MONROE - A Monroe woman who suffers from regular seizures uses a unique alarm system to alert people if she becomes incapacitated. If Diana Sassman collapses and injures herself, her personal alarm system - one that has four legs, a tail and a fur coat - will bark as loudly as it can. Sassman's Yorkshire terrier, Jack - who was named after "Jack Straw," a song by the Grateful Dead - is a service dog registered by the United Service Animal Registry to assist his owner with her seizures.
A little dog masters a big responsibility

