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He has been a big hit at Redwood Secondary School since he was first introduced as a wellbeing dog at the age of nine weeks.
Children with wide-ranging special needs read to him to improve their literacy skills and sit with him and stroke him to help ease any tension or stress. READ MORE:'She thought they were going to arrest her': Police turn up in riot van to check 'petrified' schoolgirl, 12, is isolating Patrick - a cross between a golden retriever and a standard poodle - is currently being trained by a canine behaviour specialist and will become a fully-fledged
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