SPRING MILLS — Jet the therapy dog has called Spring Mills High School home for over three years. After he sustained a recent injury, the school community is coming together to raise money for a needed procedure. Jet is one of the first 10 dogs in the Friends With Paws program, a partnership between the West Virginia Governor’s Office, Communities in Schools and the West Virginia Department of Education to place therapy dogs in schools to help students and create a better school environment.

After work every day, Jet goes home with Spring Mill High School teacher Karla Hilliard. Her family owns a house with a big yard that gives Jet plenty of space to run around and play when he isn’t busy helping students. However, one night after Jet came inside after chasing some deer, Hilliard noticed

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