These are the working dogs of Cyprus

In August, a young woman went shoe shopping in Nicosia.

This was a big deal for her – an epilepsy sufferer, she found it hard to live a life most of us consider normal. Going to the cinema, a café, or even the bank had always been a challenge. But now, with a trained assistance dog by her side, her world had opened up. And, for the first time she was going to do what the rest of us take for granted…

“She was turned away at the door,” says Maria-Christina Patala. “Her assistance dog was refused entry...