Thank you so much!

[Dustlawyer]

5. My step-daughter is bi-polar and she competed with her service dog in the 4-H dog show

competitions. The agility was this dogs forte. My step-daughter felt the same about holding the dog back because she could not keep up. I explained that when you have the best damn dog in that competition no human can keep up, it is just a fact!

We lost her dog, Pinky, to cancer and she is not ready to get another one. My daughter's tutor offered her dog who is a water-dog breed so we recently switched to "dock diving" competitions. She really enjoys this new dog sport and "Huck" couldn't be happier! It has really helped her get over her loss and she doesn't feel like she is replacing Pinky who is still in our hearts, and literally still with my daughter in the ashes in a special locket I bought for her.

Life is a roller coaster and you get through the down parts knowing it will eventually start climbing again. Hang in there and spend as much time with your fellow dog people, they are the greatest!