Service Dog Quotes

“I have an iron lung, and the dog keeps me from getting too close to magnets.
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I have SARS. He's tallying the people I infect.
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I'm nearsighted. He helps me read the road signs.
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I'm a recovering alcoholic. The dog gets between me and a beer.
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I have an irregular heartbeat and he's CPR certified.
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Color-blind. He tells me when the traffic lights change.
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He translates for my Spanish-speaking clients.
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He's a chick magnet.
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I'm a lawyer. He chases ambulances for me.”
― Jodi Picoult, My Sister's Keeper

“The dog- Todd?- looks up from its leaking beer, puffs a sigh, then crosses the room to head-butt the fridge door closed.
"Ummm" I manage "Did you see he got a--"
"It's okay," she says. "He only has one."
"One...beer?"
"Todd has hip dysplasia. He drinks beer instead of taking painkillers. It's really okay."
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"He was supposed to be a service dog," Agate explains.
"What for, bartending?"
"No, mobility...But then he flunked out."
"Because of the drinking?”
― Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says