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Meeting a Service Dog
I see a dog in a vest, and I really want to pet it.. Read it together, at your pace. Every page is written in your child's voice.
1. Sometimes I see a dog wearing a special vest. A dog in a vest is a service dog. It is working.
2. A service dog’s job is helping its person. Watching, guiding, staying close. Even when it looks relaxed, it is on the job.
3. I might really want to pet it. Wanting to is okay! Dogs are wonderful.
4. The rule is: always ask the person first. Petting without asking can distract the dog from its important job.
5. I can ask the person, not the dog.
6. Then the person and the dog go on their way, and I go on mine. Asking first is the whole trick, every single time.
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Sovelo Stories are original social narratives, written for neurodivergent kids and reviewed against strict guardrails: no eye-contact training, no masking, no mind-reading — and "no" is always a complete answer. Evidence-informed preparation, not a treatment. © Ezra Brown.