SEATTLE — Jenny McCoy, a local bookstore clerk with deep anxiety over climate change, reportedly transferred so much of her own trauma over to her emotional support dog that her emotional support dog had to get an emotional support dog.
Flash, a Jack Russell terrier that McCoy received from local nonprofit Canine Support, had begun experiencing nervous ticks and depression as a result of PTSD developed while emotionally supporting his owner. McCoy, concerned for her dog, took him to the vet, where he was prescribed his own support animal, a dachshund named Stick.
"Flash was suffering from emotional outbursts, probably also due to climate change," McCoy said. "And the only way I knew to help him was to make sure the vet authorized an emotional support dog for my emotional support dog. Now I can legally have two dogs living in my apartment, which is great."
Since receiving his new companion, Flash has allegedly spent all his time curled up in a corner with Stick, unwilling to let it go from its vice-like grip as he quietly willed away all his angst, remembering a time long ago when life was simple and he could play fetch outside like a normal dog.
"Stick has been a great help to my dog," McCoy said. "Flash is so quiet now."
At publishing time, Stick the dachshund had been assigned his own support dog, a tiny Chihuahua named Rodrigo.
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