Olivia Figueroa, a 7-year-old with the Exceptional Family Member Program, poses with Squirt, a Pomeranian with Independent Therapy Dogs, Inc., at the Library aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Feb. 13. Children with exceptional needs read to these animals who do not judge them, and only listen with wagging tales and sloppy kisses. Tales for tails, exceptional family members read for exceptional pooches 130213-M-OB827-032

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