Bramble

The adventures of a SDIT lurcher called Bramble

[bramblethebambi]

Introducing Bramble!

Her hobbies include: biting, crying, grumbling, sleeping, biting, and snuggling

She's a 4 month 5 month 6 month 7 month old lurcher (greyhound, deerhound, and collie), so she's gonna be a big girl!

And if all goes well, when she grows up she's going to be a working assistance dog!

But thats a long way away. For now its all about living her best life as a beautiful girl!

[ennwen]

"Fake Service Dog" videos

I'm gonna be blunt here: they suck

I see so many "fake service animal compilation" videos on YouTube and I've watched maybe one or two of them, and I want to say:

THEY ARE HARMFUL TO THE SERVICE DOG COMMUNITY

Yes, I do understand that they spread awareness of how big the problem is, but I see them so abundantly and frequently, and what I've seen some of them don't even warrant be filmed or at least posted ONLINE because some dogs aren't causing a large problem.

Ninety-Nine to 100% of these videos are posted without consent. While having a fake service dog is a crime, so is filming and sharing a video of someone without consent. A crime does not fix a crime (usually).

I'm not saying that it isn't ever okay to film something like this, because I completely understand needing proof, but in my opinion, these videos need to stay between the service dog handlers, the people who care for them, and store managers at least 80% of the time.

Too many people do bring untrained pets into stores and it's ridiculous seeing people not being able to control a reactive dog and not doing anything to correct them. It's stupid, and it makes it hard for Service Dogs and SDiT's to stay focused. It's enraging sometimes with how much shit we already have to deal with.

But taking the effort to film a pet in the store and posting it online for thousands of millions of people to see could put you and whoever you're filming in danger. Not only this, but when people with Service Dogs start to yell and make a big deal about it, it makes the situation stressful for everyone in the mix, probably usually including the handlers filming. It also creates bad representation for the community imo, and it's the reason some people call us "Karen's". Telling someone that they shouldn't bring their fake service dogs into the store is one thing, but yelling it after them over and over does nothing but attract attention to the real SD handler and the dog. There's also the fact that Most of these people already know what they are doing, and doing these things are virtually useless unless you can talk about the situation to a manager or the authorities. Most of the videos don't teach anything, and a compilation of these out of control dogs make the public even more skeptical about service animals.

Not only this, but they can also make Service Dog and SDiT handlers more nervous about going into public. What happens if your SD pukes or has diarrhea out of the blue (shit literally happens) and someone films and posts it online? What happens if your SDiT sees something scary they haven't before and reacts differently than you've trained them to and it becomes a viral sensation? There's no way of telling what situation an animal is in either. The person you could be filming may be homeless and not have a way of keeping their pet at home. They might be a older looking child/teen who doesn't know the laws on SD's.

Almost every other type of video is absolutely fine to post online and I wish I would see more of them. Public access issues where someone is being denied service, videos where the handler is showcasing/talking about tasks or showing how they've been trained, videos showing/saying that service dogs are still dogs and make mistakes are my favorite type of video because they inform instead of cause more drama within the community.

I'm not saying all of these videos are harmful, but a majority of them don't need to be posted online. It makes me uncomfortable.

Anyways I guess this was kinda just a vent. Thanks for reading if you read all the way to the end and don't be afraid to let me know what you think about them or if you have a different opinion in a respectful way!

[bramblethebambi]

Big agree. I'm always scared that me and Bramble will be in one of those videos. We don't go into non dog-friendly spaces but we're still very obviously an SDIT team with an emphasis on the IT. Just put the phone down and tell management if you have a serious concern about another team.

[bramblethebambi]

How am I supposed to say no to this???

[taravali-the-service-pup]

One of these girls is going to be my service prospect 😍

They are almost 5 weeks old and have outgrown the potato stage. There are five girls for me to choose from but that won’t be for a few weeks. After their structural and temperament evaluations at 7 weeks old, the breeder will choose a boy and girl for their show prospects and then I’m next in line to pick a service dog prospect! The person getting first pick girl is looking for a show prospect with a completely different temperament than what I’m wanting so I should get exactly what I’m looking for from this litter!

Who’s your favorite so far?

Brooklyn

Virtue

Apples

Amber

Stella

Voting ended onNov 29, 2024

[bramblethebambi]

My favourite colour poodle, I love a parti! Brooklyn has to be my favourite because she's so striking, but Stella seems sweet too. Good luck!!!!

[bramblethebambi]

A walk in the snow!

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Assorted sleepy Bramble because I'm in denial that she's 7 months old

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No thoughts, only zoomin

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Exposure therapy to birds, because lurcher.

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She sincerely apologises for falling in her own poop, and promises it won't happen again. Just please don't put her back in the acid bath death trap please.

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She would like to know why I put her on a bus. How dare I?

[bramblethebambi]

So lettuce makes a good dog toy? Things you learn with a lurcher.

[bramblethebambi]

First trip to the beach! Bramble helped me look for sea glass, by which I mean I looked and she complained that it was boring. That one picture where she is as far away as she can get is because a woman walked past carrying a baby and Bramble was extremely concerned. Either they were aliens, or Bramble was just being odd. Juries out.

She did enjoy watching me organise the sea glass into colours even if that face says otherwise.

[bramblethebambi]

The many sleeping positions of a domestic hyena

[bramblethebambi]

Bramble met a horse! I don't have any pictures because I was too focused on training so you get Croissant Bramble instead.

We were in town to meet someone and a horse walked down the high street. I went over to ask if I could bring my dog over to say hello and the rider was lovely about it. It was a big bombproof cob so it was perfect for a first meeting.

Bramble. Was. Terrified.

She'd been similar when we walked past a field of cows the other week, but that time I could just sit down with her until she calmed down. Bit more difficult in a public place, so I settled for just a minute or so of sitting next to the horse. Not perfect, but it's a start! We won't be spending much time around livestock but I want her desensitised just in case.

[bramblethebambi]

Somebody had their first bath because somebody decided to jump in a muddy puddle.

[bramblethebambi]

New house, same blep

[bramblethebambi]

I wonder who made that hole in the mud?