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Video: Police Officer Forces Whataburger Customer To Leave Because Of Her Service Dog

Excerpt from: The Consumerist (click for full article)

 

 

Sesame Street Features Service Dog

Excerpt from: Planet of the Blind (click for full article)

 

A real service dog named Hercules will be featured in Episode 43 of Sesame Street, which will air on November 30, 2012. Hercules will be helping a new Sesame Street Muppet character named Brandies learn how to be a service dog. Brandies is a yellow Labrador retriever Muppet who is looking for a job. After unsuccessful attempts at working at a laundromat and sweeping floors, Brandies learns about being a service dog. Brandies starts training by learning how to open drawers, pick things up, and turn on light switches. After training for weeks, Brandies becomes an official service dog and meets Liliana, the person he will be helping. Liliana is a wheelchair user and Brandies helps her by picking up her bag when it drops and opening doors. The organization Canine Companions for Independence worked with Sesame Street to create this episode to increase awareness of service dogs that help people with disabilities.