Ken Klotzbach / kklotzbach@postbulletin.com
By Emily Cutts
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For 14 years, Nighty the black cat has been Corey Jacob’s constant companion.
Jacob, 44, picked him out of a litter and trained Nighty to be his service animal — alerting him to sit down before a health episode.
Nighty would come with Jacob everywhere until the federal law changed on March 15, 2011, which defined a service animal as a dog. He said at that time Nighty was “forcibly retired,” but that doesn’t mean that Jacob stopped training Nighty and having him perform his needed job.
By Emily Cutts
ecutts@postbulletin.com
For 14 years, Nighty the black cat has been Corey Jacob’s constant companion.
Jacob, 44, picked him out of a litter and trained Nighty to be his service animal — alerting him to sit down before a health episode.
Nighty would come with Jacob everywhere until the federal law changed on March 15, 2011, which defined a service animal as a dog. He said at that time Nighty was “forcibly retired,” but that doesn’t mean that Jacob stopped training Nighty and having him perform his needed job.
Por Emily Cutts
ecutts@postbulletin.com
Durante 14 años, Nighty el gato negro ha sido el compañero constante de Corey Jacob.
Jacob, de 44 años, lo recogió de una camilla y entrenó a Nighty para que fuera su animal de servicio, alertándolo para que se sentara antes de un episodio de salud.
Nighty vendría con Jacob a todas partes hasta que la ley federal cambiara el 15 de marzo de 2011, lo que definía a un animal de servicio como un perro. Dijo que en ese momento Nighty estaba "retirado por la fuerza", pero eso no significa que ...