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Page A-16 - Shelton-Mason County Journal ~ Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020 {y to play. stay and relax! lhdulge yourself rt and luxury with turn down service of a .399 tray, Book now at littlecreek.com. includes: Deluxe Resort Accommodation $100 fine Credit Turn Dovi‘m’Servic with 'Wi eta. Cheese Tray $20 Food Credit $20 Freeplay Upgrades Available LITI‘LE CREEK CASINO‘RESORT. Enroll inHCC Autopay today f Sign upétoolay at hcchet and, i receive ‘a’ $10 credit onyyour bill ', Scenic waters A small waterfall cascades down the hillside earlier this month near the Mount Rose trailhead parking lot on Lake Cushman Road. Journal photo Justin Johnson 0 lack: “Big, friendly (19%;, continued from page A—1 have seen as many as 500 kids at a time, with 20 to 30 outings a year, adding up to more than 10,000 kids he’s seen, been petted by, nuzzled up against and sat in the laps of during , his time on duty. “Jack loves everybody, no matter what they wear or what they look like,” Brewer said. “He doesn’t care about that, and we tell the kids we talk to that neither should they.” According to Brewer, the idea of using a big, friendly dog to help un- derscore lessons about bullying came about almost by accident when a de- tective who was set to impart a les- son on bullying to kids saw Brewer’s personal dog, a big boy whose toenails she’d painted pink on a‘ whim. “The kids started laughing about how this big boy dog had pink toe- nails, and the detective said, ‘That’s not right. We’re talking about not ’bul- lying each other, but you’re making fun of this dog for his painted nails, just because he’s a boy.’ ” . Brewer’s dog died of a heart attack at a young age, but that spurred the Sheriff‘s Office to obtain a big dog of its own. “Jack is very good at calming people down,” Brewer said. “He has the abil- ity to sniff out the one student in any group who’s struggling the most and pay them the most attention. Jack is very empathetic and understands how people are feeling.” Part of this is due to Jack’s train- ing, which taught him to socialize with every age group, from small children in Head Start programs whom Brewer reported “climb all over him” to high schoolers seated at their desks, and even other dogs and animals. “During one presentation in Jeffer- . ' son County, there was this one man in his 60s who’d been a bully when he was younger, but he hadn’t realized the effect of it until that moment,” Brewer said. “He started crying, and Jack climbed up in his lap.” In turn, Brewer cited evidence that her “Hands off if it’s not yours” les— sons with Jack have taught kids not to touch stray animals or those who might be other people’s pets, to the point that she’s seen a decline in the number of children who have been bit- ten by dogs in recent years. “Year after year, the kids always remember seeing him,” Brewer said of- Jack. “If I sent out on a call with Jack, the kids in the house would say, ‘Jack’s here.’ ” Jack’s made appearances not only in schools during the day, but also on evenings and weekends, including the grand opening of the Tractor Supply Co. in Shelton, and hanging out at the Home Depot in Lacey, by invitation o the owners. ' Expenses including meals, medi- cine and kenneling, thanks to the generosity of the community, were not borne; by the county government or the Sheriff’s Office. I Brewer credited Dr. Gary Olson and the staff of Shelton Veterinary Hospital with covering Jack’s medi- cal care and Our Community Credit Union with helping keep him fed, which is no mean feat for a dog that routinely consumes 100 pounds of dog food a month. ' “One man, Jack crawled into his lap, and he wrote us a check for $1,000,” Brewer said. “The community has given us so much support that it’s incredible.” Brewer grew emotional as she re- flected not only on the kindness that she and Jack have received but on the difference they’ve been able to make in the lives of so many local children.