More: Odin was purchased with the hopes of training him to be a registered mobility service dog. His owner suffers from a vestibular disease, with made walking unsafe and frightening. Unfortunately, Odin did not receive the "highly intelligent " part of the genes. Sometimes you don't get the dog you want, you get the dog you need. Odie arrived sick, and very frightened, forcing his new mom "suck it up, buttercup" and take care of the dog meant to take care of her. In the process, she became much more active, initiating weight loss, and both Odie and mom became healthy, happy and *relatively active!