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GOOD BOY! NOW HOW 'BOUT A TREAT?

Date: January 26, 2000 Section: VIRGINIA Page: A1

By KELLY HAHN JOHNSON THE ROANOKE TIMES

Caption: photo - CAESAR, a 2-year-old golden retriever, lifts a telephone receiver for trainer Mitzi Tinaglia during a class Tuesday at Our Lady of Nazareth Catholic Church. The St. Francis of Assisi Service Dog Foundation also trains the dogs to open and close doors, and find keys. After graduating, the dogs are placed with disabled people in Western Virginia. COLOR