Service Dog Arrives At College Graduation In Cap And Gown (X-Post)

[OneGrassRoot]

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A young woman and her service dog caused quite a stir over the weekend when they both showed up to her college graduation ceremony dressed in matching caps and gowns.

"This is my service dog, Hero, after we graduated with our Master's degrees at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign," she wrote in a caption accompanying this Imgur photo.

"Hero knows over forty commands to assist me," she added on Reddit on Monday, adding that the dog had been quite the "celebrity" at the graduation ceremony. "He loves to retrieve objects for my like envelopes, pens, my crutches, etc. He also turns off the lights, opens doors, and he pulls me in my wheelchair up ramps! I couldn't have gone to college without him."

MORE: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/14/service-dog-cap-and-gown_n_3273198.html

[Marrah_G]

1. AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

That brought tears to my eyes!

[montanacowboy]

2. God love his little heart

great story

[sinkingfeeling]

3. Why not? He probably went to every class.

[Honest_Abe]

15. He probably attended more classes...

than most of the humans that got degrees!

[MADem]

4. Good dog! He's getting older; I hope he lives a long life and stays healthy. nt

[Cracklin Charlie]

5. She looks so proud of him!

And he of her.

Congratulation on both your graduations!

[Scuba]

6. Very cool, thanks for posting.

[Botany]

7. i got a little dirt stuck in my eyes

Whooze a gooooood doggie? Whooze a good boy?

Loves me some wag monsters.

[Sunlei]

11. you have a beautiful lab, he looks like a show dog!

nice balance and love that wagging 'ottertail'

[Botany]

16. that is my doggie's daddy and yes he is a champion show dog ..... (Smokehouse Borders Kennels)

..... I do some landscape work @ the kennel he is out of and it is
real funny to see 6 big male stud labs watching me work with big
stupid grins on their faces.

Yesterday my lab, flubie, got tired of fetching the stick out of a pond
and would drop it @ my feet and then would grab it and run into the
water with the hopes I would follow him into the drink. Dogs are much
smarter then we think.

[WinkyDink]

8. Hero looks rather dignified!

[Sunlei]

9. awww, what a sweet picture, a beautiful service dog!

[xchrom]

10. Awesome. Nt

[magical thyme]

12. whooozzzaagooddoggie?!?! Herozzagooddoggie!!!! nt

[MineralMan]

13. Good Dog, Hero! Good Boy!

[Half-Century Man]

14. Congratulations on earning your Masters. Well done.

To Hero: Woof woof urrrhh woof, ARF.

[baldguy]

17. He fits his name well.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

18. this is soooooooo wonderful. :')

Gettin all choked up!

This is the best pic ever!!!!!!!

[nikto]

19. What is that cool dome building in the upper right corner?

Just wondering.

[Botany]

20. University of Illinois B-Ball .... Assembly Hall

[nikto]

25. Thanks for the info

That building is very cool. Looks like it's ready to blast off for Altair 4.

[Rincewind]

38. Not anymore

that is now "The State Farm Center". $2 million a year for 30 years, for the naming rights. They're planning on a $165 million remodel, it was built in 1963, my dad and grandfather worked on it. The saucer on the prairie.

[66 dmhlt]

41. Hail to the Orange. Hail to the Blue. Hail Alma Mater, ever so true ...

We love no other, so let our motto be
VIC-TO-RY IL-LI-NOIS Varsity!

[ChazInAz]

21. Aaaawww.

Figures this would be from Champaign-Urbana...one of my favorite places.
Beautiful dog, lovely human!
Naturally, being somewhat goofy, I wondered who did the tailoring on Hero's robe.

[KamaAina]

22. Wow!

Nice dog, too.

[LuckyLib]

23. Great story! Congrats to u both! Illinois was one

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Of the first campuses to become accessible. Wheelchairs on campus were a common sight in the 70's.

[Sissyk]

24. Awww!

Damn allergies, again.

[smirkymonkey]

26. Awwww! How adorable!

That is the sweetest thing I have seen in ages! I loooove doggies.

[tblue]

31. You're my twin!

See my post below.

[tavalon]

27. Ha, funny thing, I looked at the picture and read the article,

then because I had a strong suspicion that I knew who posted this, I checked at the top. I am so not surprised that you would post something so heartwarming.

I recently broke my arm and luckily have short term disability but it's taking forever. I actually contemplated talking to you about asking the community for help but my landlord/longterm friend stepped in. He's just amazing. It's going to take me the rest of the year to pay him back and the other various bills that a fully insured person ends up paying for medical care (I'm going to guess it will be about $10,000) but I feel nothing but gratitude, both for the currently free roof over my head and the extra monetary help he's provided.

He's good people. You are good people. I really believe we good people outnumber the not good people.

[sheshe2]

28. Sweet!

[tblue]

29. Too sweet for words.

I just love doggies to pieces.

[smirkymonkey]

32. Yes! They are the love of my life!

[Liberal_in_LA]

30. k&r

[NJCher]

33. as a college teacher

I don't know how I'd have handled that classroom situation. I'd be over scritchin' Hero's ears, bringing dog treats, and prol'ly playing fetch with the text.

Hero has me thinking. Maybe I'd rather be teaching a class of dogs.

Hero looks like a more serious student than most of the ones I have.


Cher

[LuckyLib]

36. And he likely won't be texting during class! But you never know -- he's

a smart one!

[Blue Diadem]

34. Aww, good job Hero! Great story,

thanks for posting it! I had no idea we had a good news group.

[rl6214]

35. That is awesome

Congratulations to both of the.

[VOX]

37. This terrific story is emblematic of the connectedness of all living creatures...

Which is why they *all* must be treated with love, respect and courtesy.

Thanks so much for posting, OneGrassRoot.

[OneGrassRoot]

40. ...

You're welcome.

[dems_rightnow]

39. Her cat just said "Bite me"

Debate over.

[Pakid]

42. Both deserve the best that life can offer

Good luck to both of you DOGS ROCK!!!!!!

[Iwillnevergiveup]

43. Service dogs are the best!

One of my neighbors with severe rheumatoid arthritis was accompanied by her service dog as she got her PhD. But her dog only had a cap...no gown.