Almost Famous

Check this out!  If you're in the Fillmore County area perhaps you've already seen the column.  If not, you can read it here.

The columnist who wrote the article is a dear friend of ours, practically like a mom to me as her daughter (my best friend) and I grew up together and still remain close.  Her husband was fortunate enough to get a Diabetes Alert Dog (Gilbert) a few years ago to help him detect changes in his blood sugar levels.  Whenever we are with them it's not hard to see that Charlie gravitates towards Gilbert.  When Gilbert is relaxing Charlie is able to hang out with him and chill.  And that's exactly what happens....Charlie gets to chill, he's calm, relaxed and seemingly has no worries.  Much like we saw when our own dog was still alive.  So there's no doubt in my mind that we are doing the right thing for our boy by going through the long process of getting a service dog for him.

Where Things Stand
We've completed the application process and waiting to hear next steps from the trainer.  We do know Sunny will be spayed soon so she will need to take it easy for a couple weeks following that to heal up.  We'll keep everyone updated as the process evolves.  Because it is a process!

Cuteness overload!

Left: Christian, Right: Charlie.  They were 14 months old