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Orange's James Sheahan High School first school to get own therapy dog

Alana Calvert
September 10 2021 - 6:00pm
NEW TRICKS: James Sheahan's new therapy dog, Toffee the labradoodle puppy with (inset) owner/ trainer Martin Felice and his daughter Charlotte. PHOTO: JUDE KEOGH
NEW TRICKS: James Sheahan's new therapy dog, Toffee the labradoodle puppy with (inset) owner/ trainer Martin Felice and his daughter Charlotte. PHOTO: JUDE KEOGH

Wednesday was a day of many firsts for Toffee the four-month-old Labradoodle puppy: it was the first time she accompanied high school teacher-librarian Martin Felice to work; it was the first time she encountered students (plus the school's cows and chickens); and it was the first time the little dog assumed her new role as James Sheahan's therapy dog.

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Alana Calvert

Alana Calvert

Journalist

Print and digital reporter covering general news in Orange NSW, with specific interest in stories relating to animal welfare, social affairs and issues impacting regional communities. Previously with: Yahoo News Australia, SBS Radio, HuffPost Australia and APN/News Regional Media in south-west Queensland. Our Watch/Walkley Foundation Fellow for 2021. Contact me at: alanacalvert@centralwesterndaily.com.au

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