#service dog stuff

[shayandwildlifepack]

Beings who know about ethical dog breeding/breeders in the USA, we have some questions.

(We are currently trying to find good ethical german shepherd dog breeders sort of around us to get a puppy so we can train [mostly professionally trained, we have a place in mind for that] to have a service dog).

Firstly, what should be looked for in a breeders?

Secondly, is it bad if a place/being breeds multiple breeds?

And just overall, how to find good ethical breeders.

Edit: Is it best to go for a working line, or does show line work fine for service dog work?

- Shay 🐾

[hometoursandotherstuff]

[chiropteracupola]

in the mood for a modern au. banishing them to Community Theatre.

[thehouseofsinsystem]

We started a GoFundme for getting a service dog, mobility aids and general disablity aids plus their essentials. Please donate Any amount helps and if you can't sharing the link or video on our tiktok helps.

Don't worry MicK isn't our legal name it's just a hosts name.

[seven-oomen]

I live in the Netherlands, the ADA does not apply to us.

Tuesday at 10 am, I had supermarket training with my SD trainer. We were discussing our plan of approach when a neighbor approached with her dog to let her dog sniff my dog. The problem? He's vested and working. (And IMO you shouldn't just approach random dogs even if you know them. tbh)

So I asked; Hi, sorry, can you keep your dog away from mine, please? We're training right now.

To which she responded; but you know us, we've seen each other before.

Yes, but we're training, he's working. So not right now, please.

The fact that he couldn't sniff another dog did not sit well with that neighbor's dog, and he started barking loudly. So loud that a person from a nearby building started yelling for the damn dog to shut up. My SDIT started barking in response to the other dog. I kept him short and under control. And eventually asked the neighbor to; "Can you please move on and walk away?"

She did not like that and glared at me. Now I'm wondering; was I rude? Did I do something wrong? How could I have handled this better? I am working with my social worker to reframe my thoughts. But I thought maybe people in the SD community have some tips/thoughts on this as well.

On a positive note, my SDiT still rocked his supermarket training despite this. He was attentive, focused, and didn't touch anything on the shelves. My trainer and I are very proud of him and myself for coming this far.

Kenobi for Tax:

[frankenjoly]

*knock knock* Hi! I came to deliver some prompts 👀

"you fell asleep." + kunichuu

"can’t sleep either?" + ranpo & anyone of your pick

"take a picture!" + Aya & Bram

hehehe thanks :3 back to splitting it instead of posting all in the same go but damn i love these a lot

kunichuu + “you fell asleep”

When Kunikida opened his eyes, the first thing he noticed was how his face was (or had been) buried in his crossed arms, resting on a desk he still struggled to recognize in moments like that.

“You fell asleep.” He then heard Chûya say, as he softly pulled Kunikida’s chair backwards going in for a hug. 

Needless to say, Kunikida instantly reciprocated.

“You technically shouldn’t be here right now, but…” He said, still dangerously close to start dozing off again. At least until Chûya replied with a groan and smacked the back of his head with no actual force. “Hey…”

“You technically shouldn’t be here either, sheesh.” Kunikida opened his mouth to counter that, but Chûya was faster than him. He would blame being half asleep, at least right then and there. “I’ll let you know, since there’s no way you can’t be aware so far, that it’s way past midnight.”

Those words had the same effect as if he had just gotten a bucket of cold water thrown over his head.

“Wait, what? I still have to finish–” Again, Chûya didn’t let him speak, and motioned to pull him up and into his arms. And Kunikida’s face went red, no matter if that wasn’t the first time nor how he was already aware of his partner’s capacity to lift him up like he barely had any weight even without using his ability.

“You can do that tomorrow, after having properly slept.” Chûya then announced, letting out a soft ‘heh’ the moment Kunikida accepted his fate and wrapped his legs around Chûya’s waist for both comfort and making carrying him easier. The scene may look a bit comical, given their height difference, but he couldn’t care less and everything pointed out about how Chûya was the same.

(Also on ao3.)

[cookinguptales]

...cat stuff below the cut...

So... my parents have been gently pushing me to consider getting another cat. I get it, I do. I live alone and I have known mental health problems that make that worrying. I'm in treatment and my issues aren't as bad as they were, but I occasionally still have really bad weeks.

(This... was a really bad week.)

During those really bad weeks, knowing that a small and helpless creature was relying on me helped get me through it. Like, it got me up and moving but it also prevented me from doing anything, y'know, drastic. I know that and I think my parents know that, too. And I know that the idea of going back to an empty house full of cat toys fills me with absolute dread, to the point where I have considered paying my regular catsitter to go over to my house and just kind of. Put all the cat stuff in a place where I won't see it immediately.

Being honest, it feels like it's too soon to get a new cat. It feels a little bit like I'm betraying her, as irrational as that is. But I also understand why my parents want me to get a cat before I go back to Philadelphia, and I understand that if I do that, sooner would be better than later. (To give the cat a couple months to acclimate to me before I take it on a cross-country trip, and to see how it does around my parents' dog.)

I don't know. I've let my parents convince me to visit the local shelter this week. There's a good chance, I'll admit, that I'll just cry the whole time. But I also know this area has a lot of stray cats, for some reason, and so our shelter is always full. One of those cats could use a good home, too. I hear that there are so few adopters out here that they'll often sit for weeks or months and local businesses will actually sponsor specific animals so they can afford the care.

I remember shortly after I got Geist, I considered getting another cat... The local cemetery near me in Philly hosts a lot of events and once it was a black cat adoption drive. I considered getting one and naming it Haint. Geist and Haint sounded good to me, white and black. But then I realized that Geist got stressed out around other cats so I decided not to do that.

But... idk. I hear there's a bunch of black cats at the shelter right now. Young and old. Part of me is like "no, it's too soon" and part of me is like "maybe I should finally get me a Haint" and part of me is like... I don't know. I feel really mixed up about it. I miss having something warm to hold when I'm sad and I don't know if I feel selfish about wanting to do that again. Other times I cry just looking at pictures of cats.

You'd think at 35 I'd know my own mind better, but I guess not. I suppose it won't hurt to visit the shelter, at least. If I find a cat that I bond with immediately, I'll give it a try. If I just become a blubbering mess, I guess I'll know that two weeks was way too soon.

[kipri-sun]

I feel like I have been influensed by youtube that ssd are bad… I dont want to think this because I have been reading things on tumblr that make a lot more sense why ssds are good. Could you please educate me (and others) on what an ssd is from an ssd handler youself?

Thank you in advance!

yes of course anon!!! tysm for reaching out!!

in short, SSD is really just another name for an ESSA that people may choose for their plush for a number of reasons! ive seen a lot of people call them ssds because their plush carries their medicine or epi pen, or provides a soft surface for them to rest their head if they feel dizzy etc ^^

for me i use the term ssd to disconnect myself from the tiktok definition of "essa" (most people just think of a plush you like having for anxiety) and elevate it to another level! this is because i qualify for a service dog irl and as a 17 year old male i didn't want to be seen as just another essa handler. a lot of essa handlers are 10 to 12 years old (mainly female' and they primarily roleplay with their plush, nothing wrong with that i do it from time to time! ares is just a genuine piece of equipment my psychiatrist gave me. he even had a doctor's note written to my school when i was forbidden from bringing him!

honestly, from what i've heard, the term ssd doesn't have a lot to do with real service dogs. calling your stuffed animal an ssd isn't mocking unless you intend it that way. have you honestly ever seen anyone call their essa an ssd out of malice? /gen

sure, some service dog handlers will be upset about it, but out of the dozens of handlers i've talked to, only two or three people thought my ssd Ares was "ableist" (and that person was also anti-essa and highly immature as they reached out to me privately and told me to harm myself) this is the internet, you can't please anyone lol

ive heard some people say "well stuffed dogs can't task so it's offensive to call it a service dog!" i know ares can't task. so does the vast majority of people who call their plushes an ssd. the term is "stuffed service dog", as in a stuffed dog that does a service to you. (doesn't have to be a dog obviously!!)

in the end, no matter what acronym you use- ESSA, SSD, DSSA, etc- it's still a stuffed animal. :3 soyeah! thats my opinion

[rockhousejai]

Mickey and Pluto idea I had

Bonus stuff

[fanotastic]

Covid/lockdown has done irreparable damage to dog owner brains.

[genderfluid-goblin]

wip mask !!

sorry for the bad lighting lmao

it’s gonna be a German Shepherd mask! yippee

[luna-loveboop]

Yo

I'm gonna not post anything for linktober today or probably tomorrow bc I'm waiting on the right equipment- all my shiny things are dull and I also need new safety gloves- and the last time I cut myself cutting glass it got infected so. I want proper equipment before I continue :) I'll catch up probably! Or just skip a day or two, but the plan is to catch up. I'm having a lot of fun with this and appreciate all the support :P

[crystaltoa]

Sometimes I have to remind myself that some of the hardships I’m experiencing are because I chose this situation, knowing there would be hardships, because I found it preferable to an alternative choice with different hardships.

And that’s definitely better than the hardships people face that they had no say in, certainly.

But one day I’d like there to be an unquestionably ‘ easy mode’ option i could take instead

[fuckwhoeverpickedallthefunnyurls]

Any fanfictions out there where Ed and Stede DO actually open the inn but Izzy survived so he's just kind of their mascot

[qroier]

roier cubito loves being a right hand man he loves having someone else that can tell him what to do so he doesn't have to go through all the trouble of being the plan guy and being in charge (even though he'd do a really good job of being in charge if he gave it a chance). if there's an opening to be helpful he's gonna take it especially if it's someone he cares about, cause if it's someone he cares about they'll barely need to ask and he'll already be running off to go and do it

[arwenthegreat]

Another photo dump of big girl working and being the best dog in general ❤️