Dog Meetings

As I may have mentioned before, one of the best things about having our own Sit Stay Read office is that folks coming for meetings can bring their dogs.

To ensure no one's time is wasted, the rule is that dogs must be able to calm down shortly after arrival so that work can get done. However, sometimes the dogs are just so darn cute and, after all, we're all dog lovers here, that we make some extra time for our canine partners--like Italian Spinoni Lucy Shomaker, shown here demonstrating her latest trick--"shake". Then she and Shandy teamed up to give us their most sincere "we really need a treat" faces. Of course they succeeded in convincing us. I love my job.

Chicago Bears Visit Sit Stay Read

It was an exciting day for the kids and dog teams at Lowell School today when Chicago Bears rookie lineman, Joshua Beekman, visited the program.

That's Josh with Sit Stay Read dog, Lucy, as he gets ready to head into the school to read the book, "Corduroy" to the second graders. The kids loved hearing about how Josh's mom used to read him the book about a little stuffed bear who's missing a button on his overalls and is looking for a real home of his own.

Josh visited three classrooms and at the end of each visit the kids clamored for his autograph and didn't want to let him go.

We're grateful to Bears Care for their generosity in arranging for this very special visit and for their support, which makes Sit Stay Read programs possible. Josh is a wonderful role model and he did a great job of letting the students know the importance of reading and getting an education