When Dogs Fly
Flying with a service dog puppy is a lot like flying solo with a precocious lap child, only your toddler isn’t allowed to sit on your lap and must fold himself into the space beneath the seatback at...
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Sara, Jess and Tyson Owen (foreground) meet Tobi for the first time on April 6, 2012. As the guardian of a service dog puppy, sometimes I think I understand what it must feel like to be the parent of a...
View ArticleRemembering Tracy
Tracy at the Marriott Residence Inn in Colorado Springs, May 13, 2011. I named her Tres, because she was my third Angel Service Dog, but in an ill-conceived bout of inspiration, I engraved “Tres-E” on...
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Jennifer, Natalie, Benjamin and Joel Nichols via Skype; June 5, 2012. Tomorrow, the Nichols family will leave their home in Minnesota and drive to Colorado Springs, where they’ll check into the...
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