There's a DOG in here

Another one of those Service Dog Blogs. Small Service Dog Adventures. Professional Dog Trainer.

[thereisadoginhere]

Still alive! We've gotten really into our state and national parks since last posting

[mysticalspiders]

I feel like we don’t talk enough about how having chronic illness and/or chronic pain makes you irritable. It makes you grumpy. It can make you a not very fun person to be around. 

We don’t talk enough about the ugly sides of chronic illness/pain. The parts where you feel like a bad person not because of the pain in of itself but because everyone else thinks you are pushing them away. The times when you don’t bear it like a saint and the roughest edges of your personality come out. Where maybe you do hurt other people’s feelings. Its a complicated side of the experience thats resists an easy answer. 

[sainamoonshine]

POV: mister Devon Price, PhD, telling me that I am right about everything

Source: Unmasking Autism, discovering the new faces of neurodiversity

[thereisadoginhere]

Love love love the new set up! I think we've done it folks, the ideal harness for us.

[disableddyke]

trying to weed out the “fakers” will inevitably lead to you harassing real disabled people who can’t perform their disability well enough for you

[tavalen]

disability advocacy went wrong when it became about inspiration porn and “differently abled” and savants. its incredible that that guy with no legs did a triathlon but your sister with no legs will not and she doesnt need prosthetics or five hour training days to deserve respect and compassion and accommodations. its incredible that that autistic guy can look at a city from a helicopter for an hour and then draw the entire detailed skyline from memory when he lands but your autistic friend cannot and they dont need to have a special Autism Power to deserve respect and compassion and accommodations. 

activism framed around “we are just as CAPABLE” means that when people genuinely are less capable they are left behind. activism framed around “we are just as WORTHY” is fundamental to radical compassion.

[kosmogrl]

[angst420]

hey guys idk if you know this but if you don't sleep or eat your mental health gets worse

[thereisadoginhere]

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New shirt from Artfully Disabled.

So many people on campus would ask if they could take a moment and pray for me 🙄 Beautiful art AND on sale for $12? Yes please.

[thereisadoginhere]

Electronic vibrate/shock/stim collars simply don't have a place in service dog training.

Interesting how many psych SD handlers use them. Think yall might be more empathetic about the use of an aversive that so clearly shuts down most SDs I see utilizing them.

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[beezlebutch]

"Pride month is over"

WRONG! Your pride month is over! Me and all the other disabled queers are having pride month two: disability edition

[thereisadoginhere]

Travels with my little shadow

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Growing! Up! So! Good!

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2022 Introduction!

It’s been a long time, so here we go.  I’m Dresden! The trainer on this blog. I have been a service dog user for about 8 years now and have helped train a good handful of Owner Trained teams from start to finish (and follow ups) along with providing consultations for established teams that are looking for a little extra support. 

I am disabled and use a service dog, Vice, she is lovely.  I have many Strong Feelings about the service dog world. As many of us a do. I try to communicate things through a place of genuine empathy and understanding towards both ends of the leash.  Right now my in-training crew consists of two young yellow labs. I specialize in psychiatric service dogs for civilians along with mobility tasks. I have lovely colleagues I refer other cases out to.  Welcome, or welcome back :)