K9 Country Club training seizure detecting dog, Oakley

Bre Upmeyer, 22, was diagnosed epilepsy when she was in the third grade, At first her seizures were minor but in eight grade they got worse, affecting her memory and ability to learn. When she was 20 she had a particularly bad seizure that caused her to fall and break her jaw and other face bones and lose 6 of her teeth.

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Thu., Dec. 17, 2020

Dog trainer Nick Lungu, right, works with Bre Upmeyer’s Bernedoodle, Oakley, on Monday at K9 Country Club training center in Liberty Lake.

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Bre Upmeyer, 22, works on obedience with her Bernedoodle, Oakley, at K9 Country Club training center in Liberty Lake, Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. Upmeyer was diagnosed with epilepsy in third grade and has severe bouts with the disorder, finally deciding she needed a seizure-detecting dog like Oakley. To help with the expense, K9 Country Club has been donating much of the training because Upmeyer couldn’t afford it. Upmeyer works as a cosmetologist and will bring the dog to work with her.

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Bre Upmeyer, 22, talks about her Bernedoodle, Oakley, at K9 Country Club training center in Liberty Lake, Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. Upmeyer was diagnosed with epilepsy in third grade and has severe bouts with the disorder, finally deciding she needed a seizure-detecting dog like Oakley. To help with the expense, K9 Country Club has been donating much of the training because Upmeyer couldn’t afford it. Upmeyer works as a cosmetologist and will bring the dog to work with her.

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Bre Upmeyer, 22, poses with her Bernedoodle, Oakley, on Monday at K9 Country Club training center in Liberty Lake.

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Bre Upmeyer, 22, poses with her Bernedoodle, Oakley, at K9 Country Club training center in Liberty Lake, Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. Upmeyer was diagnosed with epilepsy in third grade and has severe bouts with the disorder, finally deciding she needed a seizure-detecting dog like Oakley. To help with the expense, K9 Country Club has been donating much of the training because Upmeyer couldn’t afford it. Upmeyer works as a cosmetologist and will bring the dog to work with her.

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Bre Upmeyer, 22, sits with her Bernedoodle, Oakley, at K9 Country Club training center in Liberty Lake, Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. Upmeyer was diagnosed with epilepsy in third grade and has severe bouts with the disorder, finally deciding she needed a seizure-detecting dog like Oakley. To help with the expense, K9 Country Club has been donating much of the training because Upmeyer couldn’t afford it. Upmeyer works as a cosmetologist and will bring the dog to work with her.

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Bre Upmeyer, 22, sits with her Bernedoodle, Oakley, at K9 Country Club training center in Liberty Lake, Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. Upmeyer was diagnosed with epilepsy in third grade and has severe bouts with the disorder, finally deciding she needed a seizure-detecting dog like Oakley. To help with the expense, K9 Country Club has been donating much of the training because Upmeyer couldn’t afford it. Upmeyer works as a cosmetologist and will bring the dog to work with her.

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