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There wasn't really much break-in time with our Chihuahuas either. One of them is pretty old, and bumps into everything so all she knows is that she bumped into Charlotte and probably thought it was a wall and then went somewhere else. The other one, it took him a day or so to adapt to it. Charlotte's a lot younger so she just wants to place and he has more of a 'I don't know about you' attitude. So, they get along now. If Charlotte had her way, they would play together a lot more than they do. They would be in the backyard and Charlotte would try and catch up to him, and end up booting him across the yard. Because she is so much bigger, we try to discourage it somewhat.
She acts as a brace for me or, if I have fallen, she helps me to get back up. She will lean into me as a hug and act as a brace when my balance fails. Sometimes, if we are giving her scratches and she is really enjoying it she will lean into you. If she REALLY likes it, she will keep leaning and she will literally knock us over if we don't stop. She walks with me wherever I go and has improved my ability to interact with the world as a disabled Veteran.
The only problem I have is with people approaching and trying to pet Charlotte without permission. I take her to my daughters’ school and explain to the kids that they can't pet her, and why that is. They are all very fine with that. It's the adults. I only had her for a week and I went to do a Mystery Reader thing for my kids First Grade class. Of course, the kids were like "that dog is huge" and things like that and I had to tell them to back up. But it was when I had to walk from the classroom back to the front door, it was like at every door the teachers had their arms stuck out trying to pet her. She has a Don't Pet patch and it does absolutely no good. They either try to pet her anyway, or they ask to pet her.
Charlotte, my service dog, and I, were invited to a conference regarding medical laboratory medicine based on my experience within the career field. I didn't have a presentation to give or
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