Hello, Everyone. Saint and Dusty here! We’re sorry that we haven’t blogged in quite a while. We promise to try to do better. We’ve been really busy getting ready for our big adventure. Abi helped us a lot during this past academic year. There was so much planning to be done. Since school let outRead More
Hello, Everyone. Saint and Dusty here. We know—it’s been way too long since we blogged with you. Like you, for the last few years, we’ve just been trying to chug along through the pandemic. But things are looking up! Spring is coming to Aroostook County. The grass is getting green and it’s lovely to beRead More
Hello everybody and welcome to the If You Can, You Must podcast series. In our first episode, we will meet Dr. Lowman from the University of Maine at Presque Isle. Dr. Lowman has two service dogs and is an expert on the Americans with Disabilities Act. She makes the perfect first guest for our serviceRead More
In this episode, we discuss removing “no” from your vocabulary. Both guests have inspiring stories about the work they’ve done to fight for social justice. Pam’s daughter Nicole can’t see, but Pam wasn’t going to let a disability stop Nicole from reading. And Dr. Lowman has a lifetime of battles living with a disability thatRead More
In this episode of If You Can, You Must, we meet Kristin Hartness from Canines for Disabled Kids. CDK is an organization that pairs service dogs with children, and Kristin plays an enormous role with the organization. Additionally, she uses a service dog and advocates for other people with disabilities. Kristin’s expertise and stories areRead More
The theme of this episode of If You Can, You Must is first impressions. We meet Tiffany Smith and Melanee Terry who are both classmates of the host and students of Dr. Lowman. Our conversations lead to sharing memories of our initial encounters with service dogs, and they extend to what we know now. Read More
My favorite holiday is almost here: Thanksgiving Day. I don’t concern myself with the history of the day, but wow is the food good. I’m a big supporter of any holiday that encourages snacks. When Mummy, Dusty and I were in the store the other day, I saw a whole bunch of people with cartsRead More
Hi friends: Dusty here. Saint and I have had a great semester so far. We have loved seeing all our friends. When everyone came back to UMPI this fall, Saint and I were over the moon. Mummy had some worries that we might not have a semester together because of this COVID- 19 stuff. ButRead More
It was a usual morning for me. Mummy got up early, and I, Saint her service dog, helped her get ready for the day. I got her clothes on for her, walked on the treadmill and we both had breakfast. Then, we got into Miracle and I hopped onto my seat and was ready toRead More
Hello Everyone. Saint and Dusty here! 2020 has been a year of changes and adaptations for our family. We knew something was wrong when our time was cut short with students in March. It has been a strange year, but something good came out of it this summer when we got Miracle 2.0. After yearsRead More
