Breezie has been a part of our family now for close to 3 months! Whether we’ve added a new puppy or an older dog, there is always a period of transition. With Breezie, in many ways, it feels like she’s…
Welcome Breezie! – Guide Dog Home Training
In January this year, I began my application with the Guide Dog Foundation for my next guide dog. While Tom was still doing just fine, I noticed he wasn’t as keen as he’d usually been about winter. So I decided…
11 years young
I’m kind of in awe. He’s 11. In all the years I’ve lived with dogs, I’ve never had an “old” dog. So today, Tom is 11 years young! He’s getting to spend the weekend doing his favorite things. Going for…
Happy 10 to Tom!
I don’t know about you but I find it both very heart warming and very nerve wrecking when a dog reaches double digits. Tom has now officially hit the big 1 0 and as the vet mentioned at his last…
What’s It Like to be a Service Dog?
Many times when people think about the job of a service dog, their focus is, understandably, on the needs of the person with disability. What many folks don’t consider, initially, is what it’s like for a dog to be a…
Do You Train Service Dogs?
Every so often I’ll receive an inquiry from a person about whether or not Maplewood Dog will help them train their service dog. To begin, let’s start with a few clarifying definitions: Service Animal: In the USA, a service animal…
8 Years
When I think back to how much life has changed in 8 years, I think ‘where has time gone?!’ I’ve been lucky and privileged enough to share the past 8 years with Tom. And hopefully will get to share may…
New Year, New Coat: DIY Dog Rain Coat
2018 is forecast to head out the door with a lot of rain. so Tom is ringing in 2019 with a new coat. It’s been raining a lot here these past couple of months. While I don’t much care about…
He’s in My Spot
By Tom Doesn’t he know he’s in my spot? The guy human who lives with us. Doesn’t he know? Why is he still home!? And still in my spot?! I tried to shove him out. I tried to sit on…
Capacity to Normalize
If you haven’t seen it already, Pick of the Litter is a cute, educational film. A documentary that follows from birth through formal training at matching a litter of future guide dog puppies from Guide Dogs for the Blind out…