Got this from a friend, and the speech aspect of companion dogs was news to
me-- are others aware of this?
>I saw something on the animal channel about dogs working with Parkinsons
>patients who had difficulty speaking. They were motivated to vocalize when
>giving commands to dogs. Their words weren't necessarily clear to me, but
>the dogs grew to know what they meant. The vocal interaction lost with
>humans was there with the dogs, and it was lovely to see.
Camilla Flintermann, CG for Peter 82/70/55
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