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!



















Friday, August 5, 2011

Team Training.....here we come!!

I have been a bit (actually a lot!) delinquent in keeping up with Ryan's blog! It has been a roller coaster to say the least! Sky hurt her leg a few weeks before Team Training in June. She was put on crate rest for several weeks to see if she healed. The good news was her leg healed, but the bad news was Ryan missed Team Training in June.

We had Team Training scheduled in October. Less than 2 weeks ago we got a phone call that they wanted to do Training August 8-24th. We did a lot of scrambling and rearranging schedules and somehow cleared our calendars! Sal and I are doing some tag teaming, which is not ideal, but the best we could do on short notice!

Ryan calls Sky, "Sky Girl". He is excited, but also a little nervous as I think we all are! For several months, every time Ryan asked me to pick up his crutches, open the door, pick something off the floor, or retrieve something I would say to him "Where is Sky when you need her?". It's hard to believe after all these false starts she will soon be here.

2 comments:

  1. We always called her Sky Puppy! She seemed to respond to this most when she was in the backyard and we wanted her to come in! We are so excited for you, Ryan. You made saying goodbye to her all worthwhile! Good luck in team training! Sarah S!

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  2. I remember when I met you at Kirby Park last year. It seemed like you and Sky were meant for each other even back then. I am so happy for all of you. Donna C.

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