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Age: 6 Years Sex: Male Weight: 51-100 lbs
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Leave a bone for Flash
Nicknames:
Flasher, Flasher Doodle, Flasher D, Doodle Boy, Poop Eater
Doggie Dynamics:
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Birthday:
September 11th 2005
Likes:
playing tug-of-war with his "brother", Charlie
Pet-Peeves:
getting "dressed" (putting on his service dog vest)
Favorite Toy:
Charlie-- his "brother"
Favorite Food:
IAMS large breed dog food
Favorite Walk:
Zion National Park
Best Tricks:
"undress", "lights on/off", "hug"
Arrival Story:
Ever since he was a young puppy, Flash has delighted in making people laugh, and when he was an awkward, gangly teenager you would laugh just to look at him! I did! The day I met him was a sad day, but the dirty, stringy mutt with the long, gangly legs made me smile. Moments before, I had just lost Zima, my potential service dog candidate whom I had been training with for 6 months, because she failed the class. I was in tears and NOT in the mood to train with a different dog, but Flash had other ideas for me. First he rubbed his dirty, wet-dog fur all over the front of my clean, white pants as if marking me as his territory. Then he picked up his leash and laid it in my lap, as if to say you're mine now! The whole time we were together he NEVER took his eyes off me. It was not until a trainer pointed it out to me, that I realized this is my dog! I had been so caught up in my loss, that I had almost missed out on the perfect fit. He and I were made for each other. As I put him back in his kennel after class, I saw the steadfast, loving eyes reserved for me alone, and suddenly I was able to put Zima aside and open my heart to another dog, Flash.
Six months after our first meeting, on July 27th , Flash came to live with me for good. I was looking over the records they had sent home with me when I came across his birthday: September 11th.
Every year I am reminded that, even in the midst of darkness, there is reason to hope. And good things can happen even when tragedy strikes.
Bio:
Flash was trained by Circle Tail Inc. to be my psychiatric service dog. (See "fun stuff" for more about Circle Tail and the people who trained Flash.)
He was donated to the program by a breeder, but most of their dogs are rescues.
I have DID (multiple personality) and the tasks he performs for me are:
1.) bark when he senses me going to alert me/others to my impending dissociative state.
2.) repeatedly touch/bump, lay head in lap (visit), put paws up hug or lap to provide tactile stimulation once I am gone to quicken my emergence from the dissociative episode. (Tactile stimulation helps me and is proven to help others with DID.)
3.) bring me my prescribed pills every night at 9:00pm. Pills are in a weekly pill strip. (This is important because recently I forget, and my psychiatric state has been suffering.)
Since Flash has been in my life (a year) I have only been hospitalized once (it used to be a monthly occurence!) and I have moved out of my parent's house, and am going to college! Thanks, Flash, for giving me back myself and my life!
Forums Motto:
The Dipsy Doodler
Circle Tail Inc.:
Circle Tail Inc. is a non-profit that trains service dogs for various physical, neurological, and psychiatric disabilities. Their website is www.circle tail.org
and the director's name is Marlys Staley.
If you have been suffering from a physical, neurological,or psychiatric condition, and could benefit from a service animal, I highly recommend Circle Tail.
GROUPS WE BELONG TO:
http://www.dogster.com/forums/Service_and_Therapy_Dogs
http://www.dogster.com/group/La_co_ca_lgbt_gay_and_lesbian_dog_caretakers_united-6536
http://www.dogster.com/group/Gay_and_lesbian_dog_owners-4807
http://www.dogster.com/group/Psychiatric_service_dogs-15226
I've Been On Dogster Since:
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More than 3 years! |
Rosette, Star and Special Gift History
Dogster Id:
864278
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January 14th 2009 8:04 pm
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I just joined Gem City Dog Obedience Club. It's great so far. I get to socialize with lots of new dogs... and take classes. Right now, I'm taking one in K9 Freestyle-- you know-- dancing with your human! The instructor has actually been to competitions with her dogs, Sugar and Rally. And I have a friend named Pistachio! He's a miniature Schnauzer, and I think he likes me... it wasn't always that way... we were both a little shy to start. If you live in or near Dayton, Ohio, check out Gem City...
Adieu,
Flashy
November 23rd 2008 8:46 pm
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Wow-- I get around! My mommy just added my mug shot to two other websites...Zoints and I-love-dogs/dog forums (I'm not sure what the URLs are, but if you type in dog forums you can get to both through the site-- they're free too--free is good!) I had a long walk today--off leash-- and came every time I was called, and even did a "leave it" on a few tasty squirrels. (Oh! Believe me-- I didn't want to leave those suckers!) Yesterday, at Circle Tail, the director, Marlys, even praised me for not barking at an unfamiliar dog-- that is my one weakness, unfamiliar dogs... gotta check 'em out you know! So mommy is very proud of me right now... oh, there are lots of ways I could wreck that: chewing my knuckle bone on her bed-- she hates to crawl into slobbery covers! and I could chase the neighborhood cat when she takes me out to potty (which she should have done 15 minutes ago, at 11:30-- I'm a creature of habit, you know! Come on, mommy! I gotta go!) Oh, yeah! Potty time is here... See ya, sucker!
September 30th 2008 1:20 pm
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My girl has gone wacko! Ever since she found dogster.com (at 11:00 PM. last night-- when she told her mother she was sleeping!== tsk, tsk!) she's been writing, editting, taking pictures!--(I almost snapped the camera right out from her uncontrollably shaking, manic hands-- who wants to be photographed with their mouth wide/tongue lolling? when they're trying to sleep?) Hey maybe I can get her to take me on another three hour walk-- then she might-- God, oh God, please Almighty God (I can't get too carried away and start speaking in tongues-- but I'm asking for a miracle anyway!) SLEEP TONIGHT! And turn off those bright flourescent (ouch) lights! Hey you! Ssshhh....we can't let her know our plan-- she likes her "energy" too much! Sigh, so much for a walk... so much for sleep...
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