r/dogswithjobs • u/zebra_who_cooks • 24d ago
Service/Assistance Dog My Service Dog, Shadow, graduated his SD program last night!
I am SO proud of Shadow. He’s been in this SD program for almost 2 1/2 years. He has learned and overcome SO much.
This program was designed by Veterans, for Veterans. Where we, are taught how to train our own Service Dogs.
Shadow was attacked by 3 hybrids 5 weeks ago when we were staying at a friend’s house during a fire evacuation for a week. He was injured pretty badly the last day, but thankfully is recovering. He did suffer a lot of psychological trauma though, which has caused some regression. Understandably so. It was traumatic for me as well.
We (he and I) have been working hard to address those struggles and he has come SO far in just a few weeks.
Last night was a room FULL of dogs! And he didn’t have any troubles at all! One boundary was voiced quietly by him when a Great Dane got in his face. But that was it.
He takes amazing care of his momma and is such a wonderful and kind boy! Loved by so many. I am beyond proud of him. So blessed to have him in my life ❤️
Thank you for letting me share the HUGE milestone with you.
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u/Nackles 24d ago
When you say he was attacked by 3 hybrids you mean a certain kind of dog? I've never heard it used as a noun for dogs, only for cars.
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u/zebra_who_cooks 24d ago
Wolf/dog hybrids. 😖
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u/Nackles 23d ago
Holy shit, those must be enormous. I'm glad your sweetie is ok.
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u/zebra_who_cooks 23d ago
The smallest one outweighed him by over 30 lbs and her back was 6 inches taller. And she was emaciated and neglected (possibly abused). Which is why she initiated the attack. The others did a “pack mentality”
Thank you. He’s healing well. Just dealing with psychological and emotional recovery now for the most part
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u/balanced_views 24d ago
More pics are needed. I want to see his cute face
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u/zebra_who_cooks 24d ago
It won’t let me reply with photos 😢😢😢
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u/zebra_who_cooks 24d ago
He got lots of loves! Treats and attention!!! Snuggles this morning. Slept in and snuggled nap too!!!
But those are nothing new 🥰
I did administer belly rubs last night too!
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u/episton22 24d ago
Aww. What a good boy! You must live in WA. I live in WA and recognize buck knives logo anywhere!
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