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Riot recently went for a routine neuter and I was surprised to find that his food drive is back in FULL force.
He has been begging for food off my plate (something he's never done) and wolfing his own food without pause (getting him to finish a bowl used to be near impossible). Apparently he just needed the good ol' chop.
Either way, his training can now continue, better than before, even.
Poor dude was SO high after his neuter.
I figure this is an excellent first pic. Here from Tiktok, I was on tumblr back when it was cool.
my friend is raising money for a service dog!! they got long covid and got put in a wheelchair because of it. please donate if you can and reblog if you can’t 💛
Service dog blinkie :3🐾
⋆˚ 𝜗𝜚˚⋆ I made the two top rows but the rest are by @hyprmobile (I went a lil overboard mb 😭😭) ✿∘༄
+ some stamps and favicons U＾ェ＾U !!!
I woke up with a migraine this morning. My sister's dog, a retired service animal, will NOT let me alone. It's been five years, and he is still the goodest of boys.
SERVICE DOG PSA
So today I tripped. Fell flat on my face, it was awful but ultimately harmless. My service dog, however, is trained to go get an adult if I have a seizure, and he assumed this was a seizure (were training him to do more to care for me, but we didn’t learn I had epilepsy until a year after we got him)
I went after him after I had dusten off my jeans and my ego, and I found him trying to get the attention of a very annoyed woman. She was swatting him away and telling him to go away. So I feel like I need to make this heads up
If a service dog without a person approaches you, it means the person is down and in need of help
Don’t get scared, don’t get annoyed, follow the dog! If it had been an emergency situation, I could have vomited and choked, I could have hit my head, I could have had so many things happen to me. We’re going to update his training so if the first person doesn’t cooperate, he moves on, but seriously guys. If what’s-his-face could understand that lassie wanted him to go to the well, you can figure out that a dog in a vest proclaiming it a service dog wants you to follow him
Fan fic idea
I have an idea to write a fic and I need to know if people will actually read it.
Ok, so, my idea is basically a Jason Todd x reader story. BUT
The reader is a BLIND vigilante, so basically like MCUs Daredevil. Or. Another very badass Toph.
Either way, it would be like a romance story and have like all the character from WFA, from webtoon and stuff.
And like she is literally the daredevil, she is studying law in college, her closest friends is like the batboys/batgirls and she has a seeing eye dog.
(He will probably be my favorite to write)
But just let me know if I should actually write this or if anyone would be interested in it.
I also don’t know what to name this so if you do want me to write this then can you please leave a name suggestion as well.
Service Dog Handlers, how do you respond when a child (or intrusive stranger) asks what service your dog provides?
I completely agree with not messing with your dog when they're eating, BUT I still do it sometimes to make sure she won't snap or become defensive. If she gets something that could hurt her one day, I need to make sure I can take it away without the fear of her hurting me or anyone else.
I respect my dog's space and make sure she is comfortable, but I also need to know that she is safe.
service dogs cost 10-30k. its genuinely disgusting to act like its ablest to “fake” having a service dog when 90% its a homeless person trying to exist in public/someone low income. fucking gross
I don't think Service Dogs have to be trained by a professional trainer who you have to pay thousands to. I am currently owner training my own dog. The only reason I said that 'just because someone is disabled doesn't mean they have the right to fake a service dog' is because my dog was almost attacked by an untrained dog a wheelchair user had in a store. Not only is it illegal to have an aggressive service dog where I live, but it's very dangerous.
I'm not sure if I understand that second part, but no matter what the income is, a dog can still be trained. I don't think it's exactly 'ableist', but just inconsiderate towards real handlers who have put in the hundreds of hours of training to have public access rights, no matter what their status is.
She craves the Cheerios
Circe will commit war crimes for Cheerios
Circe will commit war crimes for Cheerios
So I'm training a service dog, who is named after the Circe Saga, and I'm trying to use unique words and phrases as commands.
I'm looking for EPIC inspired commands for barking on command, laying her front half on my lap when I'm on a chair, retrieving items, and anything else you can think of.
Full speed ahead - walk forward
Come inside - go through a doorway
Away we go - get out of the car
Circe, go to your palace - go to her dog bed
To the guy who approached my dog and I at night and asked to pet her and then understood that her running away with a toy in her mouth did not mean that she wanted to play with you, Thank you.
Question for Service Dog handlers: How does your dog tell you they need to use the bathroom when you're inside for a long time? And how were they taught?
Stranger: Ooh, look, a dog.
Me:
Stranger: *makes kissy noises to my dog.*
Me:
Stranger: *BARKS at my dog.*
Me:
Stranger: Oh, it's an emotional support dog.
Me: Actually-
Just be because you are disabled DOES NOT give you the right to fake a service dog
This is aimed more towards the Service Dog community...
Okay, so I have had multiple diagnosis over the past few years. My lovely list includes POTS, hEDS, essential tremors, ect. I am a Junior in HS and I am wanting to owner-train a service dog. My mom thinks that exercise and medication will make me better. The meds that doctors have previously given me haven't worked and I just got an exercise program that is specific to my conditions about a five months ago, and have seen little improvement. I rely a lot on my mom to help me do things and when I get to college, she won't be there to help me anymore. I want to become more independent and really struggle to do so now.
We don't have the money to get a dog professionally trained and I have made it clear that I would be willing to put in all the work. My mom has said on multiple occasions that when our *pet* dog dies, that she doesn't want any more (not because she hates animals, but because she loves to travel) I have explained that a service dog is not considered a pet and that it is a piece of medical equipment. She also says that I can just use our arthritic 8yo dog instead of getting an actual sd because I will get better and won't need one later on. I have done extensive research on what breeds that would best fit my needs, what tasks it would need to learn, and how to train them. I have also spent hours upon hours reading our local and state laws as well as the ADA's.
So...I guess my question is, when did you know that you needed a service dog? And how can I convince my mother?
Edit: She is now saying that if I get a Service dog, our pet has to go live somewhere else.
I can definitely relate. My psychologist sees my point of view, but unfortunately the hospital that all my specialists are at don't wright service dog prescriptions. My mom believes that this will all go away with time and that I won't need one later.
Unfortunately I have been dealing with my symptoms almost my whole life and am about to be going to college and I can't exactly have a puppy in a dorm.
I have no job and no way to care for a puppy and myself either.
I don’t know what I’m supposed to do at this point.
I want a service dog so so badly, but I’m scared to ask the therapist for a recommendation letter. I’m scared she’ll say no.
I want to live my life. I’m lonely and I really need someone with me. I have an entire slide show set up. Ive planned so much. But if I can’t even get up the courage to talk about it to a therapist.
I don’t know how I can talk to my parents.

Hello! My friend is currently trying to raise money to get a service dog, but is having a hard time doing so. If you can please support them please do or maybe reblog this in hope someone else does. Thank you so much!
adding on SERVICE ANIMALS! Insurance does not cover them. A few orgs provide them for free, yes, but 1) you have to live in the area they service 2) you still have to pay for travel to and from graduation, and for the upkeep of the dog 3) you have to hope one of these orgs trains the kind of dog you need 4) you have to wait years until you're matched, bc these free programs are the most popular. Money would help immensely.
money is such an underrated accessibility option.
like people want to think any disabled person who is after money is morally suspect some way, because they're not asking for "treatments" or "accommodations" like a lot of our issues can be fixed way more easily with money. can't drive? paying for a taxi is often one of the more accessible alternatives. can't cook? you can pay more to have prepared food delivered to you. food restrictions? that food straight up costs more money. can't clean? you can pay for someone to do that. house inaccessible? having (lots) of money can help with that, you get the gist.
having money won't make us abled. it also won't stop our symptoms from being distressing, painful, or debilitating. but there's a huge gap in experience between the average poor disabled person and someone who's actually wealthy. you can buy your way out of some of the difficult situations most disabled people are left to rot in. wanting money, needing money, asking for money is pretty natural when it's such a useful tool. why get so weird about disabled people wanting money like i'm pretty sure everyone wants money anyway
she keeps me on the smooth pavement to help prevent my tripping on the uneven cobblestones 🥹🥰
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A sable German Shepherd is guiding OP along a smooth section of pavement in the middle of a cobblestone walkway. The dog is outfitted with a black leather harness and cape with teal and grass green patches & accessories. There is indistinct chatter in the background.
A snapshot of one morning, on a relaxed day with mild weather. Now imagine this when it's crowded or when it's raining or snowing.
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Video description: POV from the lap of a wheelchair user. Very shaky. OP is going downhill on a fall day. Lots of trees and fallen leaves around. There are construction trucks to the left in the very beginning. Every now and then, you can see a German Shepherd on the left. Second obstacle shows a food robot crossing the sidewalk to drive in front of OP, but it stops suddenly and OP crashes into it. OP continues down the hill until she reaches another food robot, which is obstacle 3. This robot sits in the middle of the sidewalk while OP navigates around it. Then OP comes to a concrete ramp with iron railings, which is obstacle 3.5. It is very steep. After the ramp, OP goes to cross the street, where a black SUV blows through the crosswalk. Obstacle 4 is a ramp with red brick. OP struggles to move up and pauses at one point before continuing again to obstacle 5, where there is a big concrete building and manual doors. The German Shepherd service dog goes up to push the accessibility button multiple times to no avail. A student comes and opens the door, OP enters through two sets of doors into a hallway. Clip change to obstacle 6, OP is wheeling down a hallway and approaches a white elevator with out of order signs.
End of description.
"But why do you let your disability stop you?" Because that's.... what disabilities... do. That's... literally the basic definition... of being disabled... A disability impairs your ability to function. That's what the term means. That's the main thing
I always feel self-conscious when I have to walk slower bc I know that everyone around me gets so irritated at anyone walking Not Fast 😓
welcome to where I will be speaking into the void, here's a complimentary image of my service dogs:
