Monday was the optional “tourism day” for the PSDP convention. We planned to go to Shoreline Village, which is a little group of quaint shops and restaurants on the marina. Most people were unable to make it, so it was just me with Hestia and Alice, Brad, Deanna with Jaxson, […]
Last week Alice had her fist flight on the way to the annual PSDP convention! We got to the airport and still could not find the service animal relief area that is marked on the maps. Luckily there was a patch of dirt somewhere in the vicinity, and the girls […]
Today we had to do two quick errands. We took both dogs, and practiced using the carrier that I will be using in the airport and during testing at the convention (I administer service dog tests). It is a purple bag with sky blue trim. Alice doesn’t really enjoy being […]
(Lots of pictures below!) Last Friday (a week ago), we went to the Discovery Place Science museum in Charlotte, North Carolina with Scarlet and Skyler with Korra. This was our last Service Dogs on the Town class for a while, since that will be on hiatus until further notice. Contact […]
Yesterday I took Hestia with me to see my GP about my hip pain and nausea. It was a nice day out, so I could wear my orange and green dress for warm weather! Brad was dressed to the nines in a purple and strawberry themed outfit! Hestia was looking […]
On Monday we went to Miracle Park with Scarlet and Skyler with Korra! Miracle Park is an accessible playground and park. They have an accessible baseball field, plus a lot of accessible play equipment in the playground area. When we arrived we were shocked to see how packed it was! […]
On Friday our Service Dogs on the Town class went to the airport to train! It ended up just being me with Hestia and Alice (Japanese Chin), Brad in his power wheelchair, Scarlet in their power wheelchair, and Skyler with Korra (Standard Poodle). We all rode together in our van […]
On Saturday we had our Service dogs on the town class and we rode the bus! The dogs did great, although we had a big accident at the bus stop on the way back. We met up at the starting bus stop, and Alice (Japanese Chin) did so well with […]
Lately I’ve been realizing that I have a lot of internalized stigma about using my service dog in a pouch. Theoretically I’ve always been in support of using your dog in whatever working position is best for you and your dog. But in practice, I’ve prided myself on having a […]
This morning I had to run to Publix, shop, and get back all within one hour! Luckily I didn’t have to get many things—mostly bananas and a few things that were on sale. Hestia was PERFECT while we were there! She heeled the entire time, didn’t sniff, and was generally […]
