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A four-legged cutie is nicely on his approach to changing into a highly-trained service canine thanks to 1 Temple University grad scholar.
PHILADELPHIA – A cute golden retriever lab combine is nicely on his approach to changing into a highly-trained service canine thanks to 1 Temple University grad scholar.
Cyprus is sort of the four-legged rock star round Temple University’s campus as of late, however he is greater than only a cute pup. He’s a future service canine for Canine Companions and his volunteer puppy raiser is Temple grad scholar, Maisie Dorwart.
“I picked him up at Philly airport at 8 weeks,” siad Dorwart. “We’ve been kicking it ever since. He’s 15 weeks now.”
Maisie is engaged on her Masters Degree in Speech Pathology and needed to mix her compassion for folks with disabilities and her love of dogs.
“He involves my lessons. I’m taking 5 programs this semester and subsequent semester.”
Maisie Dorwart trains Cyprus close to Temple University’s Bell Tower.
Cyprus additionally goes to campus occasions and likes to stroll via the library with Maisie.
The 22-year old’s job is to socialize Cyprus, and prepare him, educating him good manners and basic instructions.
He additionally goes to puppy lessons usually via Canine Companions which offers free service dogs to folks with disabilities.
Coincidentally, Maisie and Cyprus ran right into a Temple senior who additionally has a canine from the identical non-profit.
Meghan Chiodo heads via campus with service canine Polly.
Meghan Chiodo is flourishing in school with some assist from her BFF, Polly.
“She’s a talented companion,” mentioned Chiodo. “She’s a bit little bit of each emotional help and bodily help. These final 6 years I really couldn’t think about not having her as a result of I’ve had her for thus lengthy and it is made such a distinction.”
Once Cyprus has all of the fundamentals down, he’ll head to superior coaching for six months and be taught duties like turning on and off lights, retrieving gadgets, even pulling a guide wheelchair earlier than he’s then matched with a toddler, an grownup or a veteran.
As for Maisie, she is aware of it is going to be very arduous to say goodbye when her yr and a half is up, however she’s going to attend his commencement and hand over the leash to his new assigned accomplice.
“I’m so excited to see who he is placed with and the way he’ll change their life some day,” mentioned Dowart.
