Dexter a two-year-old Poodle watches as the Monroe County Educational Center teachers and staff run through professional development training on August 27, 2024 before the start of the new school year.
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A trial run to visit as Monroe Public Schools bus driver Lin Grahl visits with Monroe County Education Center Principal Bill Hite, Assistant Principal Sarah Yu and therapy dog Dexter on August 27, 2024.
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Professional groomer Jaime Diekman puts on the finishing touches on the two-year-old Poodle called Dexter who is the facility therapy dog at the ISD Educational Center. Dexter was getting groomed on August 28, 2024 to be ready for the first day of school.
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ISD therapy two-year-old Poodle Dexter was proud to wear his scarf with apples on them waits to go home after being groomed at Professional Paws Grooming Shop in Dundee.
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Monroe County Educational Center Assistant Principal Sarah Yu the handler for two-year-old therapy dog Dexter walk the hallway before the students arrive on the first day of school Sept. 3, 2024.
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A big kiss for Monroe County Educational Center Assistant Principal Sarah Yu from the facility therapy dog Dexter before greeting the kids on the first day of school Sept. 3, 2024.
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Dexter was proud to wear in new scarf for the first day of school, Sept. 3, 2024 but it was taken off to work greeting the children at Monroe County Educational Center.
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Handler Monroe County Assistant Principal Sarah Yu talks with Dexter as they prepare to make the rounds at the school.
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Monroe County Educational Center Assistant Principal Sarah Yu takes Dexter to gym of the Education Center to run off some energy before the student arrive on the first day of school Sept. 3, 2024.
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Monroe County Educational Center Assistant Principal Sarah Yu on the radio as school was about to begin as Dexter chills before greeting the students on Sept. 3, 2024.
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Students Roman Hill, 7, and Milo Cox, 5, (right) glance over at Dexter as Monroe County Educational Center Assistant Principal Sarah Yu takes therapy dog Dexter out to meet the students as they arrive on the first day of school, Sept. 3, 2024.
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Student Josiah Burwell, 10, with Educational Center Paraprofessional Cindy Hyden was excited to see therapy dog Dexter with handler Assistant Principal Sarah Yu on the first day of school Sept. 3, 2024.
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Dexter the two-year-old therapy dog with her handlers Assistant Principal Sarah Yu at the Monroe County Educational Center greets Lily Krueger-Decker, 12, Nick Mininni, 14, along with Paraprofessional Sarah Hyde on the first day of school Sept. 3, 2024.
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Dexter visits the Mason bus driver Mary Kaye Heck, who always has a treat for him and Lonnie Snyder before they get the students off the bus at the Monroe County Educational Center on the first day of school Sept. 3, 2024.
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Student Wesley Collins, 5, with Monroe County Educational Center Assistant Principal Sarah Yu pets Dexter after getting off the bus.
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Student Wesley Collins, 5, walks with Monroe County Educational Center Assistant Principal Sarah Yu and Dexter after getting off the bus.
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Monroe County Educational Center student Harper Neddo, 10, was so excited to see the therapy dog Dexter with handler Assistant Principal Sarah Yu on the first day of school Sept. 3, 2024 with teacher Brandy Runyon.
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Monroe County Educational Center student Harper Neddo, 10, was so excited to see the therapy dog Dexter she helps walk him with handler Assistant Principal Sarah Yu on the first day of school Sept. 3, 2024.
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Monroe Public Schools bus driver Lin Grahl is greeted and gives a treat to the Monroe County Educational Center therapy dog Dexter on the first day of school Sept. 3, 2024.
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Monroe County Educational Center Assistant Principal Sarah Yu along with therapy dog Dexter helps a mother of a student after the students arrived on the first day of school Sept. 3, 2024.
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