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PHOTO GALLERY : K-9 Rescue Dog Visit and Storytime


  • By Yaryna Klimchak
  • | 4:00 a.m. July 10, 2013
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PHOTO GALLERY : K-9 Rescue Dog Visit and Storytime
Pat Abrams shows Ayden Shapoiro, 7, how to feed Search & Rescue K-9 Ana.
Pat Abrams shows Ayden Shapoiro, 7, how to feed Search & Rescue K-9 Ana.
Five-year old Audrey Olmstead feeds rescue K-9 Ana chicken.
Five-year old Audrey Olmstead feeds rescue K-9 Ana chicken.
Audrey Olmstead, 5, listens to the Sarasota K-9 Search & Rescue presentation.
Audrey Olmstead, 5, listens to the Sarasota K-9 Search & Rescue presentation.
Ayden Shapoiro, 7, pets 17-week old Kaleb.
Ayden Shapoiro, 7, pets 17-week old Kaleb.
Christopher Rudolph, 6, visits with rescue pup in training Kaleb.
Christopher Rudolph, 6, visits with rescue pup in training Kaleb.
Fifteen-month old Elizabeth Olmstead plays during the presentation.
Fifteen-month old Elizabeth Olmstead plays during the presentation.
Graham Pobjoy, 9, gets a doggy kiss from 17-week old Kaleb.
Graham Pobjoy, 9, gets a doggy kiss from 17-week old Kaleb.
Jon-Luc Volpe, 8, pets black lab Kaleb.
Jon-Luc Volpe, 8, pets black lab Kaleb.
Lee Volpe, 6, makes a doggy yarn craft after the presentation.
Lee Volpe, 6, makes a doggy yarn craft after the presentation.
Lucas Seng, 2, plays with his mother Sara.
Lucas Seng, 2, plays with his mother Sara.
Matthew Dye, 7, gets his ear licked by 17-week old puppy Kaleb.
Matthew Dye, 7, gets his ear licked by 17-week old puppy Kaleb.
Olivia Kolb, 8, and her sister Ella, 6, listen to the story “Noah and the Search Dogs.”
Olivia Kolb, 8, and her sister Ella, 6, listen to the story “Noah and the Search Dogs.”
Pat Abrams shows Ayden Shapoiro, 7, how to feed Search & Rescue K-9 Ana.
Pat Abrams shows Ayden Shapoiro, 7, how to feed Search & Rescue K-9 Ana.
Tsultrim Smith pets black lab puppy Kaleb.
Tsultrim Smith pets black lab puppy Kaleb.
Zeke Williamson, 7, and his brother Sam, 11, feed German shepherd Ana.
Zeke Williamson, 7, and his brother Sam, 11, feed German shepherd Ana.
Zeke Williamson, 7, feeds Ana.
Zeke Williamson, 7, feeds Ana.

 

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