The perils of training a service dog. I’m sure you can avoid the pitfalls we have been having the first two weeks with our service dog in training. Our timing was awful. I had pre-paid for the dog before she was born, waiting for the next white female Doberman to be born. I didn’t know that my son John would get a chance at hip replacement and I would be told to have foot surgery again before Obama care kicked in.
When the
dog was eight weeks old she was shipped from South Carolina to us in Henderson,
Nevada. Both John and I were unable to walk well at this point. We decided not
to have her ears done. It is banned in Europe and we like her soft ears. That
meant she came three weeks earlier.
Maybe some of you have this other
complication in your lives also. If you
don’t you have something to be thankful
for. I honestly didn’t think my
youngest son would give my sister John’s hospital room #, our
unlisted home phone # and John’s cell
phone #. He did and she gave them to John’s abuser. He called all three several times this month upsetting us
all. He called our home phone from the Flamingo Hotel in town. He told John he was coming, and it scared him.
Those of you not familiar with the Flamingo
, it is a dirty, old musty, cheap hotel. So it didn’t take much imagination
to know who was calling and not talking when my husband answered. I hope
none of you have an enemy that will persist for most of your life. John’s PTSD hasn’t been a
problem since the hospital despite the
calls. We were with him when he
got the other calls and didn’t let
him harass Johnny so he felt safer. My
sweet husband has stuck by us and endured all the problems for 34 years. We are
very fortunate.
However this large puppy who just loves to lie
on his lap every time he sits on the couch, kisses him and chews on everything
is wearing his sweetness thin. She does
obey commands for; potty, sit, down, no, come and quiet. She can open doors, (
we have lever handles) climb up on the couch, look over the kitchen table to
see what’s for dinner and stand up and explore the refrigerator when it’s open.
She plays too rough with the two
Pekinese. Like any other puppy she has accidents. She learned when treat time was quickly.
Freja, is the Swedish spelling for the Viking
princess of love and war. She is getting
used to her Doggles. They are doggie sunglasses to keep dust and dirt and
bright sunlight out of her light blue eyes. In our climate she needs them.
The service dog trainer starts Monday. We are hopeful this will work
and my son will have a helpful companion
for many years.
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