breed of very large, powerful working dog developed in Europe more than 400 years ago. It may stand as high as 36 in. (91.4 cm) at the shoulder and weigh up to 150 lb (68.1 kg). and his owner, Sharon Rendall, during the Reading Education Assistance Dogs program on Saturday. Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer |
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