WASHINGTON, Kan. — Coleena Post had reason to be emotional as she participated in the fall graduation program of KSDS Assistance Dogs Inc.
Post was there to watch Strong, a black Labrador retriever, she and her late husband, Roger, raised at their rural Udall home, set off for his new home in Kearney, Neb., as a guide dog for Judy Beck, who has only limited peripheral vision.
“I cannot see my fingers in front of my face,” said Beck, who with Strong, during ceremonies Oct. 15, became the 524th team KSDS has trained since its inception in ...