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!



















Saturday, February 12, 2011

We got a match!!

Ryan was matched again. She is a beautiful black lab named Sky. She is the one in the prior post walking with Ryan. She was so attentive to Ryan and very obedient. Ryan and Sky will go through Team Training in June if everything progresses with the her training as planned.

The other funny/ironic thing about Sky is that when my niece, Kristyn was planning the benefit run for Ryan's future service dog last fall, she actually opened up a bank account with Sky's puppy raiser who works at the bank! Sky was raised in the Wilkes-Barre area where Sal's family lives. What are the chances?

Ryan is excited, but a little worried that it won't work out again and June feels like a long way off for him. I'm sure it will be here quicker than we know!

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