Page 5 2026 Animal Stories Lincoln Daily News February 2026 Daughtery was lucky enough to be put in touch with another family in Lincoln who have a service dog for their young daughter. They were able to put her in touch with the organization they used, Committed Canine located in Brownstown, Illinois. It is a husband and wife, Tammie and Robert, who have been showing and training dogs for many years. When Daugherty contacted them, she was paired with Dolly Mae. Dolly Mae was born on the Committed Canine property, and they knew from a very young age that she had wonderful potential to become a service dog. Jesse was then invited to meet Lyric (Dolly Mae’s litter name). She was about 5 months old at the time in October 2024. “I met Dolly and took her home that day. She knew the basic commands of sit, stay, and they had been working on 'paws up', which was a tasking command we would later introduce to help mitigate my disability. They believed it was important for Dolly and I to bond before returning her for a 10-day training when she was a little older. This gave Dolly and I the chance to bond, along with her to bond with the current dogs I already had at home.”
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