Otis Hardware dog Sam

At Otis hardware in Otis Orchards, they have an employee that helps customers carry their merchandise to the cash register. He's got four legs and works for dog treats. Sam, the hardware dog, owned by hardware clerk Kim Rose, is a five-year-old spaniel with a laid-back attitude.

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Mon., Jan. 28, 2019

Sam, an English springer spaniel belonging to hardware clerk Kim Rose, helps out at the store by bringing merchandise selected by customers to the cashier at Otis Hardware in Otis Orchards. Each time he performs the task, he gets a dog treat, seen in a bag at right, Friday, January 18, 2019. Sam has been carrying items to the cashier for more than four years, taking over from the previous dog, Jazz, who has since retired.

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Sam, an English springer spaniel belonging to hardware clerk Kim Rose, left, at the nuts and bolts display, waits to get the chance to carry a item to the cashier at Otis Hardware in Otis Orchards, Friday, January 18, 2019. Sam has been performing this task for more than four years, taught by the previous hardware store dog, in exchange for treats.

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Sam, a five-year-old English springer spaniel, works at Otis Hardware, taking customers’ selections to the counter in return for a treat each time he performs. Shown Friday, January 18, 2019. Sam belongs to hardware clerk Kim Rose, who’s worked at the store in Otis Orchards for six years.

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Kim Rose, a clerk at Otis Hardware in Otis Orchards, stops to pet his dog, Sam, Friday, January 18, 2019, in the aisle at the store, where the dog helps out by taking customers’ purchases to the cashier.

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Sam, an English springer spaniel belonging to hardware clerk Kim Rose at Otis Hardware in Otis Orchards, waits on customers to select an item, then carries that item in his mouth to the cashier at the front of the store, in exchange for a treat. Shown Friday, January 18, 2019.

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Sam, a dog who “works” at Otis Hardware in Otis Orchard, performs the service of carrying items chosen by customers. In return for each successful mission, he receives a dog treat. Sam belongs to hardware clerk Kim Rose.

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Sam, a dog who works at Otis Hardware in Otis Orchards, helps out at the store by carrying items to the cashier for customers in exchange for a treat, shown Friday, January 18, 2019. Sometimes, the dog will find a piece of merchandise and walk it the cashier hoping to get a treat even though there is no customer.

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