Dog walks in owners place in graduation localnews8/news/dog-walks-in-owners-place-in-graduation/25937258 Commencement is always a special time, but for one family, Saturdays Idaho State University graduation ceremony was especially meaningful. Their son was not there to receive the degree he worked so hard for. Instead, his faithful service dog walked in his place. More than 2,000 graduates were celebrating their hard work of years, energy and sacrifice. Among all the feet were some paws that stood out. Cletus, a black pit bull, would have been at graduation anyway this year. Ill be honest, said Joshua Kellys father, Terrell. I was one of them that was giving (pit bulls) a bad rep until I met Cletus. And he allows our little grandchildren to climb on him, pull his ears, pull his tail. Hes just great. But the person Cletus is missing is the one he was trained to help. Josh had epilepsy, his father said. This was Joshs last semester. He was taking his final two classes when he ended up in intensive care in February. Joshua Kelly passed away Feb. 13. And then the big moment came. Man and dogs walk across the stage was emotional. It was hard to hear the announcer explain why Cletus was on the stage. This is for Josh, Terrell said quietly as he took the diploma folder. Josh received his bachelor of science in geology posthumously.
Posted on: Tue, 13 May 2014 16:36:43 +0000
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