It's hard to believe that Misty and I have been partners for six months already. Time certainly has gone by quickly.
A partnership between an individual with a disability and a service dog is a very special relationship built on trust, interdependence, respect and love.
The bonding process takes time. Time to develop the trust necessary to be a true working team. Able to face new challenges together each day, problem-solving new obstacles and of course overcoming pirate adventures.
As I write this Misty Morning is laying beside my right wheel tucked in between the counter and my wheelchair. She could lay anywhere in this entire house, she chooses to lay beside me. I choose her, that's how it is.
1 comments:
Crikey, has it really been six months already?
It's definitely a unique relationship with an assistance dog, I see it over and over again when I visit clients with their dogs. It's not one I've seen replicated anywhere else. I think the key word in what you've written is 'interdependence', that's the bit that makes it all so special.
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