Miracles do happen! i'm getting a service dog!

[HëllaBubz]

Well, I spoke to the breeder, and I was honest about the situation with the other dog.

Unfortunately they didn't want to help anyone else, just me, which is their choice but I did find it a little disappointing.

Ah well, I tried.

 

[HëllaBubz]

Woot!

My rather paltry but well timed payout from Work Cover came through last night, now I can afford to bring Gremlin down!

I also found a free Country Link ticket that came with my pensioner's card early this year, so that means I can bring him back, no problems, and it won't cost me a small fortune either!

Yaay!

 

[Deleted member 1860]

No offense, but when you paint your life as fabulous as you do here on the forum, don't wonder why people question your need for a service animal. Especially when you make comments like oh we'll have to postpone the social event of the season, but it will be worth it.

I say all of this because I've seen people abuse the service dog program and it just makes it harder for those who really need dogs.

 

[Nicolette]

No offense, but when you paint your life as fabulous as you do here on the forum, don't wonder why people question your need for a service animal.

Perception is an interesting thing isn't it?!

There has been talk about the difference in perception - being believed as having an illness validated by a service animal when the illness itself remains the same. SOL puts forward another interesting perception based on what she sees from the written word. :coffee:

 

[HëllaBubz]

No offense, but when you paint your life as fabulous as you do here on the forum, don't wonder why people question your need for a service animal.

Perception is an interesting thing isn't it?!

I think SOL raises an interesting point.

It would appear that my burying my head in the sand and refusing to accept my limitations and issues has come to bite me in the arse.

Thanks for helping me progress with my honesty towards myself about myself. :)

 

[Nicolette]

It would appear that my burying my head in the sand and refusing to accept my limitations and issues has come to bite me in the arse.

That's a matter of opinion I guess. I'd rather have a better attitude to life and living it to my fullest than being worried about what someone might think. What matters are the facts and you can't please everyone all of the time. That being said, I'd still go with 'fabulous' than 'morbid'. :whistling:

 

[HëllaBubz]

What matters are the facts

Yes, but the facts are like certain corners of my mind!
Dark, scary, full of spiders and boogie monsters!:eek:

I'd rather have a better attitude to life and living it to my fullest

Yeah, I have plenty of time to be depressed, Ima enjoy the sunshine til the Melbourne weather takes it away again!
Besides, if life's so shit, why not share the really good things that happen?

If I had been on this forum about 5-6 years ago, I PROMISE, if you didn't have depression, you would have after you had finished talking to me!

 

[HëllaBubz]

Gremlin started his training today, so I can't wait to see how he goes, and to look at booking my trip up there.

I really haven't been coping this week, and the house and myself are starting to show it.
The other half took the day off work today to try to help me settle because I've been sleeping so badly, and put the doctor under the pump at our appointment to see if there was anything he could do.

It's amazing how you think you are surviving till your partner starts listing all the stuff that has been going badly for you.
Thank god my memory has been absolute ratshit, because if I was remembering all of that, I'd be getting depressed again for sure!

At least the dyslexic reading/writing hasn't presented itself today, I'm actually feeling a little more alert, but I'm really looking forward to meeting Gremlin, especially after dealing with peak hour public transport......felt like I'd been put through a wringer afterwards, thank God I only do it once a week!

 

[DharmaGirl]

I have a service dog in training and I'm considered "high functioning". I don't feel that way. If I had to stop my meds suddenly, I would probably end up in the hospital. My dog wakes me from nightmares, keeps people from getting too close, will get my housemate on command, check the house when we've been out, comfort me when I cry among other things. It is so fantastic to have a dog that loves you no matter what.

I really appreciate your sense of humor and your zest for life that comes out in your posts. Don't change it up, its perfect the way it is!

 

[HëllaBubz]

If I had to stop my meds suddenly, I would probably end up in the hospital.

It didn't cross my mind when I was in the middle of going off them, but I think my partner may have thought about it!:whistling:

My dog wakes me from nightmares, keeps people from getting too close, will get my housemate on command, check the house when we've been out, comfort me when I cry among other things.

Even though I know about it, the things they can do still amazes me!
I did hear back from the charity though, it looks like I'm going to have to wait until the end of this month or into the next to go pick him up, but hey, I've waited this long, I can wait a little longer!

I really appreciate your sense of humor and your zest for life that comes out in your posts.

That made me smile, and feel a whole lot better.....I only just woke up, what an awesome start to the day!
I've definitely had such down times that I've not been able to see past the sharp and glinting objects in my house, and those are the days where I refuse to get out of bed because I know that there is more beyond the fog.

I woke up unable to settle at 3am, so I went and had a shower, scrubbed myself clean and then gingerly put myself back on the bed and waited for sleep to come.
It took a while, but I find if I cuddle up to my partner, it really helps settle me - I must have found a REALLY good spot because I barely remember him getting up and going to work.....I was out colder than a polar bear!
Yaay for sleep, even the small awesome bits we get make life worth while!

 

[HëllaBubz]

Well I've had some good news, and some bad news.

Bad first.

Original dog (Gremlin) has bombed out in training quite badly, and is completely unsuitable for my purposes, so we are going back to the drawing board for another puppy. It will be 6+ months before I get a pup.

Good.

Well, it's good AND bad, but mum's little poodle X maltese is bored to tears at home, and has destroyed about $2000 worth of stuff at home, so she has messaged me, and desperately needs my help. So I'll fill in the next few months by retraining, breaking bad habits and taking the dog to obedience classes, and then rehome her.

If possible, I'll see if she can be repurposed as a therapy or alert dog, mum doesn't usually take steps this drastic, but the dog is at home by herself, bored, barks 24/7 and is driving everyone mad when they ARE home, so we'll make sure she goes somewhere really good.

Well at least I'll have a method of getting myself out of the house for a little while, until MY dog is ready to go. Good way to fill in the months until bubs is born too.

 

[paralyzed]

I never thought about a service dog. It sounds like a great idea. It would definitely help me going outside and with anxiety. Congrats getting your new companion.