Moose is a therapy dog born and raised at the Guiding Eyes for the Blind in Yorktown Heights, New York. Destined to be of service, Moose got adopted by Dr. Trent Davis, a Ph.D., staff counselor and a coordinator of animal-assisted therapy.

Since then, Moose has worked for the past five years with him at full-time. Moose has been present at more than 5,000 individual and group counseling sessions as well as a variety of events. Because of that, he now has become an icon for heroism.

Last month at Virginia’s Virginia Veterinary Conference in Roanoke, Moose got the annual award of Animal Hero by the Virginia Veterinary Medical Association.

“His entire life is dedicated to helping people — helping students feel happy and less stressed, helping counseling patients during therapy sessions, and helping his owner, Trent, with his job every day. That’s what makes him a hero to me.” Heidi Garman, a veterinary student who nominated Moose, said.

Article and photo source: roanoke.com

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