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Dog gets job at Pittsburgh hotel

Guests often do a double-take when they see the all white lab-boxer mix in the lobby.

Dog gets job at Pittsburgh hotel
Guests often do a double-take when they see the all white lab-boxer mix in the lobby.
WEBVTT OFFICER LURZA TOLD "THE TRIB" THAT LIFE WITHOUT ROCCO HAS BEEN DIFFICULT BUT TRAINING WITH BENNY IS GOING SO WELL. POLICE CANINES LIKE ROCCO, SERVICE DOGS TO HELP THOSE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS BUT LIKE THOSE IN THE HUMAN WORLD SOME JOBS ARE CUSHIER THAN OTHERS. AND TONIGHT THE STORY OF ONE DOG WHO HAS LANDED HER DREAM JOB. GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK YOU FOR CALLING FAIRMONT PITTSBURGH. Reporter: AT THE FAIRMONT PITTSBURGH, ANSWERING YOUR EVERY WHIM IS CHEF CONCIERGE MARK CHAMBERS' JOB. DRY CLEANING, BOTTLES OF WINE AND SHAM PAPER, ROSE PETALS AROUND THE BED, THAT SORT OF THING. Reporter: CHILLED DOM PARAGON IN YOUR ROOM, HIS PLEASURE. WE NEVER SAY NO. REALLY HONESTLY, IF IT CAN BE DONE, IT WILL BE DONE. Reporter: BUT WHAT IF YOU JUST FEEL LIKE, I DON'T KNOW, TAKING A DOG FOR A WALK AND YOU DON'T HAVE YOUR OWN DOG? THAT WOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM. Reporter: BOXER LAB MIX IS THE FAIRMONT'S CANINE AMBASSADOR. IF YOU'RE A HOTEL GUEST YOU CAN SEEN EDIE OUT AND WALK AROUND THE CITY WITH HER. SHE LOVES DOING THAT. Reporter:IEDY IS FROM A CINCINNATI SHELTER. SHE DID TRY TO GO TO SCHOOL TO BE A SERVICE DOG, BUT SHE'S TOO NICE. DURING THAT TIME SHE EVEN LIVED IN A PRISON AND RECEIVED TRAINING WHILE SHE WAS THERE. THEY REALIZED DURING THAT TIME EDIE WAS JUST TOO FRIENDLY TO BE A TRUE ASSISTANT DOG OR SERVICE DOG FOR SOMEBODY. EDIE COME. HOTEL WORK IS PERFECT FOR HER. KNOWS HER WAY AROUND THE CITY AND ACTS AS A PERSONAL HOTEL CARD. IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF HOME AND A LITTLE THERAPEUTIC, AND IF YOU WANT EDIE TO HANG OUT WITH YOU IF YOU GET YOUR PEDICURE THAT'S FINE, TOO. SHE'S USED TO IT NOW BUT DIDN'T REALLY START OUT THIS WAY. SHE WAS FOUND ABANDONED IN THE
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Dog gets job at Pittsburgh hotel
Guests often do a double-take when they see the all white lab-boxer mix in the lobby.
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