Nonprofit helps veteran after service dog dies

LOGAN, Utah — A veteran from Cache Valley is getting the gift that may help save his life. The service dog that he credits for getting him out of the house to get an education and a job recently passed away.

Friday was a day of starting over. A day that at first, Michael Fink wasn’t sure could happen.

“Each day’s been getting rougher and rougher, but I’ve just been looking forward to today to keep myself going,” Fink told KSL TV.

Before Jasmine, the Leonberger, there was Ariel, who was also a Leonberger. Before they met, Fink struggled to leave his home. His PTSD as an Iraq War veteran was crippling.

But with Ariel, he could go to school, graduate from Utah State University, and get a job, moving his family to Boise. That’s why this day was so important for Fink’s whole family.

Since Ariel passed from old age, this is a chance to keep going.

Read the full story at KSLTV.com.

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