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After beloved service dog dies, co-workers raise cash for friend’s new service dog

Robert, an inmate at the Turney Center Industrial Complex in Only, Tenn., works with Mack, who is going to Cody Joss through the Retrieving Independence nonprofit. (Lacy Atkins/The Tennessean)
Robert, an inmate at the Turney Center Industrial Complex in Only, Tenn., works with Mack, who is going to Cody Joss through the Retrieving Independence nonprofit. (Lacy Atkins/The Tennessean) Robert, an inmate at the Turney Center Industrial Complex in Only, Tenn., works with Mack, who is going to Cody Joss through the Retrieving Independence nonprofit. (Lacy Atkins/The Tennessean)

By The Tennessean 1 min read

NASHVILLE – Cody Joss knew he was paralyzed right after his head smacked the ground.

Dizzy, Joss could only move his head, which he lifted slightly.

“Help!” he shouted. “I can’t get up!”

Read more at our news partner’s website, tennessean.com.