After spending a few years bringing comfort and joy to the residents of local convalescent and assisted living homes, it looked like Ashley Torres would be forced into an early retirement. An injury to her knee early last year meant an expensive surgery and a long recovery. Owned by Barbara Torres of Barbara’s Dog House in Llano, Ashley is a 6-year old, 92-pound silver pit bull who has been trained as a service dog in order to visit shut ins. Last fall, Barbara raised money for Ashley’ ...