Wonderful Dog - Girls Best Friend

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Jane267
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Wonderful Dog - Girls Best Friend

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Dear All

I have just had the most moving encounter with a teenage girl in our local park. Started out as nothing unusual - yellow lab playing ball and Lily (my black lab) raced in to say hello and see if she could join in the game. I noticed that the yellow lab had a poppy on it's collar and commented upon it. The teenage girl then said "My teacher made it for him". As the dog returned with ball in mouth, I had a closer look at the poppy and commented on how beautiful it was. The girl then said "he is my best friend. He is my assistance dog. I have autism and difficulty processing information among other things and he reduces my stress". Another ball throw and I asked how old the dog was. The dog was 18 months old and she had had him for about 1 month. I asked if he had made a difference and she said "my hair has stopped falling out which it used to do as a result of stress". I walked away saying "I hope you have many happy years together with your new best friend" and she thanked me.

To my knowledge, I have never before met this young girl, and as I walked away I was almost in tears as I contemplated what amazing gifts our canine friends bring to us.

Jane (and Lily)
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How nice is that!
We all know dogs are good for us and this backs that up. Heart warming! :bravo:
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How good is that, already making a difference to the young girl after just a short time.......as you say, wishing them many happy years together,
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Thank you so much for that, wishing them lots of happy years together.
Liz Shelly Bonnie Molly Polly :2379:
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