The support of a boy’s best friend

Key points

• Sunbury mother Jessica Gusew and her son Malachi are fundraising through Smart Pups Assistance Dogs after the death of Millie, the assistance dog they got in 2022. Malachi, 16, has brittle asthma and autism, and Millie helped him at hospital visits and appointments and gave him confidence.
• Millie died from bone cancer on 21 October.
• The family is now raising $25,000 to help train and place a new assistance dog, which costs the charity up to $50,000 for each child.