My daughter’s service dog – a VERY long story, some cute pics, and a great companion - Page 2

Disco_Gee · #21 07-15-2009, 05:58 PM

That's a wonderful story. Thanks so much for sharing it and the photos. Your daughter obviously has wonderful parents, but it's great to see that she is also able to benefit from having a dog like that.

WorkinOnIt · #22 07-15-2009, 06:05 PM

Thanks for sharing your story.

I'll bet Shenandoah just picks a few favorite spots in the lawn to 'water'. Dogs are creatures of habit and get set in their ways. 3 or 4 dead spots in the lawn - meh. She's worth it like you say.

Dogs Rule.

DoomandHeavy · #23 07-15-2009, 06:18 PM

Your daughter's dog looks like beefed up version of my maltese.

BartmanPDX · #24 07-15-2009, 06:25 PM

And for you Georgia haters, here's the evidence of the aforementioned wardrobe defilement:

My daughter does a lot of damage around the house, but I'm pretty this was the work of "She-nay-nay," as my wife calls her.

curandero · #25 07-15-2009, 06:34 PM

Cool story. My cousin, who I pretty much grew up with, has Aspbergers Syndrome. So I can totally relate.

It's always amazing to me that dogs can be trained so well. I've been around bulldogs most of my life and sometimes it's an achievement just to get one of those lazy bastards to get up and go outside!

iamlowsound · #26 07-15-2009, 06:44 PM

Awesome story. I teared up reading it.

lowsound

GregC · #27 07-15-2009, 07:26 PM

Beautiful story, man! I knew the basics of your situation from previous posts, but the details and the pictures really brought it home. You and your wife are obviously great parents doing a tough job, I'm glad you have this wonderful dog to help shoulder some of the load now. (I'm truly amazed at how well-trained she is!) Best wishes to the whole family, especially your beautiful daughter.

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Originally Posted by BartmanPDX

My daughter does a lot of damage around the house, but I'm pretty this was the work of "She-nay-nay," as my wife calls her.

I wouldn't be too surprised if, on top of everything else, my man Tim Tebow can control the minds of dogs.

anyonefortennis · #28 07-15-2009, 07:53 PM

Great story, great dog, great parenting.

MJ5150 · #29 07-15-2009, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by BartmanPDX

And for you Georgia haters, here's the evidence of the aforementioned wardrobe defilement....

Give her an extra milkbone for me and the rest of Gator Nation tonight.

-Mike

guitar ed · #30 07-15-2009, 08:52 PM

My wife went to Tech. She said "Good dog. Chew the Georgia hat."

Seriously, congrats on finding the dog.

edg

bassrique · #31 07-15-2009, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by BartmanPDX

And for you Georgia haters, here's the evidence of the aforementioned wardrobe defilement:

My daughter does a lot of damage around the house, but I'm pretty this was the work of "She-nay-nay," as my wife calls her.

While your furry friend may look like a dog, it's actually:

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Crocodilia
Family: Alligatoridae
Genus: GATOR!

Joe Gress · #32 07-15-2009, 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by bassrique

Nom nom

MJ5150 · #33 07-15-2009, 09:59 PM

Hey Bart.....I'm sending down a few hats your way tomorrow. One each from LSU, Bama, Tennessee, and Florida State. Please leave them around the house within reach of your wonderful dog.

-Mike

MJ5150 · #34 07-15-2009, 10:06 PM

Oh.....the burn spots in the lawn. Do you fertilize your grass with a high nitrogen fertilizer? We had this issue with our last dog. I would hose down the area where my dog peed after he was done to help alleviate it. I think there are some pills to give your dog, but we didn't want to do that.

-Mike

Georynn · #35 07-15-2009, 10:13 PM

Dude, that's beautiful of you, much props to you for being a strong Daddy to your daughter. Service dogs are a blessing, for sure...

I thought I had a tough time being a daddy to a premie and two beautiful twins, who are 8 and the twins who are two. It shows great strength of your spirit to take care of your little girl like that... god bless you man. You make all of us proud daddies even more proud when we hear great stories like this. To any and all who are reading this, this is the definition of what makes a great man great , and also a wonderful daddy... Take note! we should all strive to be this type of parent, and this type of man in our family.

You're the man.. keep on keeping on! We're all very proud of you!

Jerry J · #36 07-15-2009, 11:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Georynn

Dude, that's beautiful of you, much props to you for being a strong Daddy to your daughter. Service dogs are a blessing, for sure...

I thought I had a tough time being a daddy to a premie and two beautiful twins, who are 8 and the twins who are two. It shows great strength of your spirit to take care of your little girl like that... god bless you man. You make all of us proud daddies even more proud when we hear great stories like this. To any and all who are reading this, this is the definition of what makes a great man great , and also a wonderful daddy... Take note! we should all strive to be this type of parent, and this type of man in our family.

You're the man.. keep on keeping on! We're all very proud of you!

I think that this sums up Bart. There are not many better people in this world.

I've been fortunate enough to meet both Bart's daughter and She-nay-nay. They both are sweethearts and the photos show what absolute dolls they are. Priceless!

**smperry** · #37 07-16-2009, 12:13 AM

B-

Thanks for the story and pictures. This certainly put any parenting challenges I face in perspective. You are a rock star!

FreaqyFrequency · #38 07-16-2009, 12:43 AM

Best thing I have ever read on these forums. It is stories like this that remind me of just how trivial my own "big" problems are. Thank you for sharing it.

Petebass · #39 07-16-2009, 01:11 AM

Damn, I teared up reading this too, and believe me I'm not the tear-up type. But I do love dogs (I have 2) and I also have two Autistic nephews. Oddly enough, I've noticed both of them adore my dogs, and the dogs seem to favour the Autistic nephews more than the others, but I never really read into that too much. Now that I've read this, I'm going to look for a similar program here in Australia. It's a sensational program and I'm so glad to hear how well it's working.

Philbiker · #40 07-16-2009, 08:04 AM

Thank you for sharing. Service dogs are amazing creatures.

As for the lawn spots - there are some things you can do, but I don't bother much with my lawn. From what I understand the problem is much worse with female dogs than male dogs for a variety of reasons, and my male dogs don't wreck my lawn that badly.