A Different Way of Seeing. Helping You Make Sense of the Overwhelm
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I’m not sure if you knew this but mom is currently somewhere in Greece… wherever that is. She managed a create a few posts before she left but I decided I’d fill in for her while she’s away. I know mom already posted about it, but I wanted to give you my impressions of the …
As a guide dog I meet lots of different animals. I often get to meet other dogs when I’m walking with mom – okay, maybe meet is too strong a term since mom usually makes me walk straight past them without even having the chance to be sociable – but at least I can wag …
Don’t you think this is an amazing event? My mom and I will be the main speakers at this year’s annual SA Guide-Dog fundraising dinner in Cape Town. Okay, admittedly mom will be the one doing the speaking, but you can bet I’ll be the proudest, waggiest guide dog at the event! In fact, I’m …
I know it’s Casual Day today and that mom is very excited that South Africans are uniting to support persons living with disabilities. And that’s all great – I’m happy she’s so excited but, when it comes down to it, I’m a dog so I get excited about other things, like walking, chasing squirrels, and …
You know, there’s one activity that mom does on a regular basis that simply doesn’t make sense to me – going to meetings. I mean, we get into a car and go somewhere interesting, meet up with lots of fascinating people whose shoes and clothes often smell of interesting things like other dogs, cats… and …
Something else about humans that gives me paws for thought is when people ask my mom if giving me treats to reward me for good behavior when we’re working isn’t a form of bribery… like it’s something bad! I seriously don’t understand why people will walk up to a pedestrian crossing and not get a …
Have you any idea how odd you humans appear to us dogs? When my mom said I could write a monthly guest article on her blog, I thought I could use it to show you the world from my perspective… and hopefully that will give you paws for thought! My name is Fiji and I’m …