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Queenie in training to become a Mercy dog during WW1. The dogs went out after large battles, where they would seek out wounded soldiers, they carried first-aid supplies that could then be used by wounded soldiers, and comforted dying soldiers who were mortally wounded.

"A Calgary cab company has fined and temporarily suspended one of its drivers for refusing to give a ride this week to a blind woman and her guide dog.

Kim Kilpatrick is from Ottawa and just so happens to be in Calgary with her guide dog, Ginger, to perform a show downtown about living with guide dogs.

"It's a really sort of shocking experience," Kilpatrick said. "I don't just have a dog in the car for the heck of it, she's going to get me from the car to my destination."

Kilpatrick said she used an app to book the taxi after her show last Sunday afternoon at Lunchbox Theatre, located at the bottom of the Calgary Tower.

She said when it arrived the driver told her the dog wasn't allowed in the vehicle because he didn't want any dog hair inside.

Kilpatrick said she told him that was illegal and he had to take the service dog.

In response, she said, the driver told her the dog could go in the trunk -- a suggestion she called "appalling."

Kilpatrick eventually cancelled the ride and booked another taxi from the same company without any problems.

Kilpatrick said she later called dispatch to complain and was told to order a pet-friendly taxi next time.

"Like it was my fault," she said."

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