Sarah Ford | May 8, 2014

Service Dog Gets Cap and Gown

Like most high school seniors, Desi is excited to graduate next month.  But getting to this point has not been easy.  Desi says she “wouldn’t be graduating if it weren’t for her service dog, Walton” (trained by Canine Partners for Life), so Desi is treating Walton to a cap and gown of his own to celebrate the hard work he’s done to help her get this far. 

Learn why in this video:

Service Dog Gets Cap & Gown

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