LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 22, 2025) — Spotting dogs in training around the University of Kentucky campus has become a familiar and heartwarming sight. But behind each wagging tail is a student handler helping prepare a future service dog for a life-changing role.
Through UK’s branch of 4 Paws for Ability — a nonprofit organization based in Xenia, Ohio, that breeds, trains and places service dogs with children and veterans with disabilities — one UK student trained what has become a life-changing tool for a young boy with autism.
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