On Friday Fargo and I went to New York City. We've been working with a day camp for blind kids and the trip was to take them to the city as part of my job. It was nice to get paid to work and to go to the city and have fun ( Read more... )

I received my first guide dog, Theo, a yellow Lab, when I was seventeen and still finishing high school. Despite being raised by a woman, and trained by a woman Theo really did like men. I think he liked to play rough sometimes, and he loved meeting new people ( Read more... )

I have been training Fargo to retrieve using the clicker, following instructions that Michele Pouliot gave me. We have now accomplished it! I'm so excited! Once I switched to the rubber ring I was able to teach the retrieve in just four sessions. We have only progressed to him dropping it on the floor right at my feet, but I think another two ( Read more... )

In October of 2006 I had reached rock bottom ( Read more... )