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See how these clever Reading Dogs give the UAE’s school children reading confidence
1 of 17 February 3 was World Read Aloud Day, which is usually the busiest day of the year for The Animal Agency’s specially trained Reading Dogs, who go into UAE schools to help children learn to read out loud. Image Credit: Supplied
2 of 17 However the pandemic has put in-person pooch visits on pause for the time being – so this year the animals went virtual, offering two free online reading sessions for children hosted by some of the Agency’s most erudite doggies. Image Credit: Supplied
3 of 17 Millie and Maple the pugs, and Ginger the mixed breed hosted two virtual Reading Dogs sessions with children from all across the UAE yesterday, showing that even the animal kingdom has had to get its head around the wonders of video chat technology due to COVID-19.