I’ve been meaning to write this one for a while…but either never felt like I had the time or the mental energy to put all this stuff into words. I don’t know if I’ll be able to do it justice, but I can try. Having to go back to the cane has made me realize …
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Trixie Transition
So…here’s the latest about Trixie. I’ll do my best to not repeat myself from the retirement post. This will probably be long and rambling. Trix has moved into her new home, and seems to be enjoying herself thoroughly. She’s gone on huge walks and seems to enjoy them, and has even gone through a thunder …
A Cute Little Guide Dog Song/Video
I warn anyone who has an ear for music, they might want to run screaming from the video I’m about to put up. But I couldn’t resist. Some guide dog instructors got cute and made a video called I’m Your Guide Dog, So Trust Me Baby. You know, Call Me Maybe? Trust Me Baby? Har? …
United Breaks Dog Life Expectancy
Oh United, you endless source of material you. The 140-pound Mastiff traveled from Miami to San Francisco via Houston in August. The owner had made the trip with his pet before with no problems, but on an 85 degree day in Houston, he was horrified to see that Bam Bam the dog was transported to …
Shit People Say About Retiring A Guide Dog
Now that I’ve got it out there that Trix is retiring, I decided to write one of those “shit people say” posts. John Q. Public is a wealth of…sometimes amusement, sometimes frustration, sometimes bewildering stupidity. And I have seen a lot of this now that Trix is retiring and I’m out with the cane. As …
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Trixie Is Retiring
Well I said I had more to say. I’m going to try and write something. But I’m writing this at 6:30 in the morning, so it may look a little foggy. Yesterday I looked back in the Trixie category and found this post, chalk full of foreshadowing. I didn’t want to face it then, but …
The Eighth Carnival Lives!
Well that didn’t take long. the eighth round of the Assistance Dog Blog Carnival is up. March on over and checkout the posts.
Forward, march!
So…it’s assistance dog blog carnival time. I missed the one in May. The sad part about that was it was originally April, then it got postponed, and I still missed it. I forget what crazy was going on at the time, but since my life is full of more crazy than not, I’ll blame crazy. …
United Breaks Service Dogs
Considering I just finished flying, this story gives me chills. Apparently United doesn’t just break guitars, and spirits, they break service animals too. Jim Stanek, a war veteran with a service dog, says that two United Airlines workers kicked his dog. Kicked? Why in the name of all that’s holy would you do that? Now …
#Guelph, Help Find A Lost Dog
Update: She has been found, and is safely back at home where she belongs. Other than smelling a bit of skunk and having some burrs in her fur, she’s fine. A couple found her near where they were searching, brought her in and then found the lost dog posting he put on Kijiji. She was …