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Life with a Hearing Dog
In School
on Monday June 17th, 2013 at 07:06 AM
I've been back at school at Dog Guides 3 days now, I think, and those days have been jammed with activities. Starting with simply meeting each other. The first day, we as a group, met for the first time over supper. I suspect we're all introverts, as very little was said at that table! We havetwo people who communicate by ASL, one person who speaks French, and three people who speak English. Imagine three different languages at one table! However, now we are communicating, albeit slowly. The...Going Back to School
on Thursday May 23rd, 2013 at 05:44 AM
It is now official. I'm going back to Dog Guides for a new dog on June 13th. I suspect graduation night is June 27th and then I'm off home with my new dog on June 28th. Bittersweet thoughts abound. Stick around - I'll let you know how school goes. I hear there are lots of changes. I'm excited to see what those changes are. Cathy.THE Interview
on Wednesday May 15th, 2013 at 02:09 AM
Had my interview today. This is part of the process where the environment is checked for things that could potentially harm a dog, and questions are asked to see exactly what the person needs the dog to do. Questions are straightforward and matter-of-fact. Have you had a pet before? A dog? What kind of dog do you see yourself with? Do you travel a lot? A little? What do you need the dog to do? And so on. In my case, at work I need a dog that can hear the bing-bong of the doors opening. Both...We Begin Again
on Saturday May 11th, 2013 at 04:38 AM
1. Application downloaded from www.dogguides.com and filled in. Check. 2. Physician's form downloaded and filled in. Check. 3. References. Check. 4. Form signed by employer and added to application. Check. 5. Form signed by landlord and added to application. Check. 6. Form scanned into PDF document and emailed to Dog Guides. Check. 7. Wait. 8. Send email asking if PDF was received (it was a HUGE document). Response: yes. 9. Wait. 10. Email for another follow up. 11. Yup. Application is being...Service Dogs, Human Rights and the AODA
on Wednesday April 24th, 2013 at 01:36 AM
I am on the AODA email list and just received this email. I'm including it here, as it pertains to dog guides. If you want to sign up for AODA emails, write to : aodafeedback@gmail.com ____________________________________________ ACCESSIBILITY FOR ONTARIANS WITH DISABILITIES ACTALLIANCE UPDATE UNITED FOR A BARRIER-FREE ONTARIO Toronto Restaurant Incident with Hearing Ear Dog ShowsNeed for the Ontario Government to Keep Its Promise to Effectively Enforce theAccessibility for Ontarians with...Seriously Consider Pet Insurance, and I Mean SERIOUSLY.
on Saturday April 6th, 2013 at 08:27 PM
For my next dog, pet insurance is a must. I had pet insurance on Bosley, but then decided to let it go as I considered it an "unnecessary expense". Holy cow. In retrospect, I shouldn't have let it go. Next dog - pet insurance is number one priority. It may not cover all the bills but it will certainly help. True, there were no extraordinary vet bills for the first 5 years I had him, but that last year was hard on the ol' pocket book. Yes, he was worth it, but at the same time, the pet...Blog Audience
on Monday April 1st, 2013 at 02:16 AM
I'm just going through the background of this blog and discovered some interesting stats. Here are the countries of this blog's audience - I found it rather interesting, considering this is a Canadian blog! United States 63 United Kingdom 40 Canada 38 Poland 9 France 5 Germany 4 Indonesia 3 Romania 3 Russia 3 China 2
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