Psoriasis/Psoriatic Arthritis is the bane of my existence.

[Kat]

[quote="flecksable_flyer" pid="272698" dateline="1731757777"]
[quote="Caroline" pid="272689" dateline="1731741060"]
Hello Flecksable_flyer,



Thanks for the nice explanation Flecks. 
Your dog has meant a lot for you, joy and help, that is clear to me.
How are you dealing with your disabilities now? Do you have another dog? Or a robot? Or other help?

Caroline.

I do have two dogs currently. FENTON! (Oh, Jesus Christ!) is a female, mostly German Shepherd, named after the dog of YouTube fame. She behaves exactly like the original, so she doesn't get special privileges.

And Murdoch is ½Australian Shepherd/½ Malinois named after William Murdoch of the tv series Murdoch Mysteries. He's better behaved, but didn't get the exposure he needed as a puppy to be a service dog of any kind. I don't know how to add pictures, or I'd add them.

I was hoping that at least one of them would be big enough to train as another mobility dog, but neither one tops out much over 45lbs, so they are just unruly pets. They know the basics, but I haven't pushed specialized training. I'm hoping to eventually find "the" dog to train again, but at this point it would have to fall into my lap.

Flecks

My St Bernard went through obedience and was a quick learner and I had thought about working towards some service training at home but then she was diagnosed with Addison's Disease so I dropped that idea. Sadly, she is no longer with us.

And I know what you mean, we have a Boxer mix (Trooper) who is about 90 pounds. He is muscular and athletic BUT... not the right personality. It can be difficult to get the right size, personality, willingness, etc to make it happen.