Read to a Breed

09/01/2025

READ TO A BREED® at MINNESOTA STATE FAIR!⁣⁣
⁣• 𝘖𝘯𝘭𝘺 2% of parents with children 9 and younger read with their children [American Time Use Survey]⁣⁣
• A 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 to all the parents who brought their children to read to our therapy animals. ⁣
• 𝘚𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 North Star Therapy Animals of Pet Partners, an all volunteer, non-profit organization.⁣⁣
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(credit: Laurie Erickson Photography)⁣⁣

08/29/2025

Stephanie purchased Diane’s book for her son, Marius.
Marius is 1 month old today, the start of a State Fair tradition!

08/29/2025

Jill, the owner of Urban Growler, is at the State Fair with her MockTails zero alcohol drink consession.
She just purchased two copies of Diane’s book!

08/29/2025

Meet Jo (holding) Diane’s book, from Bismarck, ND.
She will share the book with her students!
We are at the GoodThings State Fair store on Murphy Ave.

08/22/2025

• Yes! Children can read to our therapy Llamas Reese's (brown) and Whiteout (blond)!⁣⁣⁣⁣
• Also meet our therapy rabbits, guinea pigs, cats and many, many dog breeds.⁣⁣⁣⁣
• FREE. Sponsored by North Star Therapy Animals of Pet Partners, an all volunteer organization.⁣⁣
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08/22/2025

• While 𝘦𝘯𝘫𝘰𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 our four Siberian Huskies, you can 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯 about the breed, too!⁣
𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐓: Siberians are friendly... and mischievous.⁣
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08/20/2025

• Therapy Dogs will make you 𝘴𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥!⁣⁣
• 𝘔𝘦𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘫𝘰𝘺 all our many therapy dogs.⁣⁣
• Sponsored by North Star Therapy Animals of Pet Partners, an all volunteer organization.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
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08/19/2025

• 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐲 𝐀𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐬 can't wait until children read to ⁣⁣⁣⁣
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• 𝐋𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐬 - Yes, read to a therapy Llama!⁣⁣⁣
• 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 - Sponsored by North Star Therapy Animals of Pet Partners, an all volunteer organization.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
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08/19/2025

• 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 Therapy Dog adventures at the Minnesota State Fair⁣⁣⁣!
• 𝐁𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐩𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 - Oops, two therapy dogs "accidentally" take a few bites!:)⁣⁣⁣

08/15/2025

• 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝖭𝖾𝗏𝗌𝗄𝗒 "𝗋𝖾𝖺𝖽" 𝟪 𝖼𝗈𝗆𝗆𝖺𝗇𝖽𝗌 𝖮𝗇-𝖺-𝖲𝗍𝗂𝖼𝗄.⁣
• 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝗐𝗂𝗌𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖳𝗋𝗈𝗍𝗌𝗄𝗒 𝖺 𝖧𝖺𝗉𝗉𝗒 𝖡𝗂𝗋𝗍𝗁𝖽𝖺𝗒.⁣
• 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭, 𝗅𝗈𝗏𝖾, 𝗉𝖾𝗍 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖾𝗇𝗃𝗈𝗒 𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝖲𝗂𝖻𝖾𝗋𝗂𝖺𝗇𝗌 𝖧𝗎𝗌𝗄𝗂𝖾𝗌.⁣
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08/02/2025

Watch Nevsky "read" 8 commands on-a-stick.
Singalong wishing Trotsky a Happy Birthday.
And meet, love, pet and enjoy our Siberians Huskies.

12/24/2024