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Five-year-old Baleria Balderson (left) reads to therapy dog Bonzo last week at the Goochland Library as her sister Gisella (3) listens. They were taking part in the Read Books with Bonzo program, designed to improve reading skills for young students.

Dog helps kids learn
Published Mar 10, 2010

Sporting a pair of thick black lensless glasses, Bonzo, a certified therapy dog owned by Dave Dilzer, listened as five-year-old Baleria Balderson read to him last week at the Goochland library.

Baleria’s three-year-old sister Gisella sat close by. During a break Gisella, who has not started reading yet, showed Bonzo some pictures from another book.

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