Therapy dog Hero Dogs Sammie was named in honor of Deborah Sampsonโa Massachusetts woman who, in 1782, disguised herself as a man in order to serve in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.
Therapy dog Hero Dogs Sammie’s specialty is as a reading dog.Hero Dogs Sammie probably learned both American history and her impressive vocabulary by being so well read.
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๐๐๐ฆ๐/๐๐ข๐ซ๐ญ๐ก๐๐๐ฒ/ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐: Hero Dogs Deborah Sampson (Sammie) / November 13, 2013 / Labrador Retrieverโฃโฃ
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๐๐ฏ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐จ๐๐: I’m an exceptional spinner, but that’s not too useful. I am a very attentive listener which is a great skill for a reading dog.โฃโฃ
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๐๐ฏ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ: I love going to schools! I like working with K-2 students and high schoolers the best. โฃโฃ
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๐ช๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฏ๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐จ ๐๐จ๐ ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ : Helping incipient, reticent, and struggling readers gain confidence and learn to love reading and dogs. Also, I like selecting the books to be read and bringing them to the kids. Little kids think it’s hilarious when I pick out books about dogs!โฃโฃโฃ
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๐๐ฏ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ: I like playing with my doggy friends and snuggling with my 20-year old Siamese kitty who thinks she’s a Labโฃโฃ
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๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ : Not having enough time to spend with all the kids that want to read and snuggle with me. โฃโฃ
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๐ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ซ๐ค ๐ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ข๐ฌ: I love doing the army crawl, even when out for a walk.. โฃโฃ
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๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง๐๐ซ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ ๐ฆ๐: smart, feisty, affectionateโฃ
