Anywho, the main reason that I came back on here is for slightly a rant. I would like to just throw this out here, but I am more than just the dogs that I have trained. I know that people typically mean well when they ask why I don't have a dog anymore and where my dog is when they see me, but I can say that, to me at least, I feel as though they only remember me as "that girl with the dog." Sure, those dogs were a HUGE part of my life and definitely fulfilled a life dream of being able to train service dogs and I will tell anyone and everyone about my kids. However, even when I was in the internship, I came to realize that even though those dogs were my day to day, every breathing moment thought, I was still more than just a service dog trainer. I can talk all day about my kids, but I can also talk about rock climbing, dog behavior (I know this is similar, but I LOVE behavior), hiking, camping, the adventures I go on. I have other accomplishments that I am equally proud of (for example, I discovered a phage my freshman year in college and participated in research my senior year). Maybe this is just a silly rant, but I feel like I have been able to step into a clients shoes and other trainers, but don't always associate someone as "that person with the dog." Maybe it's because I always equate the dogs to medical devices and we typically don't ask where it is when people don't have it and we see them as more than just the disability they have. But anywho, I hope this reaches someone and they think twice before they ask where someone's dog is because it's also a reminder to me that I don't have them anymore and I miss them every day without the reminder.
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