Great story, Pat. It explains a lot of the why's and why nots of PTSD and service dogs. I have ALWAYS had at least 1 dog, but usually 2 or 3. Your description of Pepper could be my Chinese Shar-pei, Blue. He si the second Shar-pei I have owned, and he is still a puppy 8 months old. Like Pepper, he learned t slide the "gate back separating his area of the house. He since has wormed his way into sleeping in our bed every night (at 40 pounds). He wants to run and jump and play, but our 8 year old miniature poodle does not.
It is amazing how some dogs know when something is wrong, sometimes before the owner does. Thanks for the stories. Please keep writing.
Great story, Pat. It explains a lot of the why's and why nots of PTSD and service dogs. I have ALWAYS had at least 1 dog, but usually 2 or 3. Your description of Pepper could be my Chinese Shar-pei, Blue. He si the second Shar-pei I have owned, and he is still a puppy 8 months old. Like Pepper, he learned t slide the "gate back separating his area of the house. He since has wormed his way into sleeping in our bed every night (at 40 pounds). He wants to run and jump and play, but our 8 year old miniature poodle does not.
It is amazing how some dogs know when something is wrong, sometimes before the owner does. Thanks for the stories. Please keep writing.
Bert