Today started off rather oddly. Tansy went out to do her business and all was well. Then I brought her back in to play with her bone. Chomp chomp went her bone followed by crunch crunch. Crunch? That’s not normal. Turns out that I had somehow spilled kibble, and the brat was eating it. Food …
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A Picture Of Tansy
Carin hasn’t figured out how to post photos through the iPhone WordPress app yet, and since she’s not exactly awash in extra time, she asked me to put up this photo of Tansy for her. So…here she is!
New Guide Dog Journals Day 5
Today’s going well. Tansy is being more goofy. Adam distracted us, but Tansy didn’t care. Yesterday she went right for him and I had done my first timeout But today not so much. Had a really good route this morning. The only thing I did at the end was step in her poop. Ok. That’s …
New guide dog journals Day 4
I’m up obscenely early. Hope it doesn’t come back to bite me. I think I forgot to mention that the new handle I got was extra short but also urgo. I haven’t noticed a massive difference but I do feel little things. Another thing about Tansy. When she’s done relieving, she will not let you …
New Guide Dog Journals Day 3
Oops. I slept in this morning. Was up emailing and fighting with the WordPress app. Let’s not do that again. I usually don’t sleep in until the second week of training. Tansy is still giving me trouble with heeling but the instructors are helping me. Got a shorter handle. Let’s hope that feels better. She’s …
New Guide Dog Journals Day 2
Well I survived to tell the tale, or maybe it should be tail, har har har. A few things I didn’t mention yesterday because I literally couldn’t write anymore. The hotel seemed overwhelmingly difficult but I think it’s getting easier. There are clues on every floor. Unfortunately the elevator neither beeps nor speaks the floors, …
New Guide Dog Journals Day 1
Well I’m on the plane. And I complained last time about having to be up at 4. Try getting up at 2:30. It was an interesting experience. Like I said, Steve’s mom was nice enough to drive me to the airport. But she had to go to another terminal than me. So I had made …
New Dog, Here We Come!
Well…tomorrow I get on a plane. Yup, that long awaited March 24 is tomorrow. I’m getting a ride to the airport (thank you Steve’s mom) so that means 3 a.m. I’ll be leaving. Yee ha! Guess who’s not sleeping tonight? We’re definitely seeing signs that this pooch is going to come. I have hooks in …
Missing Guide Dog Anka Has Been Found And Returned
On Monday, Carin wrote up a quick post about Anka, a guide dog that had gone missing in Texas. Today, we’re happy to be able to share the news that she’s been found and returned safe and sound. A couple saw the dog walking across the street at Shiloh Road and Royal Lane in North …
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Let’s Get Anka Back Home.
Update: Anka has been located and returned to her family. God I hope this never happens to me. This is all the info I have. One of Guide Dogs for the Blind’s Guide Dogs was lost on 3/7 in Garland, TX. “Anka” is a 5 year old, female Black Lab. She escaped from her yard …