"She'll never have a dog," they said.
"With her allergies and asthma, she'll never be able to handle it," they said.
"She never grew up with pets, what does SHE know," they said...
Yes, that's me.
I grew up in a no-pet home.
I have and still have asthma and allergies.
I never dreamed in a million years, I would have a dog!.
But, here I am, surrounded by my beautiful dogs, on our family farm raising horses, cows, chickens, cats, bunnies and our kids, of course!
Most people, when they connect with us, think they're calling about a puppy, but what they really want to know is who I am. Am I honest? Reliable? Do I know something about these dogs? Are the dogs loved?
Let me tell you about me, however, be warned, "me" is much larger than just 1 person...
Rob and I live with our 6 kids on our mixed family farm. He is a horse trainer and I am a homeschool mom who has a passion for learning and teaching. It is my absolute joy to teach my children first about character and secondly about academics and life skills. We LOVE doing REAL LIFE with our children! Our doodles blend in with all that we do, as therapy dogs, study partners (or maybe comic relief) for the kids and furry family members. We have a young man in our area that comes to work with our puppies and adults three times a week, he hugs them, cuddles with them for hours and teaches them to walk on a leash, when they are ready. The puppies don't seem to care that he has Autism, they just love his company and they feel secure with him!
In addition to that, we've been honored to have been asked to bring our dogs to a local university to help de-stress the students during exam time. The puppies did a wonderful job being themselves and loving those around them! It was a highlight to see the students lose all their worry lines when a puppy licks their face!
This is what Twylla from Winnipeg had to say about her puppy.I was just looking at your FB page for Great Plains and I thought I should drop you a line. Our little Peanut is adorable. I love her so much! She is so smart and we are loving our puppy classes with Dawn at Canadian Canine Academy. She is doing really well with those classes. We are teaching her to "leave it" and tonight I used cheese as the lure. She left it! She is soooo clever!
I would have to say that I probably enjoy her most of all. I highly suspect she will be my dog. I should encourage and foster her relation with everyone else. Anyway. I'm sure I will keep in touch over time and give more updates. I just wanted you to know that we are loving her and taking good care of her. I'm glad she's come to live at our house. It truly fills the void that we've had since we lost our Tika.
I grew up in a no-pet home.
I have and still have asthma and allergies.
I never dreamed in a million years, I would have a dog!.
But, here I am, surrounded by my beautiful dogs, on our family farm raising horses, cows, chickens, cats, bunnies and our kids, of course!
- - So, if you're looking for a puppy, and you're nervous because you've never had one before, I get that - I've been there! There are a lot of resources that can help with this process, I'd like to be one of them.
- - If you have kids with special needs in your household that require special consideration when choosing your puppy, I get it, - we have 6 kids, and several have special needs. I am trained in ABA (Applied Behaviour Analysis) Therapy to work with people with Autism and I'm working on a Masters degree in Counselling.
- - If you're not sure about what to look for in a puppy or how to get the RIGHT one that will connect with you and your family, that's ok, too. I started to connect with animals in life way later than most, so I did a great deal of research interviewing animal behaviourists, trainers, breeders and vets to see what made sense for me and my family, so I'd like to share that with you too! I've been playing puppy cupid since 2004 and have thoroughly enjoyed getting to know our puppy families and watching our puppies grow into family members!
Most people, when they connect with us, think they're calling about a puppy, but what they really want to know is who I am. Am I honest? Reliable? Do I know something about these dogs? Are the dogs loved?
Let me tell you about me, however, be warned, "me" is much larger than just 1 person...
Rob and I live with our 6 kids on our mixed family farm. He is a horse trainer and I am a homeschool mom who has a passion for learning and teaching. It is my absolute joy to teach my children first about character and secondly about academics and life skills. We LOVE doing REAL LIFE with our children! Our doodles blend in with all that we do, as therapy dogs, study partners (or maybe comic relief) for the kids and furry family members. We have a young man in our area that comes to work with our puppies and adults three times a week, he hugs them, cuddles with them for hours and teaches them to walk on a leash, when they are ready. The puppies don't seem to care that he has Autism, they just love his company and they feel secure with him!
In addition to that, we've been honored to have been asked to bring our dogs to a local university to help de-stress the students during exam time. The puppies did a wonderful job being themselves and loving those around them! It was a highlight to see the students lose all their worry lines when a puppy licks their face!
This is what Twylla from Winnipeg had to say about her puppy.I was just looking at your FB page for Great Plains and I thought I should drop you a line. Our little Peanut is adorable. I love her so much! She is so smart and we are loving our puppy classes with Dawn at Canadian Canine Academy. She is doing really well with those classes. We are teaching her to "leave it" and tonight I used cheese as the lure. She left it! She is soooo clever!
I would have to say that I probably enjoy her most of all. I highly suspect she will be my dog. I should encourage and foster her relation with everyone else. Anyway. I'm sure I will keep in touch over time and give more updates. I just wanted you to know that we are loving her and taking good care of her. I'm glad she's come to live at our house. It truly fills the void that we've had since we lost our Tika.