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Category Archives: Therapy Dogs
1000 miles and counting.
Illinois is flat. The further west we get, the further we can see in every direction. For two nights, we stayed with a friend of a friend of my mom’s, named Dave. We walked 22 miles to Paxton, and at … Continue reading
Posted in Therapy Dogs, Trail Life
Tagged 1000 miles, across, america, dog, gibson city, health care, heartland, illinois, nursing home, paxton, pet, therapy, therapy dog, walk, wind farm
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Once a Cornjerker, Always a Cornjerker
We crossed into Illinois – theĀ Land of Lincoln, our sixth state – and quickly found ourselves in the small town of Hoopeston. The locals informed me that Hoopeston is the sweet corn capital of the world. The local high … Continue reading
Posted in Therapy Dogs, Trail Life
Tagged across, america, champaign, conrnjerker, dog, dog therapy, hoopeston, john eckert, pet, therapy, training, walk
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The Magic Lean-to, or How I learned to love a dirt floor
We left our lunch break with Chris and walked off into the rain. Up to that point, we had been very fortunate with weather on this walk. Every time the rain came down, we had ended up hosted somewhere or … Continue reading
Posted in Therapy Dogs, Trail Life
Tagged across, america, d.t. Kirby's, illinois, indiana, Lafayette, pet, rain, therapy, therapy dog, walk
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Memorial Day
Before our unexpected break from the trail, we had hit a really good groove. We had our daily routine down, we were making our miles every day, and we had finally started to feel like we knew what we were … Continue reading
Posted in Therapy Dogs, Trail Life
Tagged america, dog, memorial day, pet, therapy, therapy dog, walk across
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Meet Pawsibilities Unleashed
John, Max, Grace, and I are proud to be certified dog therapy volunteers through Pawsibilities Unleashed, a non-profit organization based in Frankfort, Kentucky, and want to take this opportunity to properly introduce them to you. Their mission, direct from their … Continue reading
Posted in Therapy Dogs
Tagged across, america, Animal Assisted Therapy, animal therapy, dog therapy, pawsibilities unleashed, pet, pet therapy, service dog, therapy, therapy dog, walk
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The End of Ohio
Oh, Grace, What a silly dog. She has been dragging her feet, wearing down the top edges of her front nails. Over many miles of lazy walking, she managed to wear a couple of nails down to the quick. It … Continue reading
Posted in Therapy Dogs, Trail Life
Tagged across, america, cardinal greenway, children, dale's recreation, dayton, dayton VA, dixie diner, dog, elmcroft, grace, hospitals, john, kait, macaroni and cheese, max, muncie, new lebanon, pet therapy, rails to trails, therapy visit, VA, veteran, veterans, walk
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Find yourself in Yellow Springs
As we walk at our slow 3-4 miles per hour, the surroundings continue to change slowly and steadily. Walking out of Columbus, the vibrating inner city guts gave way to sullen, inhospitable concrete sprawl. The sidewalks slowly cracked under our … Continue reading
Posted in Therapy Dogs, Trail Life
Tagged across, america, couchsurfing, dog walk, friends care, pet, therapy, yellow springs
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Today, we are visiting the Dayton VA Medical center. There are some truly amazing people here. It sounds like we have some rough weather coming tonight, and the staff offered us a place to stay tonight. More updates coming soon.
In Amber We Trust
Our arrival on Columbus marked a halfway point in Ohio. It is also the last city that we have a lot of friends in – from there West, things will get less and less familiar. Thankfully, we were able to … Continue reading
Posted in Therapy Dogs, Trail Life
Tagged across, america, columbus, dog, heinzerling, ohio, pet, Ronald McDonald house, therapy, walk
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Homecoming
As we finished the last miles of West Virginia, we were hosted by Kait’s uncle John and aunt Barbara in Marietta, just outside of Parkersburg. John rescued us on the day that I was throwing up and feverish, and their … Continue reading
Posted in Therapy Dogs, Trail Life
Tagged across, america, art, athens, casa nueva, dog, duane mcdiarmid, ohio, ohio university, passion works, pet, salaam, social sculpture, sycamore run, therapy, walk
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