Palestine resident Jay Marshall enjoys some cuddle time at home with her service dog, a 3-year-old Chihuahua named CoCo Puff in this file photo. Marshall and CoCo have encountered a lot of hardships when it comes to convincing retailers about the canine’s life-saving role They have been verbally challenged and sometimes even thrown out of a store on several occasions.
MARY RAINWATER/Herald-Press File / The Palestine Herald