There is no end to the depth of a dogs love and what they can teach our children.  Thanks to my sister-in-law, Shelly for sharing this story with me.

Reprinted in part from Everday Health:

Story by Amy Solomon

Dogs aren’t just man’s best friend. In Tucson, Arizona, a very special foster pooch means a lot to a little girl with a chronic disease.

The dog, Petey, a 1-year-old terrier mix, was abandoned outside a vet’s office in Tucson. Starving and suffering from a severe injury to his back leg, he was taken in by the Humane Society of Southern Arizona in Tucson. The leg was removed, and tests determined that Petey had diabetes.

Petey underwent months of treatment at the Society’s clinic before going to his foster home with Dr. Karter Neal, the society’s medical director, and her 8-year-old daughter, Madalaine. Madalaine was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when she was four.

“It makes me feel better to know that I’m not the only one here with diabetes,” Madalaine told Tucson’s Fox19 station. The two companions even test their blood sugar together, every night.

“She’s trying to show him it’s okay to be diabetic,” says Madalaine’s mother.

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