Joan Young embraces her service dog, Joy, while lying on the floor of her New Hope apartment. The pair had just completed a training exercise which teaches Joy how to help Joan when she has a seizure. "I love loving him," Joan said. "I feel like the old me again." Joy, a three-year-old golden retriever-labrador mix, has been selected by the Minnesota Veterinary Medical Association to be added to the Minnesota Animal Hall of Fame.
Jim Gehrz
Star Tribune
Published August 10, 2004
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