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picking up on everything way faster than I ever thought he would. The trainer told me we should think about starting training as a Service Dog.
It was about this time that he, on his own, started to clue into me and when I was in pain or if my PTSD was giving me issues. He would come over and lay his head on my knee or shoulders when they were in pain. We continued with training and he always was the top of the class. He was doing well with both the training and the socialization. He also taught himself what I needed. He would wait for me to open the door at home and would go in and search the entire house and then come back to me and let me know it was all clear. When we would go out and come back to the truck he would walk around it a couple times and then let me open the door to let him in. Once we were out and ran into a friend of my wife’s that he had never met and who has bad carpel tunnel. He crawled up in her lap and started licking her arms. Another time we were in a subway and when we were leaving he wanted to go over to an old lady he apparently wanted to see. Come to find out that her dog had died and Remmy could tell she was depressed. We found out that Remmy was the first dog she had petted since her own dog died.
I can say that Remmy has given me my life back. If he hadn't come into my life when he did, I could probably say that I might not be here. He knows what I need before I even know it myself. He comforts me when I am trying not to be social with anyone. When I don't want to go anywhere he forces me to go out.
When Remmy came down with the brain tumor and I was told he only had a short time left...this has been one of the hardest things I have ever been through. The thought of losing him has been very stressful for me. He has been next to my side for nine years and not having him around will be hard. I am glad I started training my new Service Dog Valor in January, training that will continue for six weeks, five days a week. Each dog is 19 months old and have already
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