Moxie is a Kerry Blue Terrier who is certified as a therapy dog by Therapy Dogs International. She is considered to be hypoallergenic because she is non-shedding. Moxie enjoys listening to children read to her and is part of a R.E.A.D. (Reading Education Assistance Dogs) team. Moxie loves people and has learned tricks that she is happy to perform for anyone who is interested.

Barbara Wolf-Dorlester, Ph.D. is a N.Y.S. licensed psychologist who has been in private practice for 30 years. For many years, she has worked with children and adults with special needs. As Program Director of the Social Skills Enrichment Program at Churchill School and Center in New York City, she developed and ran an after-school social skills program for children with special needs. In her private practice, she performs neuropsychological evaluations, psychotherapy, and consults with multiple schools. As Barbara explains, ''I get a great deal of joy and satisfaction from participating in school and library based programs in which children read to Moxie. Watching the children's delight in reading to Moxie was the impetus for using her in my private therapy practice.''