Sometimes a kind gesture can mean the world to someone going through a tough time.
PUBLISHED January 17, 2018
Jane has earned three advanced degrees and had several fulfilling careers as a librarian, rehabilitation counselor and college teacher. Presently she does freelance writing. Her articles include the subjects of hearing loss and deafness, service dogs and struggling with cancer. She has been a cancer survivor since 2010.
She has myelodysplastic syndrome, which is rare, and would love to communicate with others who have MDS.
She has myelodysplastic syndrome, which is rare, and would love to communicate with others who have MDS.
I have mentioned in several articles what an inspiration my service dog has been to me. One of my favorite stories is Sita and the tissue.
I worked in a private practice for several years with people who were truly hurting. I counseled children and adults who had been both physically and sexually abused, and their stories shattered me. I always brought along my faithful service dog. This gorgeous yellow lab with her soulful eyes, sweet face and wonderful disposition was a favorite with both clients and staff.
She was highly trained in the prison program before I received this beauty. She is extraordinarily well behaved. However, the people who trained her reminded me that there is an extra sixth sense these dogs have. Only 1 out of 100 dogs make the grade of a service dog. They explained I should always honor that. If she disobeyed an order for example, there may be a reason. One time I gave her a command to get into my car and she sniffed the car next to me. I grabbed her leash and pulled her behind my car. The car she had been sniffing peeled out of the spot and would have hit both of us. She heard the motor running and I didn’t. She saved us both from getting hurt that day. I never doubted her sixth sense after that. I also found out this canine was watching me more than I knew.
I worked in a private practice for several years with people who were truly hurting. I counseled children and adults who had been both physically and sexually abused, and their stories shattered me. I always brought along my faithful service dog. This gorgeous yellow lab with her soulful eyes, sweet face and wonderful disposition was a favorite with both clients and staff.
She was highly trained in the prison program before I received this beauty. She is extraordinarily well behaved. However, the people who trained her reminded me that there is an extra sixth sense these dogs have. Only 1 out of 100 dogs make the grade of a service dog. They explained I should always honor that. If she disobeyed an order for example, there may be a reason. One time I gave her a command to get into my car and she sniffed the car next to me. I grabbed her leash and pulled her behind my car. The car she had been sniffing peeled out of the spot and would have hit both of us. She heard the motor running and I didn’t. She saved us both from getting hurt that day. I never doubted her sixth sense after that. I also found out this canine was watching me more than I knew.
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