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Monday down. Only three more work days to go! #shortworkweek #holidayseason #labrador #yellowlaboftheday #littleangelsservicedogs #assistancedog #mobilitydog #cerebralpalsy #cp #iphoneography #yellowlab #instalab #dog #floppyears #ilovethisface #waitingforweekend

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In this video, I'm doing what's called a forward momentum pull for my girl. 🐕⬅️🚶‍♀️That's where I pull into my harness while I'm walking as a way to save some of my girl's energy. 👍 Her nausea has been pretty bad every day for the past few weeks and has been particularly rough for the past few days. 🌀 Her headaches have also been spiking during this time, too. 🤕 It could be her migraine disorder, it could be the dramatic changes in weather that we've had, or maybe all or none of the above. 🤔 Regardless, when I do my forward momentum pull for my girl, I save her some of the energy that her symptoms like to deplete. ⌛️ And since I incorporate a bit of guiding by avoiding obstacles and following directions, my girl has one less thing to think about when she's feeling sick and overstimulated. ☺️ And on a beautiful spring day like today, it's hard not to love my job! ☀️ . . . [Video shows a handler's perspective of Kelsie doing a forward momentum pull, where there's some tension on the handle of her harness. She looks around from side to side at times to gauge her environment.] . . . #ForwardMomentum #Nausea #FeelingSick #Headaches #TaskTrained #ServiceDog #WorkingDog #DogsOfInstagram #DogTraining #BorderCollie #BlueHeeler #PoundPuppy #RespectTheVest #MobilityDog #MedicalAlertDog #PsychiatricServiceDog #WhoRescuedWhom #Spoonie #SpoonieStrong #ChronicIllness #InvisibleIllness #Migraines #Fibromyalgia #FibroFighter #Dysautonomia #Fatigue #DartmouthCollege #IvyLeaguePup (at Dartmouth)

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Getting some morning love while I have my coffee ❤️ #littleangelsservicedogs #mobilitydog #sweetheart #labrador #yellowlab #ilovemydog

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This is what Hopes "out" (vehicle exit) looks like. She maintains eye contact until I tell her "ok." This is done to reinforce or set the tone that even if we are in a new and potentially exciting environment, Hope should be paying attention to me and what I need her to do. It also gives me a few seconds to take a look around for potential problems (loose dogs or anything that might be a hazard to either one of us). #littleangelsservicedogs #assistancedog #mobilitydog #servicedog #tasktrained #out #labrador #yellowlabsquad #englishlab #workingdog #love

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Happiness. When the road temp shows 102° but you've got an A/C vent all to yourself 👸🏼🌬 #littleangelsservicedogs #mobilitydog #assistancedog #labrador #summer #hot #airconditioning #feelingood #headedhome #happy

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Couldn't resist enjoying this beautiful spring day 😋☀️🌼 . . . [Video shows Kelsie in the grass rolling on her back with all four paws in the air. She twists back and forth like a little snake.] . . . #SpringTime #SpringIsHere #Joy #GoodbyeWinter #HappyDog #ServiceDog #WorkingDog #DogsOfInstagram #DogTraining #BorderCollie #BlueHeeler #PoundPuppy #RespectTheVest #MobilityDog #MedicalAlertDog #PsychiatricServiceDog #WhoRescuedWhom #Spoonie #SpoonieStrong #ChronicIllness #InvisibleIllness #Migraines #Fibromyalgia #FibroFighter #Dysautonomia #Fatigue #IChooseJoy #DartmouthCollege (at Dartmouth)

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Made a new friend on the Green today ⛄️😋 . . . Picture shows Kelsie sitting slightly behind a squat, two-snowballs-tall snowman with stick arms and a small carrot nose. The library tower and a blue sky are visible in the background.] . . . #DoYouWannaBuildASnowman #DartmouthGreen #ServiceDog #WorkingDog #DogsOfInstagram #DogTraining #BorderCollie #BlueHeeler #PoundPuppy #RespectTheVest #MobilityDog #MedicalAlertDog #PsychiatricServiceDog #WhoRescuedWhom #Spoonie #SpoonieStrong #ChronicIllness #InvisibleIllness #Migraines #Fibromyalgia #FibroFighter #Dysautonomia #Fatigue #DartmouthCollege #IvyLeaguePup #CollegeDog (at Dartmouth)

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An April Fool's joke by Mother Nature: turning spring back into winter overnight ❄️🌷❄️ Spring was just around the corner with the snow melting and the geese flying home. 🦆 But in just under a day, the snow is now as tall as I am! 😅 I think today is definitely a snuggle-in-bed kind of day. 💕 A small medication change has left my girl feeling a little bit funky (her body overreacts to everything 🙃), so this surprise April Fool's snow is the perfect thing to make us stay indoors and rest ☺️💤 [Photo shows Kelsie sitting in a winter wonderland: the sidewalk is shoveled, but the snow behind her is taller than she is, and all the bushes and trees are dusted in fresh snow.]