As I am writing this I am flying… like literally. I'm on a plane cruising over the United States at 37,000 feet b. I am not very fond of flying, but for this reason I must! I am going to train with my personally trained service dog, Cleo. What can be more awesome than that?
In my next chapters of life Cleo will be much needed and loved! She will help me with tasks like opening doors, retrieving objects, alerting to curbs, and so much more. As I venture through college and am wanting to be more independent, she will give that to me. Through all the hardships that come with life, she will also help me through those.
My journey to find a service dog organization that would train a dog for me was a long and hard one. I looked, and looked, and looked for about four years! I'm legally blind and also use a power wheelchair. No one wanted to step out of the box and train a dog to do a little of both. Most organizations reproductively either mobility dogs or guide dogs; never both. And then I came across Canine Partners for Life (CPL)! CPL told me they could train a dog to specifically meet my needs. And here I am, matched with Cleo!
I have been told homework for Team Training is usually a reading and then journaling, so I told some folks that I would try to write on my blog everyday. I will be bringing you along on this journey… Let's see how it goes!
I have arrived and let me just tell you it was interesting. My worries will never go away will never go away, but hopefully be eased from Cleo.
In my next chapters of life Cleo will be much needed and loved! She will help me with tasks like opening doors, retrieving objects, alerting to curbs, and so much more. As I venture through college and am wanting to be more independent, she will give that to me. Through all the hardships that come with life, she will also help me through those.
My journey to find a service dog organization that would train a dog for me was a long and hard one. I looked, and looked, and looked for about four years! I'm legally blind and also use a power wheelchair. No one wanted to step out of the box and train a dog to do a little of both. Most organizations reproductively either mobility dogs or guide dogs; never both. And then I came across Canine Partners for Life (CPL)! CPL told me they could train a dog to specifically meet my needs. And here I am, matched with Cleo!
I have been told homework for Team Training is usually a reading and then journaling, so I told some folks that I would try to write on my blog everyday. I will be bringing you along on this journey… Let's see how it goes!
I have arrived and let me just tell you it was interesting. My worries will never go away will never go away, but hopefully be eased from Cleo.
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