Poor Shmans is overdue for an update, so here goes. Believe it or not, Tansy is 10 years old. She turned 10 last month. Also, I just learned this year that she shares her birthday with Clint Eastwood! I find that kind of amusing, because I had a coworker who used to call the Shmans …
Category Archives: guide dogs
This Little Light Of Mine, I’m Gonna Know When It Shines
I just saw this video from someone who just came back from guide dog class at GDB. She’s showing off something new that they sell, called the Audio Beacon Safety Light. Its most important function is to light up at night so that you can be seen. But it has a very cool feature of …
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New Regulations When You Fly With Your Service Dog
I just got this email a few days ago from Guide Dogs for the Blind about some new regulations to do with flying with your guide dog, whenever flying is a safe thing to consider doing again. It sounds like they’ve done most of this the right way. It could use a couple of tweaks, …
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Another Large Entry in the Shmans Chronicles
It’s time for another Shmans update, complete with new songs she likes sprinkled throughout. I’ve accumulated a surprising amount of stuff even though we haven’t been exactly leading an exciting life. She is definitely enjoying all this chill time. Now that we’re not going out nearly as much as we used to, she is enjoying …
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How GDB is adapting to COVID restrictions
Somebody posted a blog post from GDB about what training will look like in COVID times, and I’m kind of fascinated, and hoping it works. GDB’s return to full mission has meant that staff from all departments are working towards getting back into a rhythm and workflow that allows us to continue advancing our mission …
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Another Step In The Shmans Retirement Journey
I got some news a couple of weeks ago that, in normal times, would have been up on the blog immediately. But because now is now, I hadn’t posted it yet. After some logistical hurdles and technical difficulties, GDB received all my guide dog reapplication stuff, and it went to the committee, and I have …
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Planes for Puppies!
I meant to put this up last week, but better late than never. In the pandemic’s long line of sucky side-consequences, it has made it harder for Guide dogs for the Blind, the school that trained Trixie and Tansy, to transport puppies and some adult dogs in need, to where they need to go. Many …
GDBeMyEyes
Probably everybody knows about this, but hey. Maybe it’s good to have it up somewhere for people to find. This was emailed to me from GDB. GDB Partners with Be My Eyes Greetings GDB Alumni! I have some very exciting news to share with you. On Monday, September 14 GDB will begin providing specialized support …
It’s God Soap!
When I went to Tansy’s puppy raisers’ place the last time, they sent me home with this big bottle of soap that she said was supposed to be really amazing for dogs and people alike. I got the feeling it was supposed to work miracles on whatever it touched. All I knew was it was …
Reminiscing About Tansy’s Second Trip To Her Raisers
As always, after I’ve taken a trip, I take forever to blog about it. This one was almost a year and a half ago. But I felt like writing it down because if this garbage Coronavirus hadn’t come along, I would have likely been back there this week. Back in March of 2019, when life …
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