Local dog participates in cancer trial

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SUN photo/ Marshall Dunham Riley, the 8-year-old, three-legged golden retriever, is a playful pooch. He was diagnosed with osteosarcoma earlier this year and is participating in a clinical trial. SUN photo/
Marshall Dunham
Riley, the 8-year-old, three-legged golden retriever, is a playful pooch. He was diagnosed with osteosarcoma earlier this year and is participating in a clinical trial.

Riley, the 8-year-old, three-legged golden retriever, acts like any other playful pooch. He’s excited and frolicsome, and gets around on three legs better than some dogs get around on four.

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