Dogs that can retrieve cash from ATMs and empty washing machines help disabled people lead more independent lives, but can they also help reform disruptive teenagers?
Midhurst in West Sussex is about as well-to-do as any small town in England. A mile or so outside, in a converted farm surrounded by peaceful, rolling hills, is the headquarters of a charity called Canine Partners.
The centre is dedicated to the training of assistance dogs - mostly Labradors and golden retrievers. Here the dogs learn the extraordinary skills they need to help give independence to disabled people.
Source: news.bbc.co.uk
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Hi, How's work on your novel going?
What is your book about?
I wish you all the very best with it.
Annie
Hi Annie,
it's going - that's the main thing!
I'm currently doing some research on writer's block so the novel is on hold for a week or two until I get that finished. The novel is about working class men in the North West who work in a gas meter factory. The full synopsis is much better, trust me.
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