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black retriever Tom's head with green grass backgrounders

Observation

Posted on: June 18, 2021 Last updated on: June 18, 2021 Written by: Katrin Comments: 4
Our dogs are observing us (and the world around them) all of the time. Sometimes their ability to put those observations to good use astounds me (and makes me laugh, very hard). I’m the morning person in our family. I…
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yellow lab in guide dog harness lying on a hardwood floor

Welcome Breezie! – Guide Dog Home Training

Posted on: December 16, 2020 Last updated on: December 16, 2020 Written by: Katrin Comments: 1
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…
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black retriever with grey muzzle lies in the green grass

11 years young

Posted on: October 11, 2020 Last updated on: October 11, 2020 Written by: Katrin Comments: 4
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…
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Walk the Plank

Posted on: July 18, 2020 Last updated on: July 18, 2020 Written by: Katrin Comments: 4
As Tom is getting up there in years, I’ve been considering a ramp of some sorts for our car. He’s still well able to jump in and out of the backseat where he usually rides, but seeing as he’ll be…
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40 minute meals

Posted on: May 14, 2020 Last updated on: May 14, 2020 Written by: Katrin Comments: 0
Keeping Tom and Zora entertained is taking a bit of creativity. We walk, we train, and then they dejectedly lie around the office while the humans work. As a consolation for their humans being on the computer for so long,…
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Tom eats dinner out of a bowl in a wooden stand feeder

Pavlov’s Dogs

Posted on: April 4, 2020 Last updated on: April 2, 2020 Written by: Katrin Comments: 2
The lack of external cues has been throwing our household for a loop.  While I’m generally rather good at creating routine, none of us realized just how much the dog’s feeding routine and cues were based on external triggers.  Like…
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Routine

Posted on: March 29, 2020 Last updated on: March 29, 2020 Written by: Katrin Comments: 2
As with the rest of the world, these past few weeks have required adjustment. We are now past the 2 week mark and with my spouse working from home for at min the next month we’ve learned somethings about our…
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wooden dog feeding stand with metal dish

Elevated Dog Feeding Stand v. 2

Posted on: February 10, 2020 Last updated on: February 10, 2020 Written by: Katrin Comments: 1
A few years back I repurposed an old tray table into an elevated feeding stand for Tom.  It well served its purpose, but recently it came to my attention it needed replacing.  Can’t have splinters after all!  This weekend included…
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black retriever in a happy birthday hat

Happy 10 to Tom!

Posted on: October 16, 2019 Last updated on: October 16, 2019 Written by: Katrin Comments: 2
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…
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black retriever guide dog standing on grass

What’s It Like to be a Service Dog?

Posted on: August 9, 2019 Last updated on: August 9, 2019 Written by: Katrin Comments: 2
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…
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