It’s Assistance Dog Blog Carnival Time. Brooke at Ruled by Paws is hosting and chose the theme of “lessons.” What lessons have we learned from our partnerships? I thought of play. One of the points that really struck me when … Continue reading
Howdy! I know I haven’t posted for quite a long time, and some of you have been concerned that something might be wrong with me or Barnum. But, I am happy to report that Barnum and I are both fine. … Continue reading
Sometimes life is weird. You know how when you’re listening to a BBC radio program — a program that mixes music and disability and being gay in the 1980s — and really enjoying yourself? And then you hear your own … Continue reading
I hope eventually to be able to post about what’s happening with my writing, with Barnum’s training now that his mouth is no longer hurting him, and my involvement in increasing disability access in my town. But first, I’m gonna … Continue reading
I have, at rough estimate, about a zillion posts in the works. Posts about my health, Barnum’s health, Barnum’s retraining as a service dog now that he’s undergone oral surgery, a review of pet health insurance, post about what’s happening … Continue reading
Barnum, my Bouvier service dog, recently underwent oral surgery. The veterinary dentist gave me very stern instructions that I was to brush the injured area in Barnum’s mouth every day, starting the day after surgery. She had been considering extracting … Continue reading
Readers of this blog know that Barnum was scheduled to have surgery at Veterinary Dental Services on Tuesday. But you don’t yet know what actually happened! So now I’ll fill you in, with pictures and everything. I think Barnum’s whole … Continue reading
We went to Veterinary Dental Services today (Monday), which is just what it sounds like, a veterinary clinic that specializes in oral health. The staff was terrific, and it will be hard to cover everything I want to in this … Continue reading
Tomorrow Betsy and I take Barnum to the dentist — a veterinary dental specialty hospital across the state from us. This is because two weeks ago, when he went under general anesthesia for dental x-rays, not only did the vet … Continue reading
There’s been a heck of a lot going on with both Barnum’s health (still no diagnosis, but huge improvement in his health and functioning from being on an antibiotic) and with access activism in my town. Between being so busy … Continue reading