Marina was born in Russia with congenital limb deficiencies which meant her legs and arms did not develop properly.
Her parents Jo and Gideon Pritchard first met her when physiotherapist Jo was working for a charity, The Promise, which works in Russia and neighbouring countries training carers and healthcare workers to support the development of children with disabilities.
As she grew up, her disability meant that she could not always do the same things as her friends, which affected her confidence.
But then Jo and Gideon, who are puppy walkers, took charge of a trainee police dog called Tag - and an unexpected friendship began to blossom, which has transformed eight-year-old Marina's life.
Mum Jo says the close bond between the two has has helped Marina improve her confidence and energy levels, while her enthusiasm for life has soared.
Marina, who lives in Exeter, now spends hours playing with the dog and goes with to all of his training sessions.
Since meeting Tag she has also become more active, enjoying running, tennis and swimming, after having custom sports prosthetic running blades made.
The blades were made especially for her after a chance meeting with the Paralympian Richard Whitehead, who arranged for Marina to go to London and have the blades fitted.
Mum Jo, a children's physiotherapist working to help other children with limb deformities, said: “Marina has had a special relationship with Tag from day one.
"Tag knows when Marina and her brother, Seth, are on their way home from school and waits at the gate to greet them.
"She loves telling people about him and that she is helping to train him to be a police dog. She is also more aware of routines due to needing to think about when he needs a walk, feeding etc. They've become so close she even asked if she could be his main carer."
Devon and Cornwall police canine development officer Paul Glennon said that the bond between the two is unique, and that Tag shows unusual sensitivity and gentleness when interacting with the little girl.
He said: "It was clear to me straight away at our police puppy training days that Tag and Marina were very close.
"He seems to understand her disabilities and limitations and is incredibly gentle with her, which is amazing for a dog of his age.
Marina explained why they get on so well: "Maybe it's because I play with him most of the time and he just loves it. I love puppies and I think Tag is one of the best puppies I know.
One day Tag will have to leave to continue his police training, but Marina is prepared for that. She said: "I'm going to be very sad but I know he is going to be a very cool police dog and he is going to catch loads of baddies."
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The ClariS -Single Best 1st-Vinyl Edition is an analog record of ClariS 's best hits album, which went on sale in 2015. In addition to the fourteen songs listed on the CD version, the records come with two bonus tracks and are sold as a 12-inch, 2-disc set.
The records are being distributed by the American entertainment company Sony Music Entertainment and will only be available for purchase in America and Canada. This project was created in response to the quickly growing anime marketplace in America, as evidenced by events such as Anime Expo 2018, America's largest anime event which breaks its own record for highest number of participants each year.
The records are a highly collectible medium that will deliver ClariS 's songs, many of which are from anime that are popular even outside of Japan, to listeners in North America.
Also, a special ClariS booth will be exhibited at Anime NYC in November 2018, where convention participants can listen to the actual vinyl records. TOM will also be accepting pre-orders for the records there. In fact, everyone who pre-orders the records at Anime NYC will receive a special event-limited ClariS sticker as a present. We highly recommend pre-ordering at the event.
The product will be sold through the Tokyo Otaku Mode Projects page. (Cannot be purchased from within Japan.)
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