Today is #nationalloveyourpetday! My favorite kind of day! I’ve always loved animals, especially dogs, and labrador retrievers to be even more specific!
I have volunteered for our local service dog organization since 1994. I’ve raised two labs that have become service dogs and our lab, Kida (pictured above) is our current family pet. I was asked to babysit her for a month or so while she was going through the healing process after breaking her tail. Unfortunately, her tail ended up not healing properly and had to be amputated. So, I have lab with a stub tail! After returning to the service dog kennel for her advanced training, she decided that she was no longer interested in being a service dog. My family then adopted her and she has been perfectly happy being a “pet”. She follows me everywhere when I’m home and is happy to be sleeping at my feet while I am doing my work on the computer.
Here’s to all of the pet lovers! Give your pet an extra hug today. #nationalpetloversday
Wendy
XOXO