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Therapy dog Scout helps children read while healing a family’s grief

The purple blanket is Scout’s signal.

When Jessica Etheridge pulls it from the closet, brushes the golden retriever’s coat and gathers a bag of books, Scout knows exactly where she is headed.

Soon enugh, the dog settles onto the blanket, waits patiently for young readers and prepares for another day helping children find confidence one page at a time.

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