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”
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Put on notice
Well, peeps. The culmination of all the work during the last seven months has finally arrived. This week, G dog and I will be taking our certification test. Connie will come and videotape us doing all the things we are supposed to have mastered together both in and out of the home. The PAWS ClientContinue reading “Put on notice”
Turn of events
In November 2020, I got the call from Paws letting me know that they had a potential match for me who would be fully trained and ready to join our home in April 2021. To help me prepare, they emailed me a 100-page handbook that outlined expectations, do’s and don’ts, and a list of recommendedContinue reading “Turn of events”
And so it begins…
It may seem like this is the beginning, but this journey started about two years ago. In 2019, after much discussion with my family on the pros and cons of introducing a service dog into our life, I went ahead and filled out the preliminary application with Paws With A Cause during their open enrollmentContinue reading “And so it begins…”
The Pick-Up Artist 