Demi the Library Dog

One of my favorite activities is going to the public library on Monday afternoons and having the kids take turns reading to Demi. Sometimes Demi gets tired and falls asleep, but then I ask the kids questions like, "Did you ever fall asleep when someone was reading to you? Look at Demi, she liked your story so much she got warm and cozy and fell asleep!"

There are several regulars in the Read-to-A-Dog program. They sometimes bring her drawings they made of her, choose books with dogs in the story or storybook dogs that remind them of her. Demi takes it all in while gazing at the pages. If the kids are particularly good I show them how Demi can pounce on the handicap automatic door opener. The door swings open and their little jaws drop!