As nearly anyone who has adopted a dog or cat from a shelter can attest, there’s something special about a rescued pet; it’s as if the animal senses he’s been given a second chance at life. That’s certainly the case with Juno, a Belgian Malinois who was rescued from a shelter just days before she was to be euthanized. But since coming to live with her family in Alcoa, Tenn., Juno has taken on the role of rescuer to four-year-old Lucas Hembree.
Lucas suffers from Sanfilippo syndrome, an inherited, metabolic disease caused by the absence or malfunctioning of an enzyme needed to break down long sugar molecules. As the disease progresses, children lose the ability to speak, walk and eat. The disease also causes severe neurological damage that leads to aggressive behavior, hyperactivity and seizures.
“The most catastrophic thing parents hear when they learn their child has this disease is that there’s no cure or treatment available,”? says Lucas’ father, Chester.
Read the rest here, but I would grab the tissue box first.
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This reminded me of those cancer detecting dogs (although I realize the emotional suport Juno gives is more significant than just the perception of oncoming seizures). http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/artic ... ution.html
I was puzzled though why blood hounds are not the breed used to sniff out cancer.
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Blood hounds, and basset hounds, are very difficult to train because they are not particularly focused or strongly motivated. They make excellent pets, however, if you are looking for a slightly dopey pal who sleeps all the time, and therefore does not require a ton of attention. 180 degrees from a border collie, for example. The best dog I ever had, Ruby, was a basset hound. Makes my heart ache to remember her.
cowboyhat wrote:
Blood hounds, and basset hounds, are very difficult to train because they are not particularly focused or strongly motivated. They make excellent pets, however, if you are looking for a slightly dopey pal who sleeps all the time, and therefore does not require a ton of attention.
That sounds like a lot of the people I went to high school with.
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