Clay Luthy deserves our respect and admiration. Following 9/11 he was deployed to the Middle East on three separate occasions. However, after leaving the service he struggled to find a job.
Luthy loved his job with the military but after multiple surgeries on his left knee, he wasn’t able to re-enlist in the Air Force. Instead, he began to seek out work as a civilian.
Unfortunately, companies were not willing to take a chance on Luthy because he also has Charlotte by his side — his amazing service dog.
Luthy wasn’t sure how Lowe’s in Abilene, Texas would react when he showed up with his dog.
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Not only did Lowe’s hire Luthy ANDCharlotte, they also outfitted them both with classic red work vests.
They went viral on December 4 after a customer snapped a photo of the man and his best friend on the job.
The store’s human resource manager, Jay Fellers, told The Dodo, “We didn’t realize he was having a difficult time finding a job. He applied here and went through a normal interview process, and brought Charlotte in as part of the interview. He told us about Charlotte, and how she supports him. He ended up being our top candidate.”