No! Person, down! Good Person!

The other day I came to a realization that I just had to right down. Ok, everybody who has a dog knows this. If they’ve been working to train a dog, and the dog’s getting the message that a certain behaviour, like counter surfing or picking stuff up off the floor or chewing on stuff …

The Carnival Is Back!

Back a bit ago, I wrote a post for the second Assistance Dog Blog Carnival. Now, the carnival is live. So you can read about every kind of decision imaginable to do with having a service dog. There’s a lot of reading, so hop around, make some new friends, all that great stuff. Most importantly, …

Attacking A Search Queery

I saw the following search on our blog, and I felt it needed a post of its own. 04 Jan, Tue, 16:52:48Google:will service dogs attack Hmmm. Why are you asking this question. Were you attacked by a service dog? Do you want your service dog to be protective? What is the reason for the question. …

Service Animal Has Been Defined

A while back I mentioned that the US Department of Justice was updating its definition of service animal. Well, after lots of deliberation and consideration, they have settled on a definition. I saw this a couple of days ago, but Jill sent it to me again, and nudged me into blogging about it. Sorry that …

Guide Cats for the Blind

I got this link today, and had a good chuckle. You know how people joke about what would happen if you tried to train a cat to guide? Well, here’s what would. I don’t think anyone would be signing up for one of these. Here are the words in case there are no captions on …

Good News For Barbie, Not So Much For Carl

Well, I have an update on the dogs that stayed by their master’s side when she died and weren’t found for two weeks, and it is bittersweet. Barbie has found a home. Carl, unfortunately, couldn’t handle all that had happened to the poor boy, suffered a stroke and had to be put down. Poor thing. …

Give Two Wonderful Dogs A Home

There is an update to this story. Barbie has found a home, and unfortunately, Carl is no longer with us. I received an email from Megan, you know, Megan with Pasta. I’ve mentioned her and Pasta before. She told me about a truly sad story, and I figured it wouldn’t hurt to spread the word. …