Service Dog Saved Owner’s Life, Licks Him to Take His Medication for Deadly Hormonal Disorder

Service Dog Saved Owner’s Life, Licks Him to Take His Medication for Deadly Hormonal Disorder
Teddy the service dog. Caters News
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Jonathan Sheldon was an outdoorsy, athletic, and successful hedge fund manager in his thirties when a deadly disease changed his life forever. His body is unable to produce enough cortisol, a hormone that helps the body respond to stress and prevent it from going into shock.

“We didn’t think I'd live much longer,” Sheldon said, according to a Mercury press release. That was until he met Teddy, his “hero” therapy dog.

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