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Crowley, it’s been a wonderful year. He can’t read this but I do everything I can to let him know how grateful I am for him.

#doberman #doberman pinscher #dog #rescue dog #service dog #dog mom

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November 11, 2021:

So happy to be smothered. Send tweet.

#doberman #doberman pinscher #dogs #crowley the doberman #service dog #service dog in training #doggos being doggos #good boy

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Training hikes are the best hikes.

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Health needs aren't the same, and they don't look the same, day to day or even hour to hour.

Today I started off in contacts and a corset, with my hair down because those were for my health needs.

Tonight, I'm wearing thick ass glasses, a baggy t-shirt, and have my hair in a ponytail.

Same day, different needs at different times.

Similarly: not all health needs are obvious. A corset does not seem to be a health need, but it's important to manage my shoulder and neck pain.

Baggy clothing might not seem like a health need, but they're important with people who have issues like fibromyalgia or allodynia.

You can neither tell what a health need is, nor what someone's needs will be, just by looking at them.

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I had one of those weird half awake half asleep thoughts the other night about dream service dogs that show up when you’re having a nightmare and show you the way back to a better dream. Had to draw them up!

They’re all available as stickers and other goodies on my Redbubble!

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"what's it like owning a doberman?" they say,,,,,

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I miss Dungeons and Dragons just a little bit...

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by dracotheedobie

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send me a dog breed/mix and i'll tell you if you're in or not

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PSA: Service Dog handlers, stop gatekeeping vests!

I’ve trained service dogs professionally for the last 5 years, I used to have a service dog of my own, and I’m also a behavior consultant who does a lot of work with shy, reactive, and aggressive dogs. I’m coming at this argument from all angles here.

I see a lot of service dog handlers getting angry at pet dog owners for having their dogs in labeled vests (labels like “in training” or “do not pet”— I’m not talking about people outright labeling their pet as a service dog) because “the public could confuse the dog as a service dog” and “if the dog isn’t behaving perfectly it could look bad on real service dog handlers.”

Can we just stop this mentality? Vests have a variety of uses for all dogs. They aren’t this holy grail reserved only for service dogs.

A lot of my over-excitable clients utilize an “in training” vest to let the public know they are busy training when out and about. It dissuades the public from approaching the handler and distracting the dog. It doesn’t matter that this particular dog isn’t in training for service work. Their training is just as important and the vest is a huge asset to them. However, there’s always someone who comes back saying they got backlash from people (usually online) for “impersonating a service dog” because the dog they are TRAINING is labeled exactly as such.

For safety reasons, a lot of my aggression cases are labeled as well! Usually a bold colored vest with “Do Not Pet” or “In Training” patches. Again, it simply dissuades the public from approaching this dog without having to broadcast “Aggressive Dog” (which would likely cause all sorts of fear responses and access issues to dogs who wouldn’t be out in public unless I deemed it safe). These dogs may or may not be muzzled depending on where the dog is at in their training. These are the cases that usually anger service dog handlers the most. But we need to remember that “Do Not Pet” isn’t only reserved for service dogs. It could be a shy dog, an aggressive dog, or simply a handler who doesn’t want people approaching them. “Do Not Pet” simply equals do not pet. Nothing more.

Obviously “Service Dog” should be reserved for only legitimate working service dogs, but handlers— stop giving shit to pet dog owners trying to do right by their dogs. Vests are for anyone who wishes to use one.

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August 5, 2021:

It’s National Work Like A Dog Day and International Assistance Dog Week and naturally I have to shine a light on my own amazing service dog, Crowley. He’s still a SDIT but he’s coming along beautifully and I don’t know what I’d do without him. I’m so grateful this dog came into my life when I needed him.

#dogs #doberman pinscher #doberman #service dog #service dog in training #doggo #ptsd service dog #service dog training #international assistance dog week

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If you can’t talk to a disabled person without mentioning their disability, mobility device or service dog, don’t talk to disabled people.

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if your disability activism doesn’t support belligerent disabled people, disabled people who refuse meds or therapy, disabled people who don’t trust the system that’s fucked them over too many times to count—if your disability activisim depends on disabled people being nice or respectable or willing to be made into inspiration porn—it is not good disability activism.