The life of Tibbs

[creature_girl08]

Hank held a wonderful little puppy in his arms knowing that ahead of him was lots of hard work to prepare this cute bundle of fur curled up against his chest for the life to come filled with many adventures and jobs

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[creature_girl08]

Thanks, seemed to do ok as usual.

[basric]

This is a lovely entry. Well written.

[creature_girl08]

Glad you liked it.

[lawchicky]

Aww, I'm glad Tibbs found his place :)

[creature_girl08]

Any time a correer change dog finds something good to do whether it is being a pet or doing something as I discribed it is awesome.

[solstice_singer]

This was really, really cool. Nicely done!

[creature_girl08]

Thanks, glad you liked it.

[walkertxkitty]

All of my service dogs have been home trained because the wait from an official school is too long and there just aren't many which train them for epileptics or for folks as large as me in wheelchairs. I start them all as pups with the same strict training and most of them make the grade.

I just retired my first and now I'm getting my second, a bigger boy, into working shape. He knows all the commands and he loves to go places with me, but he hasn't had much exposure to things because I go out less these days.

Anyhow, it's good to let people know that animals who don't make it for the blind can still be of use to others who have disabilities.

Mine were all mutts, all spayed or neutered, and all rescues. I will be forever grateful to the shelters who let me have them and to the idiots who abandoned them because otherwise I'd be in a real hurt.

[creature_girl08]

You sound like the kind of responsible sort that I wish to see in public. Training is a lot of work and not everyone is up to doing that. So right on for doing it. Hope dog number two is awesome. And yes, it is thanks to shelters that people like you can get a service animal. I'd much rather someone like you have one of those dogs then the pittiful excuse of whatever owner who had the dog before.

[walkertxkitty]

Dog number two is still on probation. He had a shyness issue when we got him because of what happened to him as a pup but patient training has worked most of that out. He's still learning what he can screen out and what he has to pay attention to when we go out, but he doesn't spin or buck in his harness any more and when we go out without him, he spends the entire evening leaning on me and giving me looks.

The next one, I think, will have to be purchased because of my needs. It needs to be a large breed; Anubis is a lab/shepherd mix and still can't do everything needed with the wheelchair.

[walkertxkitty]

Dog number two is still on probation. He had a shyness issue when we got him because of what happened to him as a pup but patient training has worked most of that out. He's still learning what he can screen out and what he has to pay attention to when we go out, but he doesn't spin or buck in his harness any more and when we go out without him, he spends the entire evening leaning on me and giving me looks.

The next one, I think, will have to be purchased because of my needs. It needs to be a large breed; Anubis is a lab/shepherd mix and still can't do everything needed with the wheelchair. It may even be possible to train a mini horse; they're now in use in Jacksonville for the blind and for some of the heavier wheelchairs.