If your child has trouble reading, a special canine companion who frequents the Sachse Public Library just might be able to help.

A couple times a month — usually on the second and fourth Tuesday at 6 p.m., often on family game night, an 8-year-old German shepherd named Greta is at the library to lend an ear and provide comfort as children read to her.

By Jeremy Hallock

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