Thank you

Hello my friends,

This post will probably be my last here (same thing I said back in March), but this is a special one. I would like to thank each and every one of you for the support you offered on my fund raising quest to acquire my service dog.

I spent the last 15 days in Canyon, Texas (just south of Amarillo) training with my dog. After 9 days with her, she flunked out. She could do everything she was asked to do including finding the low blood sugar scent. Unfortunately, she couldn't relate the scent to me.

I spent the next 2 days with a collie who was too fearful and was not an acceptable choice. With 4 days left my trainer took a chance and had me work with a dog that was too young and not completely obedience trained. Not only is he very smart and easily trainable, he has also alerted me to lows and highs.

His name is Woody the Wonder Dog and he is a barely 1 year old Golden Retriever with the most beautiful colourings I have seen in a golden. The pictures don't lie ... he is a red golden retriever.

Here are a couple of pictures I managed to capture while I was in Texas, working with him. After a long day of travel we are both back in Canada and no, he does not bark with an accent. Actually, he very seldom barks. He is calm, well behaved and very friendly when he is not working with his vest on. When he is working he remains serious and responsible.

I know that he looks tired and sad but he really isn't. It was a long day that included a 10km (6 mile) hike in the Palo Duro Canyon State Park.