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want that in their life. They don't want to know something, or they think they know everything they need to know, so they put up a wall where the chalk line used to be. So, they end up surrounding themselves with this wall...and they have put themselves in this self-imposed prison and without allowing it to be like a chalk line, they aren't allowing themselves the chance to learn, grow, change or get better. That person never allows anyone to come in anymore. Let's just say I am alone in my wheelchair and someone walks up and opens the door for me...and I am thinking do I look disabled enough that I can't even open a door for myself? I need to realize that sometimes people don't know how to help or what to do. Sometimes people realize just how hard life really is, how hard it is to go through the motions every single day, get up, shower, dress, go to work, come back home, go to bed, and do it all again the next day...and that's with no disabilities. That's hard enough in itself, so naturally they must think how much harder it might be for someone in a wheelchair, missing an arm or leg, a piece of their brain or part of their soul. They must think how can I help them just a little bit to make that a little easier. It's not that they are looking at me as a disabled person. It's not that they are looking at me as I need help, it's hey I know how hard this is, let me make this all just one-second easier for you. That's how Bayley, as a Service Dog, has helped me. She didn't say that or teach that to me...she showed it by example. I think if more people paid attention to the examples of an animal, more people would be a little less animalish and a little more human.
Teela was our first pet...and then we ended up getting Jasmine and Madison. Bayley the Labradoodle and Griffin the Staffordshire Terrier are my Service Dogs. They were both trained but they also have their own individual ways of doing things to help someone out. The remaining dogs, Madison the Black Labrador, Riley the Korky/Terrier Mix and Jazmine the Staffordshire Terrier are/were all our pets. The three dogs we have right now, Bayley, Griffen
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