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Very thankful for…

Posted in assistance dogs, deafness, hearing loss, homeschool, sign language, students, working dogs, tagged , , , , , on August 30, 2009 | 1 Comment »

… copiers who “spit out” the copies high up instead of down low. See the look of disappointment on Chloe’s face? One of her favorite things to do is to “collect” the copies if they come out low.
School is starting! “Back to School Night” is tomorrow night and classes officially start 9/10! I only filled [...]

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Get My Attention First

Posted in Fidos For Freedom, Nucleus Freedom, assistance dogs, cochlear implant, cochlear implants, deafness, dog related, hearing assistance dogs, hearing loss, service dogs, working dogs, tagged , , , , , , , on August 28, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Dog Training 101
When I first began training at Fidos For Freedom in Laurel, Maryland, I learned from trainer Tracy B. that it is very important to use your dog’s name. This was especially important on the training floor where there were numerous dogs present all of which were being given obedience commands by their human [...]

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Sweating Pullets

Posted in deafness, hearing loss, tagged , , on August 14, 2009 | 4 Comments »

Yesterday our air quit working. I had been painting all day, and was “hot” anyway so did not notice it seemed rather warm in the house. However, as soon as my husband walked in the door around 5:30 PM, he checked the thermostat and discovered the air was not working. We did everything WE [...]

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Turning Off An Alert

Posted in Fidos For Freedom, Meniere's disease, assistance dogs, deafness, dog related, hearing assistance dogs, hearing loss, service dogs, vertigo, tagged , , , , , , , , on August 8, 2009 | 7 Comments »

One of the things I really love about Fidos For Freedom, is that even when you have completed your training you receive follow-up support “for life”. I see Chloe’s trainer about 3 times a month and so when I decided I wanted Chloe to learn a new alert, I contacted Pat.
I was putting the tea [...]

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