Leon Futch lost his Service Dog (Dyna) last September due to cancer. His
Hearing Dog alerted him to all kinds of sounds that he had a hard time hearing
with his hearing disability. She would alert him to his cell phone
ringing,doorbell,smoke alarms-if someone would call his name and he couldn't
hear it and many other sounds. It was devastating for him, when he lost her. He
has re-applied with Rosemary his wife's encouragement and he has been accepted
to receive another dog from Canine Companions for Independence. He will receive
this dog sometime soon-since she is receiving advanced training in Santa
Rosa,Calif. currently to fit Leon's needs.Then Leon and Rosemary will make the
trip to Santa Rosa,Calif to pick the dog up. These dogs are amazing and go
through two years of training to be able to do what they do for someone that has
a disability.Leon has a hearing loss due to many years of being a State of
Florida Water Well Contractor and working with his big rigs and high pressure
air.This time when we go-we are going to enjoy touring the Sonoma Wine Country
.
This update is provided by Rosemary Futch
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