When Bill Hoover feels a bout of depression coming on, it’s almost like his two dogs can sense it.
Gotcha, a 13-year-old lhasa apso, and Daisey, an 11-year-old dachshund, snap into action. They might jump into Hoover’s lap while he sits in his recliner at his Vancouver apartment. Or maybe they’ll start to get excited in an effort to cheer him up.
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