Christine's canine chums help her out - Knutsford Guardian

12:40pm Wednesday 26th January 2011

A WOMAN who has struggled with her mobility since having a hip replacement operation has all the help she needs thanks to her dogs.

Christine Stubbings has two loyal companions in Rocky and Kaos, her German Shepherds, who are father and son.

The Allostock resident, who runs the Knutsford Dog Training Club, had a hip replacement operation more than a year ago when her nerves were damaged, causing her foot to drop.

Christine still wears a splint and uses a stick to help her to balance when she walks.

But Rocky, 10, and Kaos, six, have made her life a lot easier by bringing Christine everything she needs from garden tools to the TV remote.

Christine, of Princess Avenue, said: “To be in this condition is really quite exasperating when I have been so active all my life.

“However, my dogs have not just helped me physically but mentally as well as they just accept every day as it comes and often give me plenty of occasion to laugh. They do all sorts of things.”

To contact Knutsford Dog Training Club, call 01565 722927.

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