Lending a Helping Paw
By Gretel Hakanson
(Republished with permission from Desert Dog News)
DOGS PROVIDE MORE THAN COMPANIONSHIP
Sable, a two-year-old black Lab, sits at Brittany Lindsey’s side and watches her intently. “It took me a long to time to realize that I needed help,” says Brittany, a Ph.D. student at the University of Arizona. Born with connective tissue disease and an autoimmune disorder, Brittany lives in chronic pain, and she is teaching Sable to be an assistance dog through Handi-Dogs. Continue Reading »
