Jennifer Aniston's new children's book, Clydeo Takes a Bite Out of Life is out now and the actress and producer took to Instagram to show some of her very adorable friends listening raptly as The Morning Show star read the children's book to them.
Just look at this cute audience!
Clydeo Takes a Bite Out of Life is part of a four book series and Aniston hopes it will inspire people to help shelter dogs and animal shelters.
People Magazine reports, "With every dollar donated, The Clydeo Fund will help organizations rescue, rehabilitate, and find forever homes for animals. "We can help these animals, and we can get awareness out, and help the shelters that are in desperate need of upkeep because they're falling apart," explains the former Friends star. "They can't keep up. And all you see is that we're euthanizing innocent, beautiful, perfectly, perfectly fine two-year-old dogs, or a puppy, or a litter. I can't. It's too much. It's too many."
Aniston previously shared this sweet clip of her unboxing her books with her dog Clyde.
Clydeo is inspired by Aniston's rescue dog named Clyde, who is a Schnauzer Clyde looks pretty similar to his animated counterpart, especially with the color of his fur and his cute little ears. You can follow all Clydeo's adventures on his own Instagram page here.
Is It Beneficial to Read to Dogs?
Reading to dogs is both beneficial to dogs and the humans that love them!
Reading to a dog in a calm, soothing voice relaxes them and makes them feel more connected to their humans. It can help dogs with kennel stress by socializing them, because spending time with a fearful dog and reading to them can help them be more comfortable around humans.
Even though dogs may not understand every word you read to them, the sound of a human voice provides mental stimulation for them.
For humans reading to a dog can help relax them and promote bonding. Kids that read to dogs improve their reading skills, thus improving a kid's self confidence. Dogs are nonjudgemental so they won't make a kid feel bad if they can't pronounce a word.
Spending time with your beloved dog makes you feel more relaxed, lowers blood pressure and cortisol levels.
You can check in your own town to see if your shelter offers programs where you can read to dogs, and your local library may offer similar programs.
