Monday, November 17, 2008, 7:58 AM Today was another gorgeous day around the bay at San Francisco. I haven’t mentioned the weather we have experienced during our training. In a word, the [...]
Saturday, November 15, 2008, 8:21 PM Today was the fourth day of training for Africa and me. In a regular class environment training occurs Monday through Saturday. There are a few exceptions. [...]
Thursday, November 13, 2008, 9:17 PM It’s time to report on our second day of training. I first need to go back to last evening to describe a brief encounter between Africa and Sherlock the [...]
11/12/2008, 4:28 PM Todd and Africa showed up at 9:00AM. We picked up right where we left off on October 27. Africa spent several minutes running around the house finding all of Roselle’s [...]
Wednesday, November 12, 2008, 7:11 AM The day has finally come. This is the day I receive Africa, my new guide dog. Africa is the seventh guide I have had the pleasure of working. All seven guide [...]
The Human/Animal Bond As defined by the American Veterinary Medical Association: The human-animal bond is a mutually beneficial and dynamic relationship between people and other animals that is [...]