🧵 Admin note: Kuno & I want to thank everyone for their kind words. He took a little food from hand on his walk but just doesn't seem to have an appetite. I appreciate the suggestions of pumpkin & rice & chicken; if he was throwing up or had diarrhea I'd go to that 1st. 1/
Unfortunately he can't tell me what's wrong. He was happy enough to go for a walk but maybe a bit sluggish. I'm certain it's nothing too serious and he doesn't show any signs of distress so I'm not worried about bloat or anything high risk like that. But even if he seems
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back to normal by morning, he's already got an appointment scheduled with his favorite vet just to be on the safe side. I'm not one to rush to the vet for everything and I'm pretty competent with handling first aid and mild illness, but I just want to be sure I'm not
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missing anything. I can't help but wonder if maybe he realized that Roxy isn't ever coming back. But that might be anthropomorphizing.
Either way, I'd rather err on the side of caution. So we're off to bed and tomorrow's weather report will be from near the vet clinic.
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🧵Note from the Admin:
As the handler for the dog, I need to advocate for myself and provide education. There's too many comments to respond to, but I should add some context.
We would never be offended if someone with an allergy requested to be moved because of it. 1/
However allergies were not the issue.
I also understand fear and if someone is visibly afraid or indicates that, I try to give them space and be unobtrusive. Fear is not something protected by the human rights act. Accommodations for a disability are. Fear was not the issue.
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This was about personal beliefs. It wasn't that they asked to be moved that was upsetting. It was how. It's easy to simply ask a server to provide a different table in a quieter section, closer to a washroom or to say you'd be more comfortable at the back of the restaurant.
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Tonight I'm going to share a special #ChristmasStory with you. It's based on the story our mamas tell us so that we aren't afraid and bark at Santy Claws. My canine friend Moe & a human named Jodie inspired me to create this as a holiday gift for my Twitter friends.
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Please follow along and be patient with me.
Our Story is called:
Moe Knows: A Christmas Tail.
Moe Knows loneliness.
He was an adorable puppy. Some kind of bully breed mix born just before Christmas. When he was just a little tyke he was bought by a man wanting something 2/
that would grow into a big guard dog. So Moe was taken from his mama & siblings and went to his new home. His first night there he spent alone in a garage with only a thin blanket between him and the floor. Moe cried all night.
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Ohmydogness!!!!
My cake batter is all ready to go in the pan.
This is where it's important to ask an adult human for help. It's always ok to ask for help when you need it.
I'm pretty excited. It's going to be an Apple Chai Spice Cake!
The batter is in a greased pan. I have my ovenmitt on & a grownup human ready to help me put it in the preheated oven.
This has been so much fun!!!
Thanks for all your encouragement...
and remember... It's a #surprise. This is just between us.
#FeelGoodFriday started early for us. We will go to bed tonight grateful for what we have & that it's enough we could do something for another.
My Mistress took Roxy out for the bedtime pottywalk & when they got back, in between the front doors where
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the door intercom is was a young man. He apologized and said he was just warming up. He wasn't dressed very warm, and had a duffel bag with him. One can only assume it contained the few things he owned. He had a blanket over his shoulders & was warming his hands over the
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heater.
He made no attempt to follow them through the door once they unlocked it.
Before getting my leash my Mistress grabbed an empty plastic bag. She put a few snack packages of Crackers with cheese, a chocolate bar and some rice krispie treats into it. She went through
I try so hard to do a good job, but after 4 days of no good walks I was so excited that I became silly. We had stopped in a driveway to let some approaching people pass & when I noticed their dog was off leash I stood up, gave a "Wanna chase me?" snort & rolled in the snow.
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I know that's not proper #ServiceDog etiquette & it's doubtful I'd ever do such things in an actual work environment, but it's also important people remember we aren't programmed machines. We're sentient beings & sometimes we'll make the wrong choice.
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What's really important is that we respond & stop what we're doing as soon as we're told "No", "Quit", "Stop" or any other cue that tells us we've made a bad choice. Although a mistake has been, our handler remains in control. I get rewarded anytime I respond to "No".