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Students give back to Therapets by baking dog biscuits to benefit program

Baking dog biscuits teaches students teaching reading, math and functional skills of cooking in the kitchen.
Credit: Ana Conejo/Tyler Morning Telegraph
From right, Jacqueline Garza, student at Wayne D. Boshears Center for Exceptional Programs, and Mindy Sumner, special education teacher, press int he dog biscuit mixture inside silicone molding containers before baking on Thursday. The treats are handmade by students then given to Therpets, who visit the students bi-weekly.

TYLER, Texas — Students at Tyler ISD’s Wayne D. Boshears Center for Exceptional Programs are putting their cooking skills to the test while giving back to a local nonprofit.

A sprinkle of love, whole wheat flour, oil, ginger, cinnamon, and molasses are the special ingredients students use to make dog biscuits for Therapets in Tyler. The treats are given to Therapets during their bi-weekly visit to the campus and are made by the high school and Boshears CONNECT program.

The student-made snacks are given to the Therapets after their morning visits with the students and also sold at the Therapet store to benefit and help fund the animal-assisted therapy program.

Read more from our CBS19 paper partner, Tyler Morning Telegraph.

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