Meet Allen G. Parton and the World’s Most Decorated Assistance Dog Endal
I had the privilege of speaking with one of the world’s most famous man-assistance dog teams. Allen G. Parton sustained life-altering injuries while serving in the Royal Navy during the Gulf War. His story of recovery and triumph involves a loving family, his nurse wife, and an unlikely Labrador retriever who failed to pass his assistance-dog training due to a health problem of his own. Together, the bond that formed between Allen and his new partner Endal changed a broken and discouraged man into a vibrant, enthusiastic advocate for the disabled with a new zest for life. Read this amazing interview in FitAsFido’s celebrity spotlight. I guarantee you’ll be inspired and will never look at someone in a wheelchair or a service dog in the same way again!
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Hi Dawn,
What a wonderful interview! It had me in tears. The loyalty and intelligence that dogs have never ceases to amaze me.
I must admit I teared up a bit when speaking with Allen and he spoke about the day Endal passed. Allen is such a wonderful, charming man with such a fabulous sense of humor — he is truly an inspiration to us all! FitAsFido hopes to follow the adventures of Allen and EJ — so watch for future blogs on this site!
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dear allen, sandra i have been reading endal and carnt put the book down it really is gripping i am sorry to hear about endal passing on its good to know how much endal helped you and sandra get back on track
i hope you continue to make progress gillianspilsbury
dear allen sandra hello i have been reading endal and thought the book was very gripping and very moving but i am glad that endal helped you and that you got married again i wish you both all the best for the future and i hope ej will give you as much pleasure as endal did
yours sinserley gillian spilsbury wolverhampton
hello allen hope things are going well for you now glad you have got ej
hope he helps you like endal did i was sad to here of the sad passing of endal love and best wishes to you and sandra from gillianspilsbury2@hotmail.com