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!



















Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Meet the Dogs - Second Time Around!

Good news today! Ryan got invited to "Meet the Dogs" next Thursday, January 27th. We are not sure which dogs he will be meeting because it depends on the dogs' "skill set". For example, some dogs are more suited to be trained to do physical work while others may be more suited for companionship/emotional comfort. For example, even though there may be 6 dogs - he may only end up meeting 2 of them.

Hopefully, second time around will be a charm! Will post more next week.