Gordon's favorite eight-year-old

Happy eighth birthday to Denver the dog, who has been a steady presence at Gordon since 2019.

Denver first came to Gordon as a diabetic alert dog serving a Kindergarten student, later transitioning to become a therapy dog providing comfort and companionship to students and staff across the school.

Every day is different for Denver. Here’s what WJAR found when they spent a morning with him in 2022: 

Denver has been involved in dozens of project, interviews, videos and lessons over the years. Here, he shows off his remarkable speed, beating out the entire fifth and sixth grade in a sprint across Engle Field:

Last fall, Denver helped Young Kindergarten discover the joy of nonfiction reading.

For his sixth birthday, Denver’s sixth grade friends hosted a spectacular lunchtime celebration for him: