Having the patience to do better; life lessons from a service dog.

This week I want to focus on how Bake is teaching me patience with myself and with others. It is so amazing to watch him; with me, with others, and with my youngest son’s dog Buddy. Buddy is a five year old, seven pound, Maltese who thinks he is a 110 pound Cane Corso! HeContinue reading “Having the patience to do better; life lessons from a service dog.”

Our first camping trip

I love the outdoors, always have! I love hiking, camping, laying in soft grass, watching animals, birds, and insects, watching and listening to plants and trees sway in the wind. In my opinion, the only sound better than better than listening to the wind rustling in the trees is the sound of a baby laughing.Continue reading “Our first camping trip”

My intent with this blog and coming home with Bake after training….

My intent for this blog Okay, I’d like to start off by apologizing for not posting a blog like I intended to. My intent was to post a new blog every Monday talking about the adventures Bake and I had experienced during the previous week. I decided to create this blog not only to talkContinue reading “My intent with this blog and coming home with Bake after training….”

Getting Bake… (who names a dog Bake???)

Not quite sure how I’m going to put three weeks of events into one blog. So I will just going to focus on the highlights. There were four of us ladies in this specific course. Together represented each branch of the service, Army, Navy, Air Force, and of course the Marine Corps. There was crying….lotsContinue reading “Getting Bake… (who names a dog Bake???)”

Hello everyone, I’m Toye πŸ˜ƒ

This is a blog about how a service dog named Bake is helping me get my life back. Bake is a rescued homeless dog from San Antonio Texas. He was so wonderful when he was rescued that an organization called K9s for Warriors decided he would be an excellent dog for their rescue program. K9sContinue reading “Hello everyone, I’m Toye πŸ˜ƒ”