Tyler Wilson with his canine pal and assistant, Antoine. Tyler was shot in May of 2005 in Afghanistan while serving with the Army's 173rd Airborne. The injury left him paralyzed from the waist down. Antoine, a Goldendoodle (that would be a mix of a Golden Retriever with a Poodle. I must be a border labinois), started his training at 8 weeks. He has been with Tyler for the last couple of weeks. Antoine is high-energy and loves to play, but follows commands well.
Just prior to picking up Antoine, Tyler competed in the 2008 National Veteran Wheelchair Games in Omaha, Nebraska and medaled in all five of his events. It sounds like Antoine and Tyler will be a perfect pair...they both seem to know how to serve and they know how to play.
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