Here are Jack and CAYLIE enjoying their day at Special Olympics in Cabarrus County. CAYLIE was the only service dog at the games, which surprised me.  Last year we saw one other.  There were so many children who were frightened because they were out of their routine and environment, but CAYLIE helped them cope with her love and patience. Jack had two events and received gold medals.  He was tickle ...

The puppies left yesterday for their training at the prisons and it was very bittersweet.  I haven't blogged in a long time because I have been so busy but I want to get this out while it is still fresh in my mind.  I feel like the luckiest person to have been able to spend the first twelve weeks of the puppies lives with them!  I have learned so much about caring for them and helping shape their persona ...

This is another new puppy named WYATT II because we all know the famous WYATT! We have a new English Cream Golden Retriever puppy joining our family, his name is WYATT! I know, you've heard that name before! WYATT Jr. was generously donated by Shadymist Kennels. His breeder has registered him in honor of Shane Brenton, 23, who returned home after 3 tours in Iraq only to take his own life because of his psyc ...

These new puppies are GUS (left) and ELLA (right).  We are welcoming them to the paws4people family! ELLA & GUS are two wonderful black lab puppies who were generously donated by Barra Labradors. We are so grateful for these wonderful new additions! http://www.barralabradors.com/ These puppies seem to have the most wonderful disposition and are very mild mannered and sweet.  It is going to be so amaz ...

I remember meeting Jeff and TAZIE for the first time last semester as I took Kyria's Assistance Dog class and remember how difficult it was for him.  I also remember how difficult it was for me.  Being 45 in a class of young people and having issues of my own to where I was applying for a service dog made me feel like a fish out of water.  I lived in Jacksonville, NC at the time and drove an hour each wa ...

I know that everyone thinks their dog is the greatest in the world but I can't tell you all the ways that TRAVIS has changed my life but I hope to give you a glimpse in this overdue blog.  I am the happiest I can remember being in all of my life and that really says something.  TRAVIS has made me more emotionally happy because we are constantly together, he lets me know that he loves me and WANTS my love ...

 Hello everyone.  I have so much to say about the things happening in my life since the last time I wrote.  As you know I have been sitting dogs as a way to get ready for my service dog that I bumped with back in may (AIRLIE) and an opportunity came up for me to dog sit TRAVIS who belongs to Mr. Henry because he had to do a 24 hour Echo Cardiogram on one of the puppies and it was going to be too intense ...

 I know I haven't posted in a week but so much has been going on so I have some important things to share so I hope you will read all the way through this post. Right now I am putting away books and things that I am still unpacking and putting in place and with every book or item I touch it takes me back to that time and as I am doing this I am once again listening to music.  None of you know but I used t ...