Therapy Dog MERCER

Therapy Dog MERCER gained his angel wings on April 15, 2023.
His spirit of unconditional love lives on in the lives of those who love him. 

Registered/Certified Therapy Dog

R.E.A.D. Dog

Retired K9 Narcotics Dog

WOOF!  My name is MERCER and I am Counselor Tammy's partner at Morris Area Schools, we provide animal assisted activities to the students at Morris Area.  Tammy and I are a registered/certified therapy dog team and we are trained as an R.E.A.D. dog team.  I am a retired K9 narcotics detection dog from the Mercer County Sheriff's Office in Stanton, North Dakota.  I retired in September of 2013 and in October I moved to Morris to begin my training as a therapy dog.  I live with my handler, Licensed School Counselor, Tammy Roth and her husband Zach Lies.  My life has changed so much after I came to Morris Area!  Now, when I come to school I listen to children and teens concerns.  I get petted and loved by children, teenagers, and grownups. I wuff school! You can make an appointment to talk to me, read to me or to hang out with me through Cork Loge in the MAES office.

You can follow me and my adventures on facebook!

Wuff!  Mercer

Mercer's Bookbag: 

Finders Keepers by Will Lipkind, 1952, A Voyager/HBJ Book Broadway Barks by Bernadette Peters, 2008, Blue Apple Books 
Good Dogs, Great Listeners by Renata Bowers, 2015, Charlotte’s Litter, Inc. The Dogs of Newtown by Guy A. Bacon, 2015, Charlotte’s Litter, Inc. 
Tiny and Stripes Make a Sundae, 1999, Curriculum Associates, Inc. 
Mister and Lady Day: Billie Holiday and the Dog Who Loved Her by Amy Novesky, 2013, Halcourt Publishing A Dog of My Own by Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen, 1998, Heath Communications Grab That Dog! by Tomie dePaola, 1989, DC Heath and Company 
A Dog on His Own by Mary Jane Auch, 2008, Holiday House Timid Timothy's Tongue Twisters by Dick Gackenbach, 1986, Holiday House 
Underwater Dogs by Seth Casteel, 2013, Little, Brown and Company In My Tent by Marilyn Singer, 1992, Macmillan Publishing 
Murphy’s Three Homes: a story for children in foster care by Jan Levinson Bilman, 2009, Magination Press 
A Pup in a Hut by Cindy and Zach Clements, 1979, Modern Curriculum Press, Inc. Glub, Glub by Janis Asad Raabe, 1978, Modern Curriculum Press, Inc. Jack’s King by Janis Asad Raabe, 1978, Modern Curriculum Press, Inc. Zeke by Janis Asad Raabe, 1975, Modern Curriculum Press, Inc. Pug and the Hat by Linda Hartley, 1986, Modern Curriculum Press, Inc. 
Arne and the New Kid by Nancy Carlson, 1992, Puffin Books Granite by Susan Butcher and David Monson, 2009, Samhwa Printing Always in Trouble by Corinne Demas, 2009, Scholastic Here Comes Trouble by Corinne Demas, 2013, Scholastic Charlie the Ranch Dog: Charlie’s New Friend by Ree Drummond and Diane deGroat, 2014, Scholastic Clifford's Hiccups adapted by Suzanne Weyn, 2001, Scholastic Clifford’s Puppy Days by Norman Bridwell, 1989, Scholastic Dogs on Duty by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent, 2012, Scholastic Fluffy and Baron by Laura Rankin, 2006, Scholastic Llama Llama and the Bully Goat by Anna Dewdney, 2013, Scholastic Don't Cut My Hair! by Hans Wilhelm, 1997, Scholastic I Hate Bullies! by Hans Wilhelm, 2005, Scholastic I Hate My Bow! by Hans Wilhelm, 1996, Scholastic I Like Myself! by Hans Wilhelm, 2006, Scholastic It’s My Turn! by David Bedford, 2000, Scholastic Name That Dog by Peggy Archer, 2013, Scholastic Some Dog! by Mary Casanova, 2007, Scholastic STAY by Michaela Muntean, 2012, Scholastic

Mercer's Book Series Recommendations:


Patrick the Wayward Setter by Diane Ganzer, 2005, PublishAmerica Patrick the Wayward Setter: A Christmas Miracle by Diane Ganzer, 2005, PublishAmerica Summer School Blues by Diane Ganzer, 2006, Beavers Pond Press
The Swindle Series by Gordan Korman, 2009, Scholastic
The Survivors Series by Erin Hunter, 2013, Harper Collins
The Last Dogs Series by Christopher Holt, 2013, Little, Brown Books
Ranger in Time Series by Kate Messner, 2015, Scholastic
NOODLES by Hans Wilhelm, Scholastic
BISCUIT by Alyssa Satin Capucilli, 1998, Harper Collins
CARL by Alexandra Day, 1996, Little Simon
The Buddy Files by Dori Hillestad Butler, 2010, Albert Whitman & Co.