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{{Short description|Acclaimed service dog}}
{{for|the ice hockey player|Lukáš Endál}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2015}}
{{Infobox animal
| species                   = [[Dog]]
| breed                     = [[Labrador retriever]]
| gender                    = [[Male]]
| name                      = Endal
| image                     = Endal Dickin.jpg
| image_size                = 250px
| caption                   = Endal, wearing his [[PDSA Gold Medal]]
| birth_date                = {{Birth date|1995|12|13|df=y}}
| birth_place               =
| death_date                = {{Death date and age|2009|3|13|1995|12|13|df=y}}
| death_place               =
| nationality               = [[United Kingdom|British]]
| occupation                = [[Service dog]]
| resting_place             = [[Ilford Animal Cemetery|Ilford PDSA Animal Cemetery]],
| resting_place_coordinates =
| successor                 = Endal Junior
| owner                     = Allen Parton<br />Sandra Parton
}}'''Endal''' (13 December 1995 – 13 March 2009) was a male [[Labrador Retriever]] in Britain whose abilities as a service dog and as an ambassador for service dog charitable work received worldwide news media coverage.
Among other distinctions, Endal was described as "the most decorated dog in the world" (including "Dog of the Millennium" and the PDSA Gold Medal for Animal Gallantry and Devotion to Duty, the highest award available to an animal)<ref name="Illinois Springer">{{cite web|url=http://illinoisspringerrescue2.pulse.net/SITETWO/ENDAL.html |title=Endal, December 2006 |work=Illinois Springer Spaniel Rescue |accessdate=20 June 2007 |quote=The trophy cabinet at their family home in [[Hampshire]] would be the envy of most football club managers and houses an impressive list of awards including Dog of the Millennium and the PDSA's Gold Medal for Animal Gallantry and Devotion to Duty. It is true to say that Endal, who can even count [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|the Queen]] as one of his devotees, is probably the most decorated dog in the world. |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071009080421/http://illinoisspringerrescue2.pulse.net/SITETWO/ENDAL.html |archive-date=9 October 2007 |df=dmy }}</ref> and possibly the most famous assistance dog in the UK.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.petplanet.co.uk/news_article.asp?article_id=176 |title=Endal visits Harrods UK |publisher=Petplanet.co.uk |accessdate=6 August 2014}}</ref> He was filmed by over 340 film crews from around the world,<ref name="sussexexpress">{{cite web |url=http://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/448/Endal39s-legacy-will-live-on.5074901.jp |title=Sussex Express, 16 March 2009 |publisher=Sussexexpress.co.uk |date=16 March 2009 |accessdate=6 August 2014 }}{{Dead link|date=November 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Our Dogs Publishing |url=http://www.ourdogs.co.uk/News/2006/March2006/News100306/endal.htm |title=Our Dogs Newspaper - News, breeders, showdogs, dog breeds, pedigree show dogs, canine clubs, web design, website uk |publisher=Ourdogs.co.uk |accessdate=6 August 2014}}</ref><ref>
{{cite web
| title = About Us
| url = http://www.lrsec.org.uk/Endal/endalhp.htm
| accessdate = 28 October 2014
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080819202718/http://www.lrsec.org.uk/Endal/endalhp.htm
| archive-date = 19 August 2008 }}</ref> and had a number of world "firsts" as an assistance dog to his credit.
==Background==
===Endal===
Endal was a [[Purebred|pedigree]] yellow [[Labrador Retriever]]. From birth Endal had the lifelong debilitating joint condition [[osteochondrosis]] in both of his front legs,<ref name="OsteochondrosisK9Perspective">{{cite web|url=http://www.k9magazinefree.com/k9_perspective/iss33p5.shtml |title=Canine Partner Endal opens Sussex Canine Rehabilitation Centre |author=K9 Perspective Magazine |work=issue 33, p. 5 |year=2007 |accessdate=19 September 2007 |author-link=K9 Magazine |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071214015516/http://www.k9magazinefree.com/k9_perspective/iss33p5.shtml |archive-date=14 December 2007 |df=dmy }}</ref><ref name="Blue Peter badge">{{cite web|url=http://www.lrsec.org.uk/Endal/endalhp.htm |title=Sussex Canine Center and other topics |work=Labrador Rescue South East and Central |accessdate=20 June 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070210122105/http://www.lrsec.org.uk/Endal/endalhp.htm |archive-date=10 February 2007 |url-status=dead |df=dmy }} - these badges, although issued by a television show, are seen as a significant and notable accolade in the UK.</ref>  which brought his suitability for assistance dog training into question. However, due to Endal's intelligence and problem-solving abilities he qualified as a fully operational and accredited assistance dog although he was only part trained by the charity [[Canine Partners for Independence]].
He became the service dog for [[disability|disabled]] ex-[[Royal Navy]] [[Chief Petty Officer]] Allen Parton<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.milleniumdog.freeserve.co.uk/page47.html |title=Gulf War veteran Allen Parton |publisher=Milleniumdog.freeserve.co.uk |accessdate=6 August 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140217010201/http://www.milleniumdog.freeserve.co.uk/page47.html |archive-date=17 February 2014 |df=dmy }}</ref> in the late 1990s.<ref name="LabradorTopdogTelegraph">{{cite news | url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2003/08/14/ndog14.xml | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20030903153047/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2003/08/14/ndog14.xml | url-status= dead | archive-date= 3 September 2003 | title= After 100 years labrador is top dog |author= Sally Pook | work= [[The Daily Telegraph]] | date= 14 August 2003 |accessdate= 19 September 2007 |quote= Confirming its reputation as the archetypal man's best friend, a labrador named Endal was voted dog of the millennium by Dogs Today magazine for helping Allen Parton after the Royal Navy sailor was injured during the first Gulf war. Endal can carry out 100 tasks to order, including withdrawing money from a cash machine and switching off lights. | location=London}}</ref><ref name="RailCardTravel">{{cite web |url= http://www.disabledpersons-railcard.co.uk/features?action=view&newsID=2 |title= Rail Travel is a Piece of Cake |author= Disabled Persons Railcard |work= The Disabled Person's Railcard website |date= 7 April 2007 |quote= Allen is a regular traveller on [[South West Trains]] and Endal ably assists from the word go in his journeys by pushing the button to get on the train. He makes regular trips to London and Leeds for the charity, Canine Partners, and has recently been travelling a lot whilst making a film about his life. The pair then settle back in air conditioned comfort and proceed to make friends up the length and breadth of the country on their travels, which are considerable since the pair's celebrity begun to grow a few years ago. |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071005020635/http://www.disabledpersons-railcard.co.uk/features?action=view&newsID=2 |archive-date= 5 October 2007 |df= dmy-all }}</ref>
Endal's fame led to his taking on the role of an animal [[ambassador]] for service dog-related training and charities.
On 13 March 2009, age thirteen and days after his last [[Crufts]] appearance,<ref name="Chichester">[http://www.chichester.co.uk/469/39Wonderdog39-Endal-passes-away.5075757.jp Chichester Observer] 16 March 2009.</ref> Endal had to be [[animal euthanasia|put down]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/7945664.stm|title= Owner's tribute to 'wonder-dog' | work=BBC News | date=16 March 2009 | accessdate=3 January 2010}}</ref> as his age had finally caught up to him. He had a [[stroke]], and his arthritis had become severe over time.<ref name="Chichester" /> Endal is buried at [[Ilford Animal Cemetery|Ilford PDSA Animal Cemetery]], which is also the resting place for twelve previous dogs awarded the PDSA [[Dickin Medal]], predecessor to the gold medal.<ref>{{cite web|last=Marcus|first=Dawn|title=What's Endal Junior Doing?|url=http://www.fitasfido.com/2009/09/02/whats-endal-junior-doing/|publisher=Fit as Fido|accessdate=17 June 2010|date=2 September 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100316132955/http://www.fitasfido.com/2009/09/02/whats-endal-junior-doing/|archive-date=16 March 2010|df=dmy-all}}</ref> A yellow Labrador puppy named EJ (Endal Junior) was in training at the time, whom Endal mentored during his final 9 months.
===Allen Parton===
Endal's owner was Allen Parton. Parton sustained serious [[Traumatic brain injury|head injuries]] whilst serving with the Royal Navy in the [[Persian Gulf|Gulf]] in 1991, including 50% [[memory loss]] and inability to reliably make new memories for more than around 2 days (for example, not recognising his neighbour of 7 years), [[physical disability]] (he was a [[wheelchair]] user), speech and word difficulties, inability to perceive materials that are out of his sight, and inability to safely judge speed and distance of traffic.<ref name="pedigreedogs">{{cite web |url=http://pedigreedogs.co.uk/k9bytes/endal_millennium_dog.htm
|title='Endal' - The Millennium Dog
|date=March 2001
|accessdate = 28 October 2014
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071213205133/http://pedigreedogs.co.uk/k9bytes/endal_millennium_dog.htm
|archive-date = 13 December 2007}}</ref> For a considerable time after partnering with Endal, he was unable to speak and was limited to basic [[sign language]]. In 2008, commenting on a portrait of Endal, Parton said that one of his greatest fears was that, in 10 years, he would be unable to remember what Endal looked like.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.loveyourlabrador.co.uk/endal_news_portrait.html |title=Labrador Rescue's Patron Immortalised |accessdate=12 December 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110226175720/http://www.loveyourlabrador.co.uk/endal_news_portrait.html |archive-date=26 February 2011 |df=dmy }}</ref> In February 2010, Parton registered a new charity, named [[Hounds for Heroes]], in memory of Endal and to help men and women who have been injured in the UK Armed Forces and Emergency Services.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.houndsforheroes.com |title=Hounds for Heroes}}</ref>
==Work as a service dog==
Endal was able to respond to over one hundred instructions<ref name="Emotion">{{cite web | url= http://www.southwesttrains.co.uk/SWTrains/_Aboutus/Corporate+information/_CaninePartners.htm | title= Canine Partners |work= [[South West Trains]] e-motion magazine | date= September–October 2004 |accessdate= 20 June 2007 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070111064903/http://www.southwesttrains.co.uk/SWTrains/_Aboutus/Corporate+information/_CaninePartners.htm |archive-date= 11 January 2007 |url-status= dead |df= dmy-all}}</ref> as well as a very large number ("hundreds") of signed commands.<ref name="UnstoppablePartnershipAble">{{cite web |url= http://www.ablemagazine.com/_colony/module/Issues/type/article/ableIssueArticleID/215 |title= An Unstoppable Partnership |author= Able Magazine |year= 2007 }}{{dead link|date=September 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> He could retrieve items from supermarket shelves,<ref name="Wonderdog">{{cite news | url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/2459283.stm | title= Owner saved by wonder-dog |work= BBC News | date= 13 November 2002 |accessdate= 21 September 2007}}</ref> operate buttons and switches, and load and empty a washing machine.<ref name="Extracts">{{cite web|url=http://pedigreedogs.co.uk/k9bytes/endal_millennium_dog.htm |title=Endal: The Millennium Dog |author=Allen Parton |work=pedigreedogs.co.uk |date=March 2001 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071213205133/http://pedigreedogs.co.uk/k9bytes/endal_millennium_dog.htm |archive-date=13 December 2007 |df=dmy }}</ref> He was able to put a card into a [[automated teller machine|cash machine]], retrieve the card when the process was complete, and return the card to a wallet.<ref name="Technology">{{cite news | url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1510505/Labrador-has-got-the-technology-licked.html | title= Labrador has got the technology licked |author=Rosie Murray-West |work= [[The Daily Telegraph]] | date= 15 February 2006 | location=London}}</ref>
::{| style="border:1px solid darkgrey" width="90%"
| "When I couldn't talk, he learned sign language – if I touched my head I wanted my hat, if I touched my face it was for the razor. He learned hundreds of commands in signing. Eventually one day, in this very silent world we lived in, I grunted. That was like an electric shock going through him, he was so excited. They said I'd never speak again, but Endal just dragged the speech out of me." - ''Able Magazine''<ref name="UnstoppablePartnershipAble" />
|}
The above ''Able Magazine'' article continues on: "Over the years, Endal has learned to pull the plug out of the bath before going for help if Parton falls unconscious whilst bathing, and is able to put Parton in the recovery position, hit the emergency button on the telephone and summon help... Endal has learned how to use both chip and PIN ATMs as well as helping out with shopping, opening train doors, operating lifts, unloading the washing machine and more typical doggie skills like getting the paper."<ref name="UnstoppablePartnershipAble"/>
Parton states that Endal's ability to comprehend his wishes and needs showed when they first met, and this was responsible for helping him recover from the initial deep depression and trauma caused by his disability.<ref name="Illinois Springer" />
Endal came again to national attention in a 2001 incident, when Parton was knocked out of his wheelchair by a passing car outside a hotel. Endal pulled Parton into the [[recovery position]], retrieved his mobile phone from beneath the car, retrieved a blanket from the upturned wheelchair and covered him, alert barked at a nearby hotel for assistance with no result, and then ran to the hotel to obtain help.<ref name="RescuePetersfield">{{cite web | url= http://www.petersfield-herald-today.co.uk/today/options/news/newsdetail.cfm?id=27389&hididarch=archive | title= Hero dog to the rescue |work= [[Petersfield Herald]] |date= 4 June 2001 |accessdate= 21 September 2007 |quote= The pair have appeared on television all over the country demonstrating how specially trained dogs can help profoundly disabled people. This week, as they recovered from their ordeal at the Steep home of Canine Partners for Independence, the group who trained Endal, Allen praised his four legged companion: "We've given so many demonstrations on how Endal should go into action if I fall out of my wheelchair but last Thursday Endal did it for real." ...Endal was voted Dog of the Millennium by Dogs Today readers and Beta Pet Foods, Dog of the Year by the charities Pro Dogs and Pets As Therapy, and was the first ever winner of the Golden Bonio Award.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929093044/http://www.petersfield-herald-today.co.uk/today/options/news/newsdetail.cfm?id=27389&hididarch=archive|archive-date = 29 September 2007 }}</ref>
Endal is also:
* The first dog to ride on the [[London Eye]], a giant Ferris wheel.<ref name="LondonEyeFilmK9Perspective">{{cite web |url= http://www.k9magazinefree.com/k9_perspective/iss27p10.shtml |title= TV crew making film of partners' year |author= K9 Perspective Magazine |work= Issue 27, p. 10 |year= 2006 |quote= As the filming of the Endal movie now proceeds apace, significant parts of the filming will involve Endal visiting past milestones such as when he was the first ever dog to fly on the [[British Airways]] London Eye. |author-link= K9 Magazine |access-date= 21 September 2007 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070927025749/http://www.k9magazinefree.com/k9_perspective/iss27p10.shtml |archive-date= 27 September 2007 |url-status= dead }}</ref>
* The first dog known to be able to operate an ATM card, including both card insertion and card removal.<ref name="Illinois Springer Two">{{cite web |url= http://illinoisspringerrescue2.pulse.net/SITETWO/ENDAL.html |title= Endal, December 2006 |work= Illinois Springer Spaniel Rescue |accessdate= 6 September 2007 |quote= Most recently Endal, as observed by some of the biggest national newspapers in 2006, has learned how to put the card into the machine and remove it after the transaction which Allen is proud to reveal makes him the first dog in the world to achieve this remarkable feat. |date= February 2013 |archive-date= 9 October 2007 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071009080421/http://illinoisspringerrescue2.pulse.net/SITETWO/ENDAL.html |url-status= dead }}</ref>{{full citation needed|date=February 2022}}
===Awards===
:{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Awards<ref name="Illinois Springer" />
|-
| style="width:60px;"| 2000
|
* 2000 Prodog "Dog of the Year" Award
* 2000 "Dog of the Millennium" (named by Dogs Today)
|-
| style="width:60px;"| 2001
|
* 2001 "Local Hero" Award
|-
| style="width:60px;"| 2002
|
* 2001/2 "Assistance Dog of the Year" Award
* 2002 awarded the first ever "Lifetime Achievement" Award at the Golden Bone Awards
* 2002 first assistance dog to be awarded the UK [[Kennel Club]]'s "Gold Good Citizen" award, presented at Crufts dog show 2002
* 2002 [[PDSA Gold Medal]] (the animal equivalent of the [[George Cross]]), awarded to animals who have shown outstanding devotion to their duties in peacetime ({{as of|October 2010}} only 18 animals in the UK—all dogs—had been awarded this medal)
|-
| style="width:60px;"| 2003
|
* Gold [[Blue Peter Badge]],<ref name="Blue Peter badge" /><ref name="UnstoppablePartnershipAble"/> the highest award for "outstanding bravery and courage," one of only two ever awarded to dogs (the other was the Blue Peter dog "Bonnie" in 1991)
|-
| style="width:60px;"| 2004
|
* 2004 "Lifetime Achievement Award" (Wag and Bone Show)
|-
| style="width:60px;"| 2005
|
* 2005 Crufts dog show Runner up "Hero Dog of the Year"
|}
===Other recognition===
''[[Dogs with Jobs]]'', a Canadian TV series and in a book about that series, covered Endal.<ref>{{cite book|title= Dogs with Jobs|last1= Kachanoff|first1= Kim|last2= Weisbord|first2= Merrily|year= 2000|publisher= [[Simon & Schuster]]|isbn= 0-671-04735-3|url= https://archive.org/details/dogswithjobswork00weis|url-access= registration}}</ref> Endal appeared in the Sky real Lives documentary "The Dog that saved our marriage", transmitted on 12 March 2009.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ourdogs.co.uk/News/2009/Mar2009/News200309/endal.htm|title=Goodbye Endal|website=ourdogs.co.uk|access-date=2019-02-25}}</ref> Endal appeared in the ITV documentary "The Secret Life of Dogs" transmitted on British ITV.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep1week5/secret-life-dogs |title=Secret Life of Dogs Episode 1 |publisher=Itv.com |accessdate=6 August 2014}}</ref> He also appeared on National Geographic.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/videos/endal-the-amazing-assistance-dog/#.UrnJRU8zLh4.twitter |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726012011/http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/videos/endal-the-amazing-assistance-dog/#.UrnJRU8zLh4.twitter |url-status=dead |archive-date=26 July 2013 |title=Endal: The Amazing Assistance Dog {{pipe}} National Geographic Channel |publisher=Channel.nationalgeographic.com |accessdate=6 August 2014}}</ref>
The Endal awards have been created to honour his loyalty and devotion to duty in the form of a medal, and these are issued at an annual award ceremony held at the London Pet Show.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dogstodaymagazine.co.uk/endal/index.html |title=The Endals for Heroes |work=Dogs Today Magazine |accessdate=6 August 2014 |archive-date=27 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131127071131/http://www.dogstodaymagazine.co.uk/endal/index.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.londonpetshow.co.uk/page.cfm/Link=20/t=m/goSection=5_19 |title=London Pet Show 2014 - The Endal Awards – meet the remarkable 2013 winners! |publisher=Londonpetshow.co.uk |accessdate=6 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808061401/http://www.londonpetshow.co.uk/page.cfm/Link=20/t=m/goSection=5_19 |archive-date=8 August 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>  A road in [[Clanfield, Hampshire]], in England has been named "Endal Way" in memory of Endal.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/street-named-in-honour-of-wonder-dog-1-4460813| title = Street named in honour of 'wonder dog' | work = The News | location = Portsmouth | accessdate = 12 November 2012 | date = 12 November 2012}}</ref>
==Work as an ambassador for service dog charitable work==
As a [[trustee]] of the [[Charitable organization|charity]] [[Canine Partners]], Endal's owner and [[Dog training|handler]] Allen Parton<ref name="Canine Partners for Independence CPI">{{cite web |url= http://www.caninepartners.co.uk:80/about_us/history.htm |title= History of Canine Partners: Opening Doors to Independence |work= Canine Partners UK, founded in 1988 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070316151756/http://www.caninepartners.co.uk/about_us/history.htm |archive-date= 16 March 2007 |df= dmy-all }}</ref> publicised the skilled training which is needed for assistance dogs by using the story of Endal as an example. Parton and Endal were both [[Patron (charity)|patron]]s of Labrador Rescue South East and Central.<ref name="PatronsLRSEC">[http://www.lrsec.org.uk/Endal/endalhp.htm Labrador Rescue South East and Central] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080819202718/http://www.lrsec.org.uk/Endal/endalhp.htm |date=19 August 2008 }}.</ref>
According to a description of Endal by Parton at makeyourdogahero.co.uk:
: "Another more private role is Endal's work with [[autism|autistic]] and [[terminal illness|terminally ill]] children. Endal has represented the charity Canine Partners, is a patron of Labrador Rescue,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lrsec.org.uk |title=lrsec.org.uk |publisher=lrsec.org.uk |accessdate=6 August 2014}}</ref> an advisor to Dog Theft Action.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dogtheftaction.com |title=dogtheftaction.com |publisher=dogtheftaction.com |accessdate=6 August 2014}}</ref> He has been used to promote many issues to do with [[animal welfare]] and has also helped raise funds for many of the service charities such as [[SSAFA Forces Help|SSAFA]], the [[Royal Naval Benevolent Trust]], [[The Royal British Legion|British Legion]] and [[Seafarers UK]]."<ref name="FirehouseDog">{{cite web |url= http://www.makeyourdogahero.co.uk/FD_image_results.php?region=2 |title= Endal, Yellow Labrador 11 years old |author= Firehouse Dog (film) website |work= makeyourdogahero.co.uk |year= 2007 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071008202657/http://www.makeyourdogahero.co.uk/FD_image_results.php?region=2 |archive-date= 8 October 2007 |df= dmy-all }}</ref> organisation.
==Endal book==
A paperback book entitled ''Endal'' published by [[HarperCollins]] was released on 9 February 2009 and went straight to Number 1 in the UK Paperback best sellers list.{{citation needed|date=March 2019}}
===Endal the Movie===
A film of Endal's life story, based around the Endal book, was announced on 1 September 2009.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/8232819.stm | work=BBC News | title=Hero dog's tale to become a film | date=2 September 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/6124094/Story-of-hero-Gulf-War-dog-to-be-made-into-a-film.html | location=London | work=The Daily Telegraph | first=Lucy | last=Cockcroft | title=Story of 'hero' Gulf War dog to be made into a film | date=2 September 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/people/Hero-dog-has-his-day.5604683.jp |title=Hero dog has his day as Hollywood comes calling - Portsmouth News |publisher=Portsmouth.co.uk |date=1 September 2009 |accessdate=6 August 2014}}</ref>
==Other personality attributes==
Parton reports that alongside Endal's working life and training, he retained during his life a number of the mischievous traits that [[Labrador retriever|Labradors]] are known for. As examples he cites that Endal would still decide at times to chase squirrels in the park, or might take waste paper out of the rubbish bin to Parton, in order to gain a reward for "picking it up from the floor".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dogpage.ision.co.uk/endal.html |title=Endal |publisher=Dogpage.ision.co.uk |accessdate=6 August 2014}}</ref>
==See also==
* [[Assistance dog]]
* [[List of Labradors]]
* [[List of individual dogs]]
== References ==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070609192017/http://www.milleniumdog.freeserve.co.uk/ Millennium Dog: Endal's home page.]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071214015516/http://www.k9magazinefree.com/k9_perspective/iss33p5.shtml assistance dog Endal helps open new state-of-the-art facility "The West Sussex Canine Hydrotherapy centre"] - an example of Endal's work as an ambassador for  assistance  dogs  and training facilities.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090618151043/http://tv.sky.com/the-dog-saved-our-marriage BskyB documentary and introduction to EJ]
* [http://coldwetnose.blogspot.com/2009/03/did-endal-touch-your-life.html Endal obituary, memories and condolences page at Dogs Today magazine]
* [http://www.ourdogs.co.uk/News/2009/Mar2009/News200309/endal.htm Endal obituary, memories and condolences page at Ourdogs.co.uk] <!-- Seems to be the page where most of the organizations Endal worked with, wrote their condolences and memories-->
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110226175720/http://www.loveyourlabrador.co.uk/endal_news_portrait.html Endal portrait unveiled] - portrait by [[Nigel Hemming]], a renowned UK animal artist.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110412033348/http://www.lostandfond.co.uk/pet-tribute/endal/208 Tribute to Endal at Lost & Found online pet memorials website]
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