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Article: Superdog with plenty of heart.
- Article from:
- The Star (Sheffield) (Sheffield, England)
- Article date:
- January 15, 2008
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A DOG who overcame two disabilities of her own has become an assistance dog to help a paralysed Sheffield woman cope with day-to-day life.
Susie the Shih Tzu is a lifeline to her 66-year-old owner Wyn Butler who would be housebound without her dog's help.
Wyn, of Holgate Crescent, Parson Cross, is paralysed from the waist down following an accident at work which injured her spinal column.
She needs a wheelchair to leave the house and a frame or stick when she is inside.
Mrs Butler bought Susie as a lap dog when her previous assistance dog Duffer was retired from her duties.
She did not think she would be eligible for a second ...