Support Dog Visits Coralville Children

By: Steve Nicoles, Reporter

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By Steve Nicoles

Story Created: Jun 28, 2006 at 4:40 PM CST

Story Updated: Jul 6, 2006 at 9:09 PM CST

CORALVILLE - Some Coralville children met a very special dog Wednesday. Fawn is a dog with only three legs, but she supports other people. Fawn is a therapy dog in Missouri. She visits people in the hospital to help cheer them up. Wednesday she visited kids at the Coralville library. Her owner, Susan Burney is an author. She wrote a book telling Fawn's story. Burney wrote the book to help raise money for Support Dogs, Inc. The group trains dogs like Fawn to support people in the hospital.

For information on Support Dogs, Inc. call 314-997-2325 or email Burney at susanbrny@aol.com.

Email Steve Nicoles at Steve.Nicoles@kcrg.com

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