Committee, which teaches
kids about conservation,
and raises money to support
endangered species.
“The whole concept behind
this event is to give
kids a non-judgemental,
non-threatening audience,”
said Kleban.
This year’s event featured
Rocky the Australian
shepherd, Cosi the
Spinone Italiano, Kylo the
Yorkshire terrier, Fonzie
the German shepherd,
and Karat, a 6-year-old
Labrador Retriever, who
has the sweetest, saddest
eyes in the whole world,
pictures show.
The dogs were educated
to provide unconditional
love to the sick, elderly, and
all-around melancholy residents
of New York.
They endured a rigorous
training program that
promotes only the city’s
best behaved furballs,
according to a rep from
the foundation.
“What people in our organization
have said is that
every dog is a great dog,
but not every dog is a Good
Dog,” said Carly Goteiner,
director of community engagement
at the Good Dog
Foundation.
On March 27, some dogs
proved better listeners than
others, who took story time
as their que to take a nap,
while the youngsters gave
them pets and scratches,
Goteiner said.
“Some of them used it as
an opportunity to relax and
get pets, but others listened
very intently,” she said.
But the foundation’s
strict training regimen
shined through in the end,
according to Goteiner, who
claimed who dogs set a great
example for the kids.
“I might be biased, I have
to say the dogs were better
behaved,” she said. “But the
kids were great.”
Still Jewish Family owned
and Independently operated
BY COLIN MIXSON
It’s the cutest thing ever —
2019 edition!
Youngsters recited children’s
books to dogs at the
PowerHouse on Eighth
bookstore on March 27, as
part of the borough’s only
annual event where kids
learn to read — and Brooklyn
learns to feel again.
“It was very, very adorable,”
said Mika Kleban,
who organized this year’s
Kids Read to Dogs event.
“Kids read, dogs were pet, all
was well.”
This year’s Kids Read to
Dogs event featured 50 firstgraders,
ages 6 to 7, from PS
107 reading to registered
therapy dogs at the Eighth
Avenue book seller, where
the pooches offered youngsters
— newly set upon the
path to literacy — a judgement
free audience of very
good listeners, according to
the mom, who serves on the
PS 107 PTA’s Beast Relief
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1700 Coney Island Avenue, Brooklyn, NY
Our helpful and experienced staff remains the same
Our telephone number remains the same
718-338-1500
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THE BEST: Karat is the sweetest lady ever — and a great reading
companion. Mika Kleban
BARK SLOPE
Kiddos read to dogs at Park Slope bookstore