He is fuzzy, likes a cuddle, and wears a red vest to work. Neither cat nor squirrel can distract him from his job. His name is Abel, and he works as an autism assistance dog for Reid, an eight year-old student at Adam Beck Junior Public School. Last Tuesday, all Reid’s schoolmates gathered in the […]
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Dog guides a boon to owners’ health
Soon after Taylor Martin and his dog Scooby joined dozens of others on the boardwalk for the Beach’s Walk for Dog Guides, the two were leading the pack. That’s true to form, says Julie Martin, Taylor’s mother. Eighteen months since he paired up with Scooby, a black lab trained as a seizure response dog by […]