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La Vernia family desperate for return of missing service dog for daughter with Down syndrome
Read full article: La Vernia family desperate for return of missing service dog for daughter with Down syndromeLa Vernia ā A La Vernia family is leaning on the community for help to find their daughterās missing service dog named Blade. Katelyn Bovaird, 16, has Down syndrome and has required a service dog for the past few years due to having major reconstructive surgeries in both of her hips. āFrost was her original service dog, but we came home Oct. 31, and he suddenly passed away. āWe moved from Cibolo to La Vernia Nov. 27 and the next day, there was a pretty big rainstorm,ā Bovaird said. āIt buckled like a belt and it had a tag that identified him as a service dog.