What is up with everybody having their collective heads in the clouds today? In case everyone behind the wheel has forgotten where their eyes should be while operating a motor vehicle, they should be watching the road for both cars and pedestrians. Ya know, not everything you share the road with goes vroom. some people …
Category Archives: guide dogs
Somebody Turns Four Today!
Guess what? A certain black fuzzball has a birthday today. Actually 6 certain black fuzzballs and 2 yellow ones have a birthday. Yup, happy birthday Trixter and company. You’re 4 now, eek. Hope all pooches are happy. So I figured what better time for some more Trixie talk. Lately, she’s been a little weasel with …
I DreamOf Trixie
Damn it. Just when I thought the Trixie abandonment dreams were over, here comes another one. I dreamed I was home at mom and dad’s. Dad was yelling and insisting that we go shopping and eat out at this outdoor restaurant thingy even though it was cold outside and we had to bundle up to …
The Guide Dog Story to Trump All
Barb left a comment the other day under my latest dog post. It was the stupidest guide dog-related story, and it was so jaw-droppingly stupid that I felt it had to be preserved forever. Here it is. My friend ***name removed*** was walking with her dog ***name removed*** the other day, and she got lost …
Doggy, follow The Beep boop!
Here’s a new one for ya. I ran into someone last night who thought those audible signals, ya know, the poles at intersections that go peep peep or cuckoo were set up for…brace yourselves…are you sitting down? Ok, ok. She thought they were set up to help my dog get me across the street! Hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha! …
Doggy Day Is Here Again
Well holy crap, can you believe it? Two years ago today was the big day when I received my Trixter. Sometimes I can’t believe it’s been that long, but it sure has. Last year, I summed things up pretty well, so I’ll let that stand on its own. But yup, it’s been another year, another …
The Only Things Trix Kills Are Toys
Yup, it’s official. I have a pansy for a guide dog. She’s the wussiest wuss that ever was. We already know that she lets other dogs jump on her and try to hump her, and will cower under the desk at another house where there’s a dog, but this weekend, she was the biggest scaredy …
The guide Dog handler Who Cried Wolf
This is the first time I’ve been in the paper and not looked forward to seeing it go to print. Tell me something. If you click the link to the story, do I look decent in the picture? I left the house only intending to run a couple of errands. I was not thinking about …
Trixie Tales
Here’s another pile of stuff about Trixie that I’ve been meaning to write down for a while. the other day, I had to bring Trixie with me while I moved the laundry from the washer to the dryer, and this event made me think about bringing her with me when I do the wash. I …
Snow Blows
Ok, here’s something that baffles me. I ask what I think is a simple question, but nobody can answer it. Maybe someone can tell me what’s so hard about this question. the question is… … Am I on the sidewalk? Now, what’s so hard about this question? It’s snowy. the sidewalk is hard to find. …