Fighting Hard To Stay Positive
I hafta tell you I’m really having a hard time staying positive lately, to the point of sometimes thinking about bagging my whole involvement with service dogs, especially getting them to veterans.
Almost every day I see questionable things from supposedly responsible organizations and people in the service dog world, particularly where veterans are involved. Like [...]
“I Coulda Had A V8″ – Don’t Let That Happen To You With Service Dogs
One of the biggest reasons I harp so hard on getting the best service dog you possibly can and point out things/places that aren’t so great is that I don’t ever want you to be this guy:
Where you get a dog that turns out to be a great companion but a not-so-great service dog, you [...]
Every Veteran With A Disability Doesn’t Need A Service Dog, And This Is A Great Alternative
Just read about this great program for veterans recovering at Walter Reed that teaches them to train dogs at the Washington Humane Society. I’ve heard of other programs like this before, but not this specific one, and I think they’re tremendous. Note particularly what the people involved say about the program:
Army Capt. Lawrence Minnis sits [...]
Young Kyle Orent Raises $125,000+ For Canine Companions for Independence
Just a quick and easy but great story for you today in case you haven’t seen it elsewhere.
Kyle Orent is an 11-year-old young man in New York who has raised over $125,000 for Canine Companions for Independence. You read that right – $125,000. (I was gonna link to the nice Newsday story about Kyle, [...]
Why Haven’t We Heard More About This Well-Known Veteran’s Service Dog Discrimination Case?
Haven’t had a lot to say lately, largely because I haven’t seen a lotta good things to write about, or even bad things that have enough substance to make them worth commenting on.
There is one story, though, that, while not a good one, definitely got my attention and I wanna talk about because no one [...]
