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9 operations could not help her walk, but this big Dane did
Her life changed completely thanks to this super trained service dog. So beautiful!
Dog as ‘medical wonder’
By the time Bella was ten, she had nine surgeries to endure. She suffers from the rare Morquio syndrom – an immune system which hinders her growth and makes it next to impossible for her to walk. That she can now actually walk is not due to a medical wonder but thanks to big dane called George.
![They are inseparable. George also helps her climbing the stairs at school.](https://www.brightvibes.com/wp-content/uploads/legacy/phpRv3zPr.jpg)
![Compared to Bella, George is the size of a pony ;-)](https://www.brightvibes.com/wp-content/uploads/legacy/phpye8LP8.jpg)
![This picture says more than a thousand words.](https://www.brightvibes.com/wp-content/uploads/legacy/phpfvd7d2.jpg)
Service Dogs
George is gigantic, Bella is small and fragile. Therefore, it is crucial that George has been trained thoroughly as a ‘Service Dog’. The servicedogproject.org is an American organisation which has trained over 100 great danes to help the mobility impaired. As you can tell from George and Bella, they are doing a fantastic job.
Dogs really are man’s best friend
Maybe you like cat (or cat videos 😉 more than dogs. And that’s cool. But I’m 100% sure that dogs can do so much more for people than cats can. If you find a cat that:
- guides the blind
- can quickly detect human cancer with their nose
- decreases crime rates in prisons
- can turn a homeless man into a top artist
- detects explosives
- locates people under rubble or an avelanche
please let us know, because you’ll have the next viral hit in your hands 😉
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