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 ...

Jack and CAROLINE snuggle on the couch during our "snow" day on Friday.  We live in a wonderful county in North Caroline, but we sometimes have dry snow days.  It is good to be cautious I guess. CAROLINE is visiting for 6 days while her family (Nancy Kiger's) is out of town.  She is Jack's dog CAYLIE's sister from a different litter.  They look so much alike, that we have to check for CAROLINE's blue co ...

  Jack and CAYLIE spent Saturday afternoon and evening with our new friends Mergil and Lou. They are both fellows with the William C. Friday Fellowship.  Here is the link to their site: http://fridayfellowship.site-ym.com/. They asked to do a documentary about living with shaken baby syndrome and how our service dog has helped our Jack.  The foundation strives to teach professionals in all types of ...

    Last week, CAYLIE went to Wolf Meadow Elementary to help students in the AU room learn about sequencing and what is appropriate to wear when it's cold outside. As you can see, she feels a bit embarrassed with clothes on, but she loves to help the kids. Each child gets to put one or two items on and then take them off when she is fully dressed.  She is a very gentle and patient dog.   In the ...

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 ...