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Katlin's mother, Maggie, a nurse at JFK Medical Center in Edison, said she learned about a dog-training organization called Canine Assistants from an employee of Keppra, a pharmaceutical company that makes epilepsy drugs. Maggie Miller sought Canine Assistants when Katlin was 16.
Maggie Miller said she knew when she sent in her application that it could take more than a year before Katlin received a dog. They finally got the call last fall. Katlin and Maggie Miller went to Canine Assistants' headquarters in Georgia to find Katlin's match and participate in a two-week training session. Keppra picked up the tab for their two-week stay and the dog's training.
"It was dog camp," Miller said. "The instant Katlin and Greta met, they fell in love."