La Vernia family desperate for return of missing service dog for daughter with Down syndrome
La Vernia โ A La Vernia family is leaning on the community for help to find their daughterโs missing service dog named Blade. Katelyn Bovaird, 16, has Down syndrome and has required a service dog for the past few years due to having major reconstructive surgeries in both of her hips. โFrost was her original service dog, but we came home Oct. 31, and he suddenly passed away. โWe moved from Cibolo to La Vernia Nov. 27 and the next day, there was a pretty big rainstorm,โ Bovaird said. โIt buckled like a belt and it had a tag that identified him as a service dog.