Ok, my leap into the world of blogging.
I finally have an important push. A very special student of ours, Heddie Leger, just lost her four-legged “Hero” to cancer. Though I never met Heddie or Hero, we just have always had that connection that doesn’t seem to need real or frequent contact. It was Hero and my Rottweilers from the past that brought us together. We have had many long emails telling the stories and lessons these dogs have given us.
Hero and Heddie, among MANY things, were the demo dog for the Missouri Correctional Dog Training program called Puppies for Parole. One of Hero and Heddie’s friend, also a part of the Missouri Correctional Dog Training Program is “Captain Jack.” Captain Jack has been nominated for the “Emerging Hero Dog.” He is representing the only cancer research group. It would be such a wonderful thing for his story to win as it would be featured on the Hallmark channel. [Read more…]