Florida Canine-Therapy Dog For Army Veteran

David Cantara gave away one of his “children” in Orlando on Wednesday, and he couldn’t have been prouder.

The professional dog trainer from North Carolina presented 14-month-old Marley, a golden retriever mix, to Kyle Evans, an Army veteran from Orlando who was wounded in the war in Iraq. It was the first companion-therapy canine that Cantara’s nonprofit group, Carolina Patriot Rovers, has placed in Florida.

“It’s always a little bittersweet to do this; we have such a strong bond with the dogs,” Cantara said. “But it is still wonderful when we are able to make placements like this for such a good cause.”

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