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, August 5, 2010

Puppy Hugging




We had a great opportunity to participate in "Puppy Hugging" this Tuesday with the "Gemstone Litter" from Susquehanna Service Dogs. Puppy hugging involves visiting and interacting with a litter of future service dogs starting when they are 4-5 weeks old. This early socialization lays a solid foundation for different people handling them . As you can see from the picture, some of the puppies are even wearing their service vests at this early age!

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