THIS IS EPIC Facility dog starts his first month at Reeltown schools
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Handler Kelli Poole, left, takes Epic around the school for one of his first days. Epic is the new facility dog at Reeltown.

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A new staff member is now at Reeltown and he has four paws and a wagging tail.

Epic, the labradoodle, is Reeltown school’s new facility dog. Special education teacher and Epic’s handler Kelli Poole said a facility dog differs from a service dog because the dog assists the entire school with a variety of needs. Meanwhile, a service dog is for one specific person for a specific purpose.

Abigail Murphy is a multimedia reporter for Tallapoosa Publishers, Inc. To contact Abigail Murphy, email abigail.murphy@alexcityoutlook.com.