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Special Exposure Wednesday: Meet Kingston


This is Ben's 2nd meeting with his new friend, Kingston, a Bernese Mountain Dog. Kingston's owners are neighbors and have agreed to a weekly meeting of petting, kissing and snacking. Ben was intimately involved with all three, luckily this photo shows no proof of spit swapping, otherwise, I would have received a call from Grandma.

When I ask Ben about his new buddy, he gets a big smile on his face. It will be exciting to see how this relationship progresses. Hopefully this will be a first of many photos of these two together.
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  1. AnonymousMay 19, 2010 at 7:35 PM

    Oh how wonderful that he gets to do that. I've heard, though I have no experience of it, that gentle pets are good for our kids. My son has been asking for one but our apartment won't allow it.

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  2. SoCo momMay 20, 2010 at 1:17 AM

    What a gentle-looking dog. That's wonderful that your son gets to make a new, good buddy!

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  3. CristyLynnMay 20, 2010 at 1:59 AM

    This is such a great idea! How wonderful to give Ben this opportunity.
    Oh, and speaking of spit-swapping with a dog; I don't know for sure if this is true, but I've heard that dogs have fewer germs in their mouths than humans do, interesting thought, huh? :)

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  4. VMIMay 20, 2010 at 7:20 AM

    Yeah - I will tell my mom about the germs!

    Another things someone brought up to me about Ben and Kingston is that Kingston does not require anything of Ben. I think of all the therapists, teachers and workers who are always challenging Ben. Kingston is low key, just wants some love and perhaps a treat.

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  5. AnonymousMay 20, 2010 at 12:01 PM

    Gives me goosebumps...what a thrill that must be for Ben!

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  6. AlisonMay 20, 2010 at 8:21 PM

    How gorgeous!! There is a lovely golden retriever that we see sometimes at school pick up and Ashlea and another little boy in a wheelchair just LOVE this dog!! Such great therapy!

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  7. AnonymousMay 21, 2010 at 8:56 PM

    What a gorgeous dog and how wonderful that they are doing that for you they sound like great neighbors!!!

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