Welcome to Ryan and Sky's Blog!

Welcome to our blog. This blog was setup to follow our son's, Ryan, journey to receiving a service dog.



Ryan is 10 years old and has cerebral palsy which makes his leg muscles very tight and difficult to walk. He uses forearm crutches for short distances and an electric wheelchair for longer distances.



Tasks that are easy for a typical child such as opening a door or picking up an item off the floor can be very difficult for Ryan.



We applied for a service dog for Ryan in April 2008. He was partnered with a female black lab named Sky in August of 2011.



Please join us in our journey with Ryan and Sky!



















Thursday, July 15, 2010

Dinner with the Dogs

We went to a "Dinner with the Dogs" event the other week. There were approximately 15 dogs there ranging from fully certified service dogs to a 12 week puppy in training. It was awesome to see the handlers/puppy raisers work with the dogs. One of the things that impressed me the most was the way the dogs gave their handlers their undivided attention. Ryan was visiting with some of the dogs and the dogs didn't even break eye contact from their handler while he was petting them!

Maybe one of those dogs will be Ryan's service dog??
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