Hobby suggestions

[rlu]

Does your animal shelter or local library offer opportunities to read to animals?

I know this probably sounds a little out of the ordinary, but you mentioned he's into animals but is a reluctant reader. I wonder if combining reading time with an opportunity to be with animals would help encourage him to read more?

One of our library systems does Read to Rover once a month. We still go whenever we can. DS doesn't actually read to them anymore, he just sits on the floor with the dogs and talks to the people about puppy raising since the group is associated with Canine Companions.

[Meatball Mommie]

I am going to look into our library programs this summer. I know they have done that in the past, but I'm not sure if it's a regular thing.

I am also going to look into a program that looks for families to foster dogs/puppies for a weekend. It's affiliated with our local prison where the inmates are training the dogs to be service dogs and are looking to socialize the dogs in the program. So you foster for a weekend only.