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First grade students in Dexter spent the day with Beezer, a Newfoundland dog, during a special presentation on Feb. 5.
Submitted by Maureen Kline
First-grade students at Bates Elementary School in Dexter welcomed a furry reading buddy to class recently.
Pat Schutte, whose daughter Katie is in teacher Maureen Kline's class, brought her Newfoundland dog, Beezer, to the school.
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Students all got some time to read books to Beezer as part of a program to help students gain confidence.
"We did dog-themed math, too," Kline said. "It was great fun."
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Schutte said the 194-pound Landseer Newfoundland is similiar to a St. Bernard. While normally all black in color, Newfies can sometimes be black and white, she said.
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