ELMIRA (WENY) - The Elmira and the Twin Tiers YWCA's most famous four legged friend celebrated her third birthday this afternoon.
Abby, the face of the reading Pawtners Program, and her brother Max celebrated their birthdays with ice cream, dog bones, and lots of friends this afternoon at the YWCA in Elmira. Abby is most known for her work as a therapy dog and reading buddy within the organization.
The Reading Pawtners Program uses therapy dogs, like Abby, as a way to promote reading in programs like Summer Cohesion and the Arc of Chemung. "I would go into these sights, and they would say 'I don't know if all these kids are going to read,' and by the time I left every single kid had read to her. Because some kids with disabilities
Abby, the face of the reading Pawtners Program, and her brother Max celebrated their birthdays with ice cream, dog bones, and lots of friends this afternoon at the YWCA in Elmira. Abby is most known for her work as a therapy dog and reading buddy within the organization.
The Reading Pawtners Program uses therapy dogs, like Abby, as a way to promote reading in programs like Summer Cohesion and the Arc of Chemung. "I would go into these sights, and they would say 'I don't know if all these kids are going to read,' and by the time I left every single kid had read to her. Because some kids with disabilities