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Crufts Launch 2018 [26/02/2018]
The Kennel Club has announced the five hero dogs who will compete in the public vote for the prestigious Friends for Life award at Crufts 2018. They are:
FIVE INCREDIBLE LIFE-CHANGING DOGS NAMED AS FINALISTS IN CRUFTS HERO DOG AWARDS:
• A rescue Border Terrier who has completely changed his owner’s life by helping her deal with complex mental health illnesses
• A hearing dog who has become the ‘ears’ for his young owner and helped her reconnect with everything around her
• A search and rescue dog who has spent his life working in adverse conditions to help find missing persons, from murder enquiries to a helicopter crash
• An assistance dog who has become a lifeline for a lady with Ehlers Danlos syndrome and undertakes over 100 different tasks for his owner, from picking up the phone to loading and unloading the washing machine
• A Shih Tzu who taught himself how to be an assistance dog and has given unending support to his owner through serious illness and given her a new life to look forward to.
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