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Westhampton Beach Middle School Welcomes Canine Companions Dog 'Oric'

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Kate Swezey, a social worker in Westhampton Beach Middle School, with Oric, a dog came to her through the organization Canine Companions, and will serve as a facility dog.

Kate Swezey, a social worker in Westhampton Beach Middle School, with Oric, a dog came to her through the organization Canine Companions, and will serve as a facility dog.

Kate Swezey, a social worker in Westhampton Beach Middle School, with Oric, a dog came to her through the organization Canine Companions, and will serve as a facility dog.

Kate Swezey, a social worker in Westhampton Beach Middle School, with Oric, a dog came to her through the organization Canine Companions, and will serve as a facility dog.

Kate Swezey, a social worker in Westhampton Beach Middle School, with Oric, a dog came to her through the organization Canine Companions, and will serve as a facility dog.

Kate Swezey, a social worker in Westhampton Beach Middle School, with Oric, a dog came to her through the organization Canine Companions, and will serve as a facility dog.

Kate Swezey, a social worker in Westhampton Beach Middle School, with Oric, a dog came to her through the organization Canine Companions, and will serve as a facility dog.

Kate Swezey, a social worker in Westhampton Beach Middle School, with Oric, a dog came to her through the organization Canine Companions, and will serve as a facility dog.

Kate Swezey, a social worker in Westhampton Beach Middle School, with Oric, a dog came to her through the organization Canine Companions, and will serve as a facility dog.

Kate Swezey, a social worker in Westhampton Beach Middle School, with Oric, a dog came to her through the organization Canine Companions, and will serve as a facility dog.

Kate Swezey, a social worker in Westhampton Beach Middle School, with Oric, a dog came to her through the organization Canine Companions, and will serve as a facility dog.

Kate Swezey, a social worker in Westhampton Beach Middle School, with Oric, a dog came to her through the organization Canine Companions, and will serve as a facility dog.

Kate Swezey, a social worker in Westhampton Beach Middle School, with Oric, a dog came to her through the organization Canine Companions, and will serve as a facility dog.

Kate Swezey, a social worker in Westhampton Beach Middle School, with Oric, a dog came to her through the organization Canine Companions, and will serve as a facility dog.

Kate Swezey, a social worker in Westhampton Beach Middle School, with Oric, a dog came to her through the organization Canine Companions, and will serve as a facility dog.

Kate Swezey, a social worker in Westhampton Beach Middle School, with Oric, a dog came to her through the organization Canine Companions, and will serve as a facility dog.

authorCailin Riley on May 29, 2023
Kate Swezey has been an animal lover her whole life, so it was only natural for her to find a way to combine that love with her career. As a... more

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