Question

it isnt unusual to spot people with their dogs in places like stores, restaurants, or airports. sometimes, these canine companions are emotional support dogs. emotional support dogs offer comfort to people with anxiety, depression, or other mental health challenges—and a little yorkshire terrier named smoky might have been the very first one. after being discovered in the jungles of new guinea during world war ii, smoky was quickly befriended by an american corporal, william a. wynne. the dog learned many commands and lived through bombings, attacks, and even a typhoon, incredibly surviving 18 tough months of the war. smokys most memorable contribution to the war was running a power cable through a pipe while an airbase was under attack, saving the allied powers from days of dangerous work. after the war, wynne secretly brought smoky back to the u.s., where she spent her days cheering up soldiers in hospitals until she was 14 years old. why is smoky referred to as the first emotional support dog? choose 1 answer: a because she learned many commands b because she survived world war ii c because she ran a power cable through a pipe d because she cheered up hospital patients

Explanation:

Emotional support dogs offer comfort to those with mental - health challenges. After the war, Smoky cheered up soldiers in hospitals, fulfilling the role of providing emotional comfort.

Answer:

D. because she cheered up hospital patients