ABILENE, TX (WCMH) — The veteran was having a hard time finding a job that allowed him to keep his closest companion by his side, until he applied at Lowe’s.

“Three deployments out of Uzbekistan, and then two out of Qatar,” Clay Luthy describes his tour of duties to KRBC.

But after multiple injuries, including several knee surgeries, he was no longer allowed to reenlist.

Luthy then decided it was time to get a job.

“We were interviewing people for his position and he was one of the applicants, and so he showed up for the interview, and he had Charlotte with him,” says Lowe’s Human Resource Manager Jay Fellers.

Luthy was worried Charlotte would be a problem, but Fellers reassured him she wouldn’t. A few weeks later, Luthy was working, and so was Charlotte.

“I’m just a disabled vet and I can’t stand to be sitting at home,” Luthy tells KRBC.

According to Fellers, the customers love Charlotte, and Clay, and regular return to see the duo.