Nancy and Hoops Interviewed For Contra Costa Times Article on Early Alert Canines
JDRF Bay Area’s long-time administrative assistant, Nancy Cook, was interviewed for the Contra Costa Times’ article about Early Alert Canines.
From the article:
“Like any successful pairing, Edwards evaluates the dogs’ and the possible future owners’ temperaments and lifestyles.
Hoops, born three years ago during March Madness, and San Francisco resident Nancy Cook, 59, are one such ideal match.
He now quietly rides Muni with Cook to her job as an administrative assistant for [JDRF], sporting his maroon vest with gold lettering reading Early Alert Canines and un-phased by the city’s noise.
Putting his head in her lap or a paw on her knee alerts Cook that she needs to check her levels, long before she’s symptomatic.
“He’s training me that I need to trust him,” Cook says of the 70-pound lap dog, also describing the initial requirement of being “umbilically corded to this dog” to accelerate the bonding process.”