I met a very interesting dog and owner yesterday. I was doing errands in a nearby town when I saw a large dog with a SERVICE DOG jacket on. I glanced at the owner and could see that he wasn’t blind. When I heard him chatting with someone a little later, I knew he wasn’t deaf either! So when that conversation ended and the dog and man remained in the area, I went over and spoke with him. I told him about this website and my fascination with all aspects of dog training, and  that I was curious about what his dog was trained to do.

Of course I didn’t say “What problem causes you to need a service dog?”  but it more or less came out in the conversation that Read the rest of this entry