RIP, Bruno, The Wonder Dog

(from an article written by Cory Golden, Davis Enterprise staff writer, published November 10, 2003):

His name was Bruno, and he was just the second dog in the country to have been trained as both a guide dog and service dog.

(from an article written by Eileen Barton, Davis Enterprise staff writer, published July 12, 1999):

The reason "Paws With a Cause" (PAWS) had not ventured into developing combination dogs before Bruno's predecessor is simply the difficulty of doing so, Sapp says.

The screening process as well as training are much more complex and extensive with such dogs. Training takes a year, compared to six months for service dogs and four to five months for guide dogs, he adds.

In addition, ''It takes a very special dog that can be a guide dog and a service dog in tandem,'' Sapp says.

Bruno, all of us in the DMTC family will miss you very much!