CONCORD — They flunked out of other schools that train service dogs.
One disliked walking through puddles, another lost all focus whenever he spotted a cat.
But the animals Carol Edwards calls “career change dogs” are still fulfilling a far higher purpose than the average family pet — they’re saving lives.
“Every single one of (my clients) would say (that) multiple times,” said Edwards, executive director of the Concord nonprofit Early Alert Canines.