Everyday I see the glimmer of spark between Luke and his boy Herry.
Herry is not only Lukes service dog but his best friend. Herry is there for Luke, wherever Luke is you will find Herry at his feet. If I pause long enough to look at Luke and Herry, to notice the love they have for each other, I feel joy. The other day Luke was in the shower and I looked in to check on him and there was Herry laying on the floor waiting for Luke to finish.
We put Luke on a waiting list for a service dog when he was 8 years old, it was long wait. A 7 year wait. When Luke was 15 his name came up for his dog. That whole process was extremely emotional, but that is subject for another blog post on another day. As of this year Luke has had Herry for 6 years.
It is interesting to see how much Herry understands that he is Luke's boy, even though Luke doesn't give Herry a whole lot of feedback. The feedback Herry is given is a little petting here and there, treats and the calling of his name, Herry. One of Luke and Herry's favorite thing to do is play hide and seek. Luke will go hide and then we will say, "Herry, where is Luke?". To see Herry run to find Luke and jump around in excitement when he finds him is enjoyable to watch.
I love to see the relationship between a dog and its human. I am not sure there are words to describe the love a dog has for its family, especially such a sweet special needs human like Luke.
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