There’s therapy programs where children can read books to dogs (RTD).

RTD involves children reading to a registered dog with benefits to well-being and reading outcomes thought to arise because of the unconditional positive regard and non-critical listening bestowed on the child by the dog.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/lit.12345

This has little to do with the image, I know.