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miaminewtimes.com | Best Of 5/13/06 North Miami Beach Branch Library 1601 NE 164th Street North Miami Beach 33162 305-948-2970 Best Of Saturday, May 13, 2006   City Life   Best Listener Farley the Therapy Dog Come one, come all, to the "Read to Farley" sessions at the children's section of the North Miami Beach Library, the second and fourth Tuesdays of every month at 4:00 p.m. This is no ordinary dog. This shaggy mop o' unconditional love once suffered from crippling agoraphobia, owing to early abuse. But his patient handler, Margo Berman, a professor at Florida International University, worked tirelessly, training him to overcome his fears and earn his Therapy Dog badge. Now Farley helps shy children who have trouble reading aloud. Once the youngsters sit down with Farley on the colorful rugs, they don't want to stop reading him stories because he is a great listener, mispronunciations be damned!

Farley's owners are Margo and Jack Berman of Miami Beach, FL.

Here's a photo of him at the library during his certification test. The lady is the librarian and the little girl asked why a dog was allowed in the library. The librarian answered, to help children read. The little girl opened her eyes real wide and asked, "HE CAN READ?"     Is that adorable or what?