{"id":681,"date":"2026-08-02T00:46:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T00:46:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/odez.com\/SDpets\/?page_id=681"},"modified":"2026-10-26T20:03:22","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T20:03:22","slug":"happy-tales","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/odez.com\/SDpets\/youth-programs\/happy-tales\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Tales"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"681\" class=\"elementor elementor-681\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-540ea09 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"540ea09\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b8d0ad e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9b8d0ad\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d75244 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6d75244\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61cc29e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"61cc29e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Happy Tales \n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88d81d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"88d81d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Special Reading Time with Rancho Coastal Adoptable Animals\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p>This special program helps improve a child\u2019s reading proficiency, fosters compassion for animals, and sooths our shelter animals one story at a time. Children sit outside the kennel or cage front and read aloud, which provides a safe interaction for both. We find it helps our animals get used to children, while boosting the reader\u2019s confidence.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-351a33c e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"351a33c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86006f3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"86006f3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e15a491 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e15a491\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d53436b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d53436b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97e32d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"97e32d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stay tuned for upcoming dates! <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a0c950 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4a0c950\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4413a92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4413a92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Ages:<\/strong> 6 + years<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cost<\/strong>: $10.00 per child<\/p>\n<p><strong>Time<\/strong>: 11:00 AM\u201312:00 PM <br \/>and 12:15 PM-1:15 PM<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b065134 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b065134\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/pci.jotform.com\/form\/250991004253047\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Register Here<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d703cfc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d703cfc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Dates<\/strong>:<br \/>Saturday, December 5<br \/>Sunday, December 13<br \/>Sunday, January 17<br \/>Saturday, January 30<br \/>Sunday, February 14<br \/>Saturday, February 27<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c4cc67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9c4cc67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/odez.com\/SDpets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/yappy-tales-reading.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-684\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/odez.com\/SDpets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/yappy-tales-reading.jpg 900w, https:\/\/odez.com\/SDpets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/yappy-tales-reading-285x300.jpg 285w, https:\/\/odez.com\/SDpets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/yappy-tales-reading-768x810.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1a3a83 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a1a3a83\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0298df elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b0298df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Please Read Important Information:<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73bfa60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"73bfa60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Limit of 6 children per session.<\/li><li>Registration is required, children cannot participate unless they have pre-registered online.<\/li><li>All children that attend must be registered.<\/li><li>Children must be supervised by parent at all times.<\/li><li>Closed-toed shoes are required.<\/li><li>Your child can bring his or her favorite book to read or they are welcome to borrow a book from our library. You can bring your own pillow, blanket or towel to sit on; otherwise, we will provide your child with a cushion to sit on.<\/li><li>We can accommodate small groups on other days we are open. Please contact the education department at education@sdpets.org about scheduling a time for your group to read to our animals.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3deac4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3deac4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Cancellations<\/strong> Please notify us via email: <a href=\"mailto:education@sdpets.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>education@sdpets.org<\/strong><\/a> or call 760-753-6413 <strong>at least one week\/seven days prior to your scheduled session<\/strong> if you need to cancel or reschedule. You can be moved to an upcoming open session. We are unable to accommodate changes requested seven days or less from the start of a scheduled session and no refund will be given.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Tales Special Reading Time with Rancho Coastal Adoptable Animals\u00a0 This special program helps improve a child\u2019s reading proficiency, fosters compassion for animals, and sooths our shelter animals one story at a time. Children sit outside the kennel or cage front and read aloud, which provides a safe interaction for both. 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