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!



















Wednesday, August 24, 2011

They passed!!! (A bit belated news!)

Ryan and Sky passed their public access test one week ago today! They are now an official working service dog team! They both did super! I could not have been prouder of both of them. They surprised me (happily) on how well they did on a few "shaky" items.

The public access test is a standardized test that ensures the team is safe and capable of being in public. They will have to take it again in 6 months and then annually, thereafter.

It feels so good to be finished with Team Training. Even thought it was a great experience, it was both emotionally and mentally exhausting. I am so thankful that Ryan did not have to go through training during school.

The trainer is coming back to our house today to work on some things and we will also have a liaison that will be contacting us weekly.

Maybe next week Sky will go to school!



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