Well hello there. Here’s what may or may not turn out to be a quick update on us for the benefit of the chunk of our readers who care about such things. Carin is still in the hospital. It’s been a week now, which is way too long when you consider that she was supposed …
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The Freedom I Find In A Guide Dog
I’m going to try and get into 2 carnivals in a row. Holy crap! So, the topic of this carnival is freedom. Funnily enough, for me, I had a bit of a harder time coming up with something. I blame being busy and tired. But after thinking for a while, I think I settled on …
Tansy’s Life Lesson
The other day, I was thinking about how Trixie modeled never giving up. I wondered what lesson Tansy could teach me, besides give everything you do everything you’ve got until you have nothing left, at which point, you just recharge and do it again. I don’t know if I could do that over and over …
Detroit Metropolitan Airport Now Has A Service Dog Bathroom
Hey Carin. If one of your trips takes you through Detroit Metropolitan Airport and you wind up spending some time in the McNamara Terminal, let us know what Tans thinks of the fancy new indoor service dog bathroom. In lieu of doored stalls or urinals, the bathroom features a pair of tiny grass yards. It’s …
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People Stole Gas Cards out of GDB vehicles
I saw this 2 weeks ago, and meant to post about it…but my brother was getting married, so I didn’t have time. Back in December/January, 3 people broke into GDB vehicles and stole gas cards. They used them and stole about $4800. It’s bad enough to steal from anybody, but to steal from a guide …
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What Happens To A Guide Dog When It Retires?
I needed this article when I was retiring Trix. If you’re in the middle of retiring a guide dog, and get someone who asks you a million questions about when does a guide dog retire, and where do they go when they retire, etc. instead of explaining until you’re blue in the face, just send …
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Late Happy Birthday Trix Wishes
So…as seems to be the thing lately, I’m late with marking some important Trixie dates. A week ago Wednesday, she turned 9, and this Tuesday that just passed was the day she came home with me…while I wore that big ol’ knee brace. That was 7 years ago. Woe. So, I’m going to do my …
It’s Our First Tansiversary!
Har har that was corny. It’s April 6, a day that became special last year. Why? Because it’s Tans and my graduation day. On that day, we officially became a team, and the next day, we came home together. So, Tans has officially lived through a year of my crazy life…and still appears to be …
Tans’s Dog Day Anniversary Was Yesterday
I don’t have much time to write this, but I figured I would try. Yesterday marks the anniversary of when I got Tansy. Can anyone else believe that’s possible? The only way I know for sure is that dates don’t lie. She came into my room in her maniacal fashion, and I pretty much fell …
The Wrong Type Of Hackathon
Tans has been a very healthy dog. We haven’t had one ear infection yet. I took her to the vet once because she developed hives…I’m wondering if it was an allergy to bug bites or some plants or something. Once I took her to the vet because she started hacking, and puked up a couple …