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Teresa Bautista (5) builds a paper hot dog with 'Everything on it' just like the one described in a poem by Shel Silverstein. The poem depicts a child who asked for a hot dog with everything on it and in turn received a ridiculous compilation of things like a parrot and a mouse in a mask. Matt Weintritt
Sari Kirk, 2, (left) kneels down to meet Cassie as Kayla Sabala, 9, (center) reads a story to the dog. Cassie and her owner Ivan Bickel were one of several pairs from Huntsville Pets Helping People that came to the Huntsville ISD Carnival of Books Thursday evening and let the children read stories to and make friends with the pups. Matt Weintritt

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January 26, 2012

By Matt Weintritt Photographer The Huntsville Item Thu Jan 26, 2012, 10:52 PM CST

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