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crln-17639	Mailloux, Sarah; Matthies, Brad	Going to the dogs: One college library’s program to encourage reading literacy	2019-03-04	4	.pdf	application/pdf	2210	110	60	Research says that shelter dogs who listen to human voices on a regular basis have a reduced need for stress-relieving methods, such as ThunderShirts and anti-anxiety medi- cines.3 Overall, reading to shelter dogs can lessen their anxiety and make them more adoptable.4 Schools that implement ther- apy dog reading programs see improvement in student engagement and other academic behaviors, while students simultaneously learn valuable lessons in empathy, respect, and compassion.2 If it is beneficial for humans to read to animals, is it also beneficial to the shelter animals?	cache/crln-17639.pdf	txt/crln-17639.txt