I sleep in two shifts. For my first sleep, I go to bed around 5:30 PM and wake up between 10:30-11 PM. Then I hang out with Brad until I fall asleep for my second sleep around 3:30-4 AM. Finally I wake up from second sleep around 7AM. For my […]
Last week when I got my blood drawn, apparently there was someone working there who was contagious with COVID. They sent me a letter yesterday informing me. After I freaked out a lot, Brad and I decided to get tested. Luckily there were appointments available today at an urgent care […]
Today we had to go out to drop off Amazon returns and get gas. Brad was very nice and drove! Unfortunately Amazon made us drop off some of our returns at Kohl’s, and others at the UPS store! We didn’t have a choice in this unless we wanted to pay […]
We had a not so great visit to the lab to get my blood drawn this morning. I walked up to the window and the woman said “No puppies in here”. I replied, “She’s a service dog” The woman said, “Is she fully registered?” I said, “There’s no such thing” […]
We finally finished editing and captioning the second video we shot on Christmas Eve! This video is about how to prepare for normal interactions with the general public. So it’s not about those really stressful unusual interactions, but the kinds of questions we deal with on a daily basis and […]
This morning we had to drop off my specimen collection jug to the lab for cortisol testing. It was COLD out, so I had Hestia’s turquoise coat on underneath her purple galaxy vest. She was absolutely perfect yet again! We walked in and I had to use a check in […]
Today we actually went somewhere! This morning I had to go pick up a collection jug for my 24 hour cortisol test. It was the first time I’ve worked Hestia in probably a month and a half to two months. She was great! We walked in and she stayed in […]
I’ve always wanted to try braiding my hair into a crown around my head– it looks very fairy-like! This morning I watched a few tutorials on how to do it on youtube and tried it for the first time! The result is a bit lopsided, especially as I only own […]
It’s official, I’ll be getting a new puppy this summer! Hestia will be almost 7 this summer, and most service dogs tend to retire between 8-10 years old. It takes about 3 years to train a new service dog. I don’t need the new dog to be completely trained before […]
On Christmas Eve, Brad practiced his interviewing skills and equipment and we made a video about my blog! It covers why I started the blog, how I feel about it, and advice for people interested in learning more about service dogs. I put it on my “About” page, but I’ll […]
