Raising him up to serve others

Landon McDaniel is pictured with his service dog in training, Doolin.

Casey Shockley/Special to the Tribune

Most kids get a puppy with the idea of having a longtime companion. But Landon McDaniel

has received a puppy knowing in about a year, the dog will go to another home to become someone's service dog.

McDaniel said that the idea to raise a service dog came to light in his eighth grade year when his FFA teacher brought up projects for the Supervised Agriculture Experience (S.A.E.).

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