@rebeccascout1 Happy Heavenly Birthday Scout! Oh he was a sweet boy ♥️💔♥️
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Val Baird🎈💜🌸💚
@ValBaird1
Proud wife,mama,garden guru.If ya gotta be all thumbs, let em be green.
on a rock Lanark County Katılım Haziran 2012
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@CanadianPenny1 Oh sweet Bear....you found a very special place.....I am sure you sensed it was special ♥️♥️♥️
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It's my first time ever lying here. Why did mom get leaky eyes? 🤷♂️
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Few things feel better than the rubbing behind both ears as your human says "You're such a good girl." It makes my heart feel so good!
We haven't been in the rally obedience ring for quite awhile but today I scored a perfect 100 in the intermediate round to win the class, and a 94 in advanced to get third place. Even though intermediate isn't a hard level, perfect scores don't happen often. The judge even wrote Wow on my sheet.
But it isn't the scores or ribbons that matter. It's the super good treat when you finish a round. Today was chicken. That, and knowing you and your human communicated well, worked as a team, and how pleased they are with you. That's the important stuff. I'm still the only dog with a human on wheels so sometimes she gets a little self-conscious, so when we have good rounds like this, it's good for her confidence too.
We had taken a long break from trials because we were getting a bit stressed in the ring, but I was excited to be back and had fun. We're gonna stick with these levels tomorrow, and if it goes well, maybe Sunday we can move back up to Masters. But today, I'm happy hearing everyone say what a good girl I am. A special woof of appreciation for @cloe_the_bear who just happened to be there. She did awesome too. And she lent us her human to help get our crate set up and was good moral support.
#GoodestGirl #RottieLife
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Miss u all, the boys are still the cutest ever🤎
Herxy Werxy@GlowPeau
@PAVDAD Miss those boys on here!
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@servicerotties I was furious when I saw they voted no Marla...it is way past time for this country to have federal laws that ensure disabled people can access places and accessible housing is available At some point everyone needs or cares for someone who requires accommodations
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"We can bring a menu outside to you, and you can wait and we'll bring your meal out to you." That's what a taco place in a trendy shopping district told me on a chilly fall day. Other people were going inside where it was warm and enjoying their meal there. My only option was to wait outside and eat my tacos in the cold. I declined. Nobody wants to sit out on the sidewalk in the cold eating their taco.
It's not that I was dressed inappropriately or smelled bad. I wasn't drunk or unruly. It wasn't even the service dog quietly sitting beside me. The reason I couldn't go in was that there was a single small step in front of the door and no way my power wheelchair could get up it. A portable ramp would have easily mitigated the situation, but the restaurant wasn't required to have one so they didn't. If any member of another marginalized community was told they needed to stay outside, there would be protests and people would be up in arms. But here it's seen as completely acceptable when it comes to people with disabilities.
There's hundreds, maybe thousands, of buildings like this in our city that are off limits to people like me. This week our Alberta government voted on accessibility legislation that coulda have changed that by making reasonable attempts to remove barriers a requirement, like in this case, having a portable ramp. The entire UCP party voted no. Instead of voting yes to making our province more accessible, they voted to continue segregating people with disabilities when there are reasonable alternatives to include them.
This legislation wouldn't have meant small businesses needed to spend mass amounts of money to completely rebuild their locations. Not every place can become completely barrier free. Legislation would have meant making efforts to do feasible things to remove barriers and have staff trained on how to provide accommodations. Things like a portable ramp, or a large print paper menu at the coffee shop whose menu is written on a chalkboard that could be difficult for some people to see. It might mean the next time the lines in a parking lot are repainted, the accessible stalls need to be brought up to current standard. Most people have no idea how inaccessible many things are until one day they become disabled and suddenly even accessing essentials becomes a huge challenge. It would have taken decades, but this legislation would have started the ball rolling to address a lot of these issues.
This isn't just about not being able to get tacos though, it also means job opportunities. Up to 70% of the built environment has major barriers. In these places you will find accountants, insurance agents, small retail shops, and a variety of other businesses and services. Sure, the Human Rights Act says there is a duty to accommodate to the point of undue hardship, but that means instead of having a plan in place and offering accomodations, people with disabilities are left to ask, plead, or beg. When told no, the only recourse is a Human Rights Complaint which can take over a year before they even advise if they accept your complaint, and likely another year or so before it's addressed. Because of this, most times it's easier to just go without than trying to negotiate for that accommodation.
At some point everyone becomes disabled, even temporarily. That shouldn't mean that you suddenly become a second class citizen. But this week our government re-iterated that it's more acceptable to have a disabled person left outside than it is to require a business to get an inexpensive threshold ramp. I really try hard to be independent and be productive, but it's really freaking hard. I suspect the majority of those that voted against this bill wouldn't have the resiliency to cope with a significant disability if it hit them.
But enough said. This second class citizen has dogs to train and obedience trials to get ready for because despite being disabled, I'm dedicated, talented and good at this.
-Admin
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Hi friends, it’s Lily 🐾💛
I made it through my ACL surgery! Now it’s time to rest and heal.
Please keep me in your prayers 💕 Thank you 🐾🙏🏼🫶🏼💕
— Lily
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@dtcb67 Belated Happy Heavenly Birthday Frank...you are so dearly missed sweet boy ♥️💔♥️
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Thinking of our Frank today as it would; and should; have been his 7th Birthday.
It doesn't feel like his loss will ever feel any easier, we all still miss him so much everyday.
Happy Heavenly Birthday Special Boy xx
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@TheHerdHouse Oh no...poor Kiefer Hoping you can get his IBD symptoms to settle quickly so the rash can heal Sending you both hugs ♥️♥️♥️
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Kiefer pup. Poor kid is having another attack of diarrhea. No bugs. No foreign objects. Same consistency & odor with massive bottom inflammation as 2 months ago. The volume is severe. The diaper rash is severe. And the same yeasty ear infection.
With the repeat, we suspect Inflammatory Bowel Disease. IBD is not the IBS that people get. There is no cure and it can be fatal. (Liza has it). You can manage the symptoms so that’s what we’re going to do. I do not want to put him through exploratory surgery for biopsies just yet. If he has another episode we will have to. He is on a slew of medications & got his ears flushed out. We are eliminating all food triggers and putting him on Owen’s food (Z/D). He loooves it.
You can help with his treatment by donating to theherdhouse.com.
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At 95, I'm still smokin'! 😝
I’ve learned two things:
Never waste a good cigar.
Never trust anyone who says you should ‘act your age.’ 😉👍🏻
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It’s my Mommy’s birthday 🐾❤️🎂🎉
We are spending time at the lake together with my HuBro and his girl Leah
Sending you all hugs🐾❤️🤗😘
#birthdaygirl #mamasbirthday #celebration #love #mamasboy
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What discontinued item, food or drink would you bring back if you had the chance?
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Today I had to say goodbye to sweet little Ebony Hare, reunited now with her beautiful sisters Ivy and Maple 🌈💗💗💗🌈
All three girls sadly had IVDD and ultimately lost use of their back legs, Ivy in 2024, Maple 2025. Such a sad thing to see, gentle peace was the only option 😢
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@inntothenight Happy Heavenly Birthday Shadow! You are so very missed sweetheart ♥️💔♥️
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Happy heavenly birthday to my sweet angel Shadow. Love you and miss you every single day.
#boxerpuppy #boxerdogs #boxerlife
#boxerlovers #boxersrock #boxersoftwitter #boxerdogsoftwitter #dogsoftwitter #dogsofx
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How tall are you without describing it with feet, inches, or the metric system?
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