A young Kiwi kid with cerebral palsy has been given a four-legged friend to help him with his struggles to read.
Cole Subritsky Shandley's best mate is a black Labrador called Django.
The seven-year-old's reading has jumped ahead since he started reading out loud to his furry friend - something he struggles with due to his condition.
Django was paired with Cole through a charity called DOG-abled, just before the friendly pooch was due to be put down.
"He was deemed a naughty dog because he kept breaking his chain and we rescued him, he had a major aversion to men," DOG-abled's Heather Summers says.
"It was a male that abused him. So we had to do a lot of work to desensitize him around men."
Cole has helped Django reconnect with human males in a healthy way, the two forming a mutually beneficial bond that is sure to last for many years to come.
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