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Seizure Dog Is Godsend For This Family
December 28, 2005

HILLSBORO, KANSAS--The following six paragraphs are excerpts from a story in the Hillsboro Free Press:

All Melissa and Stuart Funk wanted was a chance for son Dakota to lead a normal life.

That wish came true four years ago for the Florence family-which includes not only Dakota, 9, but siblings Galen, 12, and Angel-Lynn, 11, who all suffer regular seizures-in the form of a seizure response/alert dog named Chance.

The 6-year-old yellow labrador truly has become not only a young boy's best friend but an entire family's, Melissa said.

"He's been a godsend," she said.

Chance came to the family through the Great Plains Assistance Dogs Foundation in Jud, N.D. Professionally trained assistance dogs have long helped individuals with impairments in sight, hearing or mobility, but seizure-alert dogs have only become popular within the last decade.

The dogs are trained to respond to sensing the onset of a seizure with a vocal (barking) or physical-contact alert or by activating an emergency medical device.

Entire article:
"Seizure dog giving Florence family a chance at normality" (Hillsboro Free Press)

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