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OneGrassRoot

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Wed May 15, 2013, 10:30 AM May 2013

Service Dog Arrives At College Graduation In Cap And Gown





A young woman and her service dog caused quite a stir over the weekend when they both showed up to her college graduation ceremony dressed in matching caps and gowns.

"This is my service dog, Hero, after we graduated with our Master's degrees at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign," she wrote in a caption accompanying this Imgur photo.

"Hero knows over forty commands to assist me," she added on Reddit on Monday, adding that the dog had been quite the "celebrity" at the graduation ceremony. "He loves to retrieve objects for my like envelopes, pens, my crutches, etc. He also turns off the lights, opens doors, and he pulls me in my wheelchair up ramps! I couldn't have gone to college without him."

MORE: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/14/service-dog-cap-and-gown_n_3273198.html







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Service Dog Arrives At College Graduation In Cap And Gown (Original Post) OneGrassRoot May 2013 OP
Congrats to them both! LeftofObama May 2013 #1
great picture..thanks for posting Stuart G May 2013 #2
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