Linda Lou, Blog Dog reporting for duty! I thought I had an important job keeping you up to date on all of the cutting edge information that I am learning… but my job is nothing compared to the job of my new cousin. Celly is a trained service dog for my Uncle Al. This week I had the pleasure of sitting down with Celly and having a one-on-one chat with him.
Celly is a 1-1/2 year old lab mix that was adopted from Coco’s Heart Rescue last June by The Minnesota Wild to be trained as a service dog. His last year has been full of lots of love, some training and several guest appearances at the Wild hockey games. This June, Celly was matched with my Uncle Al to be his service dog by a wonderful organization called Soldier’s 6. I will tell you all about them in my next blog, so stay tuned!
Celly started dog school at the end of August. He got to go to the Eden Prairie Mall and learn how to go up and down escalators (you heard that right…malls have moving stairs!), lay quietly in the food court (what incredible will-power) and walk calmly through crowds of people. Celly and Al’s training will be lifelong; there will always be new things to learn together.
Service dogs are trained for all sorts of different purposes. There are dogs that help handi-capable people by assisting with daily activities such as retrieving, dressing, and mobility. Celly is trained as a PTSD support dog. He is at Al’s side in situations where he may become anxious, and at night in case he wakes up from bad dreams. We’ve all had those. Mine is when a squirrel chases ME!
As tempting as it is when you see a Service Dog that is working, please DO NOT pet the dog without first asking the guardian if it is ok to do so. That dog is working and should not be bothered unless you have permission from their human. Many people will say it’s ok, but may have a specific instructions on how to approach their companion.
September is National Service Dog month, so watch for my next blog in a few weeks when I sit down with the founder of Soldier’s 6 and tell you all about the incredible work that they do for our veterans!
Later,
Linda Lou, the Blog Dog
Celly is a 1-1/2 year old lab mix that was adopted from Coco’s Heart Rescue last June by The Minnesota Wild to be trained as a service dog. His last year has been full of lots of love, some training and several guest appearances at the Wild hockey games. This June, Celly was matched with my Uncle Al to be his service dog by a wonderful organization called Soldier’s 6. I will tell you all about them in my next blog, so stay tuned!
Celly started dog school at the end of August. He got to go to the Eden Prairie Mall and learn how to go up and down escalators (you heard that right…malls have moving stairs!), lay quietly in the food court (what incredible will-power) and walk calmly through crowds of people. Celly and Al’s training will be lifelong; there will always be new things to learn together.
Service dogs are trained for all sorts of different purposes. There are dogs that help handi-capable people by assisting with daily activities such as retrieving, dressing, and mobility. Celly is trained as a PTSD support dog. He is at Al’s side in situations where he may become anxious, and at night in case he wakes up from bad dreams. We’ve all had those. Mine is when a squirrel chases ME!
As tempting as it is when you see a Service Dog that is working, please DO NOT pet the dog without first asking the guardian if it is ok to do so. That dog is working and should not be bothered unless you have permission from their human. Many people will say it’s ok, but may have a specific instructions on how to approach their companion.
September is National Service Dog month, so watch for my next blog in a few weeks when I sit down with the founder of Soldier’s 6 and tell you all about the incredible work that they do for our veterans!
Later,
Linda Lou, the Blog Dog
