Children spend afternoon reading to therapy dogs at the library
Melaine Yerga-Woolwine, 9, reads a book to Blondie, a therapy dog, at the Canyon Country Jo Anne Darcy Library on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017. Christina Cox/The Signal

Children spend afternoon reading to therapy dogs at the library

As she quickly reads through each page of her book, Melaine Yerga-Woolwine softly pets Blondie, a Shetland sheepdog, who intently listens to her newfound friend’s words. The 9-year-old had a…

A reading day with the dogs
FILE PHOTO: Saniya Travenia, 8, tries to dodge kisses from poodle Romeo as she reads a book to him at the Canyon Country Library's Read to Dogs program on Thursday, Sept. 16, 2016. Katharine Lotze/Signal.

A reading day with the dogs

Penny, a two-year-old golden retriever, rested her front paws against 10-year-old Athena Roldan’s shoe as Roldan read “BabyMouse Puppy Love” to the dog. Penny and four other dogs sat quietly,…

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