A little while ago, I received an unexpected package in the mail from PAWS With A Cause. Inside was a framed photo of a young Gunther and other pictures of him as a puppy. They had come from his foster puppy raiser, Amy, who had sent them along through PAWS so I could have them.Continue reading “Fostering hope”
Category Archives: Training
So much to be thankful for
Well, friends. I finally received the news I have been patiently waiting for—giving me even more to be grateful for this Thanksgiving. After seven long weeks since we took our test, Gunther and I have been certified by PAWS With A Cause as an official service dog team! His ownership has been transferred to meContinue reading “So much to be thankful for”
Put to the test
If you saw my last blog post, you might be wondering, “Did they pass, or did they fail?” I wish I had an answer for you, but it’s going to take a few weeks to find out as I wait for the PAWS Client Services team to review the video. All I can tell youContinue reading “Put to the test”
One for the books
A few days ago, Aidan, G, and I returned to Barnes & Noble—this time without Connie. It was far more crowded than it had been during our training session from a couple months ago, which gave G many more opportunities to become distracted. I know I’ve mentioned before that I think G always tries toContinue reading “One for the books”
All in a day’s work
Whaaat?! Hearing from me again so soon? I told you we had a lot to catch up on. Now that you’ve been brought up to speed about the June office visit and restaurant outing, let’s fast forward to July. Last week, I finally went in to work for the first time with G on my own.Continue reading “All in a day’s work”
Oh, the places we’ll go!
Back in June, Connie, Aidan, G dog, and I went into the studio where I work to get the lay of the land and introduce my co-workers to my new service dog. It was my first time back to the office since late March of 2020 when the pandemic hit. To be perfectly honest, beingContinue reading “Oh, the places we’ll go!”
Solo flight
In my last post, I mentioned that a lot has happened that I haven’t had a chance to update you all on. One of those things was that a few weeks ago, I did venture out with G on my own. It sounds monumental, but I did choose the situation very carefully. I was goingContinue reading “Solo flight”
Model student
I am long overdue for providing an update on how our training is going and what G’s been learning. So much has happened—namely life—that I’ve fallen behind quite behind on these posts. I feel as though just when there’s something worth sharing, there’s immediately something else that happens that’s equally as noteworthy, so I neverContinue reading “Model student”
On the run
Have you ever had one of those moments? Where your heart stops beating and feels like it just dropped into your stomach? And you imagine a deep baritone voice dragging out the words, “Oh, Sh*t” in super-slow motion as the voice-over narration for your life? That was me two Mondays ago in the Costco parking lot. WeContinue reading “On the run”
So much in store for us
Well, we did it! This Monday, we went to a Barnes & Noble. I strutted in there with service dog in tow and my new fire-engine red walker (hey, if I’m going to have to walk down this path, so to speak, you better believe I’m going to own it!) G was styling and profiling wearing hisContinue reading “So much in store for us”
The Pick-Up Artist 