Yesterday we had leg two of our Amtrak trip home. It was a disappointing trip. First, when we boarded, there was a barking pet dog in our car. I let the conductor know it wasn’t my service dog, but the conductor just responded by saying they allow pets. The ongoing […]
Today is the last day of the GDUI convention. We took it easy this morning, but that didn’t stop us from being really really tired! At lunchtime, we went to the GDUI luncheon. We were super lucky with the people at our table, getting to sit with several people we […]
Sometimes when I am overstimulated or overwhelmed, I lose my ability to process visual information. This can be as “simple” as not being able to read anymore, or as advanced as full blown dissociation where I cannot place myself in space and time and cannot navigate in any environment. There […]
This morning we woke up early and met up with Andrea for breakfast. We had SO much fun talking that we sat there at the breakfast table for two hours! It was great! We talked about all things service dog, and some other stuff, too. After breakfast, we filmed a […]
Wow, what a day! We woke up this morning and headed down to breakfast in the hotel. It was actually a good breakfast. It is a buffet, and Brad got a pic of Hestia and me getting some food. Next we headed up to the BarkaLounge, where lots of fun […]
Today was the start of the Guide Dog Users Inc. conference! Before the conference started, we wandered around making new friends and meeting old. It was great to see people! The first official activity was a session on surviving the conference for newbies or first timers. We went to the […]
We left on the 5th to come up to Rochester NY to go to the Guide Dog Users Inc. conference. It took us two days to get here via train! We had to take the train because the airlines break Brad’s wheelchair when we fly. Our first trip was from […]
Remember the article we wrote on service dogs of unusual size? Now it has an addendum in the summer edition of “The Canine Professional Journal” by IACP. Enjoy! https://www.flipsnack.com/596EABBA9F7/cpj_summer-2019-final-web.html
Check out my new page about service dog training in Rock Hill, South Carolina! The first class meets August 7th at 3PM, and I will be offering the service dog in training manners evaluation.
I woke up about 30 min ago from a really good dream, and I had to share my dream and thoughts about my dream, which were of me teaching a service dog class! I dream fairly often of volunteering in a strange sort of library or community center that offers […]
