{"id":30,"date":"2012-04-27T21:10:44","date_gmt":"2012-04-27T21:10:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/?p=30"},"modified":"2018-07-26T16:34:12","modified_gmt":"2018-07-26T20:34:12","slug":"returning-the-favor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/returning-the-favor\/","title":{"rendered":"Returning the Favor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/servicedog.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-31\" title=\"servicedogs\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/servicedog.jpg\" alt=\"Service Dogs\" width=\"280\" height=\"252\" \/><\/a>Service animals are amazing creatures.\u00a0 They selflessly and lovingly perform all sorts of tasks for their human wards.\u00a0 Every once in awhile it is nice for us to be able to return the favor to them.\u00a0 That is why Dr. Gearhart, Oakland Veterinary Referral 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