South Tahoe man raising funds so companion may walk again
http://www.tahoedailytribune.com/article/20100207/NEWS/100209867/1064By Roseann Keegan
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — A South Lake Tahoe man has spent the past several weeks canvassing shopping centers and placing flyers on parked cars to raise money so that his dog may walk again.
Becoming a service dog
Four years ago, a friend in San Jose, Calif. gave Hernandez two male Chihuahuas. The brothers were named Aussie and Lighting.
Aussie and Lightning aren't trained to be service dogs, but that's what they've become, Hernandez said. The dogs sense when his health is in trouble. Lighting will suddenly bark and run in circles, while Aussie climbs up on Hernandez and licks his face until responds.
