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The Dog Who Senses Danger | Boise News
A 16-year-old girl with Type 1 diabetes has an extraordinary yellow lab named Barkley who doesn’t just play fetch—he’s a lifesaving diabetes alert dog, trained to sniff out dangerous blood sugar spikes and drops. When Jaylin was diagnosed at 14, her family found solace in Barkley’s vigilant presence, trained by a police dog expert using scent samples from her highs and lows. But Barkley’s gifts go beyond diabetes—he’s also started detecting cancer in patients during vet visits, revealing an uncanny sixth sense that’s already helped save lives. For Jaylin, Barkley isn’t just a pet—he’s her…
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