Archive for 'Medical Service Dogs'

Training the Sniffer

Posted on 05. Jul, 2008 by .

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I feel bad that I haven’t posted a blog in such a long time. Our family has recently moved and with everything else going on somehow blogging got moved down a little further on the priority list. However, today I was really impressed with how our Glycogen Storage Disease helper pup in training, Luke, worked [...]

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Dogs and Hypoglycemia

Posted on 12. Mar, 2008 by .

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More and more it seems evident that dogs can be trained and used to help detect hypoglycemia. This article was sent to us by our friends with Genesis Service Dogs who are helping us train Luke. The article is from Diabetes Forecast http://www.diabetes.org/uedocuments/df-dog-feature-0308.pdf

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Luke Vs. Mr. Roboto- a dog update

Posted on 05. Oct, 2007 by .

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Our son Ethan just had his fourth birthday, and received a thoughtful and creative gift from his “girlfriend” Karlee. She understands that we are training a dog that will (hopefully) be able to help the boys when they get sick. So, she built him an awesome robot out of tin cans- in case Luke doesn’t [...]

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A New Hope

Posted on 02. Sep, 2007 by .

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We’ve had Luke in the house for one week now and the experience has had its ups and downs. For one thing since Luke is being raised as a service dog there is much more monitoring and discipline than there otherwise would be. With the current load of 4 small boys with Glycogen Storage Disease [...]

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Labradoodle Puppies for Sale

Posted on 30. Aug, 2007 by .

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Other than just having a fun name, these labradoodle puppies have many benefits. A cross between a labrador and a poodle, they have the hypoallergenic hair of a poodle, with the sturdiness and intelligence of a labrador retriever. They were bred to be service dogs, and all have very gentle, social personalities. As of this [...]

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We Finally Have a Puppy!

Posted on 25. Aug, 2007 by .

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We took the plunge; and yesterday we brought home an adorable black Labradoodle (part Labrador, part poodle). Our oldest son, whose dog it is, has named him Luke- as in Luke Skywalker. I was pushing him for a brown one we could name Chewbacca (Chewy for short), but alas, he could not be prevailed upon. [...]

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The School Presentation

Posted on 25. Aug, 2007 by .

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We just gave a presentation: Understanding GSD to the school about GSD. It was wonderful. The principal, both of our son’s teachers, aides, the school nurse, a councilor, you name them, and they were there. It took a little longer to present than I thought it would, but we made a PowerPoint, and it went [...]

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Malteagles, Malteagles, Malteagles

Posted on 19. Jul, 2007 by .

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Malteagle pictures Some are so cute, some are so ugly they’re cute, but either way, we love malteagles. These photos were taken of the puppies bred specifically for helping to find a cure for Glycogen Storage Disease. Dot (mom) was a carrier, given to Dr. Weinstein by Duke University. Last December she had darling little [...]

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Glycogen Storage Disease Get-Together in the West

Posted on 12. Jul, 2007 by .

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At our last visit to Florida and Dr. Weinstein, he mentioned we should try to find a way for our boys to meet others affected by Glycogen Storage Disease. Since most GSD kids in the U.S. seem to be in the east, it’s no wonder that so are most of the conferences. As far as [...]

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