With tomorrow being the day I meet Breck, my assistance dog I thought it a good time to look ahead.
1st of all I expect to work. This may in fact be the most useful gift from the dog. The gift of purpose. To make this work I need to work. I need to become his care taker and his best friend. We live in a townhome community where the winters are bad and there is precious little grass. Get the picture?
Breck will learn my specific needs. Picking up things I drop, getting me water from the fridge, getting in touch with Sandie when we need more help. Opening doors and getting lights. The trainer said one of my potential problems will be finding things to keep the dog busy. I wonder If I can teach him to draw? *grin*
We all need to learn how to travel together. I don't go much day to day (currently)but we do travel on the weekends which can be very hard on me. We take long semi annual trips to see our family. BTW our grandkids are very excited about the dog.
I'm sure there is so much more that I've barely scratched the surface. Those stories will unfold here in the weeks to come I hope we all enjoy the experience.
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