tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86191767207074918612024-02-19T21:54:39.520-05:00A Service Dog's JourneyA dog. A woman. A partnership.Angel Loganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770987197438563196noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8619176720707491861.post-83655143125416921492011-02-08T18:55:00.003-05:002011-02-08T19:07:03.130-05:00It's Been a While...<div><span style="font-family:arial;">Hey, it's me Logan. Bet you thought something happened to me, it's been a while. Actually LOTS of things have happened in the last year and a half (which is why I've been too busy to blog) so it might take me a few posts to catch up! </span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">I'm going to take a look back at my calendar and photos and come back and let you know about all the great service dog adventures I've had. Here's a hint, one of them involved a Mouse! </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;">If there's anything you want to know about me or service dogs in general, just leave a comment and I'll add it to my topics. In the meantime here's a photo of me having a little off duty winter fun!</span></div><div> </div><div></div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 286px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571474029616928658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Rjk60_H2T1taxeF3OS7TLTA78uUJJZuwus70Tr9NJ-6zBbHgeza-mC3zP5TT-KoOnEaTVP0XV7OOWJhwodiGSJGjGeqERBNODuqYcAJFrrL_gCyE-rkWEekNES8NWP_Yj5FBBulewGC8/s400/DSC04374-2.JPG" /></div><br /><div></div>Angel Loganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770987197438563196noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8619176720707491861.post-58223936476102112422009-06-27T19:58:00.001-05:002009-06-27T20:26:13.793-05:00Dogs at Work Festival<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">Yesterday we attended Planet Dog's "Dogs at Work" festival and parade in support of pet adoption and working dogs everywhere. It was great fun and Suzan and I had a table so that we could answer questions about service dogs. There were animal rescue groups, a real K9 and artist and author <a href="http://www.dogmt.com/">Stephen Huneck </a>was signing books. Our service dog friend Milo got his CGC from Nancy at <a href="http://www.gooddogztraining.com/">Gooddogz Training</a>. Congratulations Milo! </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">Here we are in the parade...</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkbjXG6-jrSqdx31SFcXi1-AllHgV4TJGQ37-SBCgqZHQ1GT1VseOUBbUh48PkWj3XZItbnZ2uR_me1KJlG7tbJ9cnt3fMfXQ5XGr0dpfLoHjWIcve0j3s5R66L2J646MI2udYFvgpQKej/s1600-h/7778_dogs_at_work_015_580.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkbjXG6-jrSqdx31SFcXi1-AllHgV4TJGQ37-SBCgqZHQ1GT1VseOUBbUh48PkWj3XZItbnZ2uR_me1KJlG7tbJ9cnt3fMfXQ5XGr0dpfLoHjWIcve0j3s5R66L2J646MI2udYFvgpQKej/s320/7778_dogs_at_work_015_580.jpg" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">Leading up to the festival...</div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVc0ZJSRyCA8wGi85agWtWsAqsaWJ3xzrfpI2U-u6jadLN7DxJk31X0FatT-GyY7d-pIF8ivNsDHbviqJkENsNQYAmxei86wqGp7yO3Pg8-o8pgYroPf2-GfQ-N61ClVzPoUhpG0aJvqxU/s1600-h/DSC05086.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVc0ZJSRyCA8wGi85agWtWsAqsaWJ3xzrfpI2U-u6jadLN7DxJk31X0FatT-GyY7d-pIF8ivNsDHbviqJkENsNQYAmxei86wqGp7yO3Pg8-o8pgYroPf2-GfQ-N61ClVzPoUhpG0aJvqxU/s320/DSC05086.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkbjXG6-jrSqdx31SFcXi1-AllHgV4TJGQ37-SBCgqZHQ1GT1VseOUBbUh48PkWj3XZItbnZ2uR_me1KJlG7tbJ9cnt3fMfXQ5XGr0dpfLoHjWIcve0j3s5R66L2J646MI2udYFvgpQKej/s1600-h/7778_dogs_at_work_015_580.jpg"></a></p><p align="center">I got to meet Sally, <a href="http://www.dogmt.com/">Stephen Huneck's </a>muse for his amazing wood cuts and books. We thought we would have some doggie fun and recreate the "Greetings" woodcut! I think we did a pretty good job!</p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKkLzNH7rPw8CTUxfXgfucgPtBrUhRUcSRVkBZkSL_N7xDbBtQ_yS1DbGRAZa6jpLOkQZKz7kv6NJMQZ7sL1P0vd9zkRkADggMEJloPF3Cy6Uc5ZSEoYrpjnH-eHDDvjgr-4xIy4UeeTnJ/s1600-h/DSC05108.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKkLzNH7rPw8CTUxfXgfucgPtBrUhRUcSRVkBZkSL_N7xDbBtQ_yS1DbGRAZa6jpLOkQZKz7kv6NJMQZ7sL1P0vd9zkRkADggMEJloPF3Cy6Uc5ZSEoYrpjnH-eHDDvjgr-4xIy4UeeTnJ/s320/DSC05108.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrLHdXmeBQQnhJcqiN3P2hr5_pu1sIIL9RdSVzGumw6OTti4QszlIt5OX34ly5NxNTJV5e7kzivIJrHVJnAVatUwVGbgL5N12QYQp3E5Qz5UyijlL955AwbzCOOYL4LEPorADgiPKCmt4a/s1600-h/stephen-huneck-greetings.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrLHdXmeBQQnhJcqiN3P2hr5_pu1sIIL9RdSVzGumw6OTti4QszlIt5OX34ly5NxNTJV5e7kzivIJrHVJnAVatUwVGbgL5N12QYQp3E5Qz5UyijlL955AwbzCOOYL4LEPorADgiPKCmt4a/s320/stephen-huneck-greetings.jpg" /></a> </p><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a></div>Angel Loganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770987197438563196noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8619176720707491861.post-4174741226907075352009-05-02T12:01:00.003-05:002009-05-03T08:22:16.893-05:00Move Over Tyson<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center">As a working service dog it's still very important to keep practicing and training. We get together with my service dog friends once a month to make sure our skills stay sharp. We go to all sorts of places with different distractions. The mall, retail stores, animal parks and the airport are just a few of the places we've been. And then we all go out to lunch afterward. Well, our partners lunch and we relax under the tables. You ain't seen nothing 'til you've seen seven service dogs snoozing under the tables and when we get up people didn't even know we were there!<br /><br />This month we did something a little different. We had a tricks class! It was fun to try something new but still be training. It was really nice of Nancy from <a href="http://www.gooddogztraining.com/">Gooddogz Training </a>to help us. Thanks Nancy! And thank you <a href="http://www.petquartersne.com/">PetQuarters</a> for allowing us to use space inside and outside of the store.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS69xRf4iQG8bV9gZ5OEFmskTniDStob3OQnIuofY9RE4iO1xspDgDdJqTLm_Rat_HUjEWqKmd9qukyyeHxEqaMsF4rArXzUAXSKVhuZiLj42JzJDKdObV1mQAtb3xDQdPg7vaC8IeDrvf/s1600-h/DSC04237.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS69xRf4iQG8bV9gZ5OEFmskTniDStob3OQnIuofY9RE4iO1xspDgDdJqTLm_Rat_HUjEWqKmd9qukyyeHxEqaMsF4rArXzUAXSKVhuZiLj42JzJDKdObV1mQAtb3xDQdPg7vaC8IeDrvf/s400/DSC04237.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />My service dog buddy Milo the chocolate lab really liked working with the skateboard. We are thinking of starting a service dog synchronized skateboarding team! Move over Tyson the skateboarding Bulldog!<br /></div><div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Angel Loganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770987197438563196noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8619176720707491861.post-33314567170399643232009-04-22T19:50:00.004-05:002009-04-26T18:52:34.911-05:00My Earth Day Celebration at element Lexington<div align="center"><br /></div><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcHc7xvxneKkrbp64CT1vbELzfDIIrzkU2W5T9KbWOTqI1wTxqtvjHD00UqvlajB4ZIdDl4Fps_6fedgFxN4XVCk1zobwhuvg2OBNcI7oWH1R14GrGwpHhmmIQiaSet_BhsjPfmeClSqLX/s1600-h/DSC04092.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcHc7xvxneKkrbp64CT1vbELzfDIIrzkU2W5T9KbWOTqI1wTxqtvjHD00UqvlajB4ZIdDl4Fps_6fedgFxN4XVCk1zobwhuvg2OBNcI7oWH1R14GrGwpHhmmIQiaSet_BhsjPfmeClSqLX/s400/DSC04092.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div align="center"><br /></div><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center">Just before Earth Day we stayed at the <a href="http://www.starwoodhotels.com/element/property/overview/index.html?propertyID=3210">element Lexington</a>, a cool eco friendly hotel in Lexington, Massachusetts. We loved the contemporary yet serene atmosphere. They even have special parking spaces for hybrid cars! </div><div align="center"><br /></div><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisI38EzEPcHd5cnymlz9Uh5DM1xHiyxE4jAilFHNDM6azJF4kyV3t4uNPwnr1c-ld8ol3RmegYcKbPSL6-IKnxgi39v4G8xjv3DokYQunRdu9dp28sFgIv_qavrOtuea4A1KTijX9myBX1/s1600-h/DSC04121.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisI38EzEPcHd5cnymlz9Uh5DM1xHiyxE4jAilFHNDM6azJF4kyV3t4uNPwnr1c-ld8ol3RmegYcKbPSL6-IKnxgi39v4G8xjv3DokYQunRdu9dp28sFgIv_qavrOtuea4A1KTijX9myBX1/s400/DSC04121.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center">Here I am getting our room key from Kelly. Our room was amazing with a contemporary kitchen area and sectional at the end of the bed. Suzan said she would like to live there!</div><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"></div><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqQ1I5LhR4yln1kzR7O0zu6omjP-CbK-HxrpliRTcGk9QJnYswHsKWDilnAmoJUfsZQyXvVOTM18M0YDn3ALxqyp13V4YqFz4_QRPmea8DaOfwRLwQwa8cCmtHrFIwolPduwYI1xN0TGIJ/s1600-h/DSC04110.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqQ1I5LhR4yln1kzR7O0zu6omjP-CbK-HxrpliRTcGk9QJnYswHsKWDilnAmoJUfsZQyXvVOTM18M0YDn3ALxqyp13V4YqFz4_QRPmea8DaOfwRLwQwa8cCmtHrFIwolPduwYI1xN0TGIJ/s400/DSC04110.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div align="center"><br /></div><p align="center">The outdoor public gathering space is very inviting and there's a grill in the corner that you can use. Got steak anyone? In the right back corner is the beautiful indoor pool. </p><p align="center"></p><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327687572205781650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtMbjJTdeRQfFBL4sVcCZhualaliyO1VqEle6k3jccp9J9PZ7SL0jNuceiUnjCFmwDhyphenhyphenwNp5j1Q1EpAb7cko8qDSo_0peEdKxriH_cYqsqnY7Jjyo3EPzhIOnNfyTedvAqBAJNpz_QprGQ/s400/DSC04127.JPG" border="0" /></p><p align="center">Check out the dog friendly amenities! I got to use an element dog bed and dog bowls and my very own doggie bag with treats. (I told them all about our friends at <a href="http://www.biteoblue.com/">Bite O' Blue </a>who craft eco friendly blueberry dog treats baked with wind power! Maybe next time we stay there, I'll find some in my doggie bag!) And you don't have to be a service dog to stay here. They welcome pet dogs under 40 pounds.<br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrPn6TlTw8OLUSKWHWs1IVZhc5cVCDcZigWNJrlrq6SzgNmmaqmHP_3MVL72Uz3fgvOGBXIHlpTUH-brhVQ1mH-M-eEXCTL5q5G4XT13fAQd2mkXHa87AtuONXDlBXIHNhuK8wnVqIuOML/s1600-h/DSC04123.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrPn6TlTw8OLUSKWHWs1IVZhc5cVCDcZigWNJrlrq6SzgNmmaqmHP_3MVL72Uz3fgvOGBXIHlpTUH-brhVQ1mH-M-eEXCTL5q5G4XT13fAQd2mkXHa87AtuONXDlBXIHNhuK8wnVqIuOML/s400/DSC04123.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"></p><br /><div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Angel Loganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770987197438563196noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8619176720707491861.post-46438938963251205212009-04-17T20:06:00.007-05:002009-04-18T08:38:02.533-05:00How Service Dogs Party<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2AxtpNTz-cMDx2jYWyDqQ6YBrdv9RTyF5e7fv9WvA-7sSZNOwsHFJ8NPI6Wwe079EHgFJYF6SOPKpmeG6K5H3JNz2hnKizDR1PudJE0XB7NEWTHzPfKdZdFAUJb7tXQnJlENq0F7vkswz/s1600-h/DSC04088.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2AxtpNTz-cMDx2jYWyDqQ6YBrdv9RTyF5e7fv9WvA-7sSZNOwsHFJ8NPI6Wwe079EHgFJYF6SOPKpmeG6K5H3JNz2hnKizDR1PudJE0XB7NEWTHzPfKdZdFAUJb7tXQnJlENq0F7vkswz/s400/DSC04088.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Birthdays are good except when your people make you wear funny hats.<br /><br />Today we had a doggie birthday party. It was worth wearing the funny hats. We ate ice cream, chased balls and jumped in the pond and the river. Not with the funny hats on though.</div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"></div><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"></div><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325997455064789954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Qp8TFN5LKpMr9TOReu20Y-s-f69ufGsmdJ0vd4nIK2ubzW9B13GeMekq4ZqHkm1mf4T5i6hWGXTkQ_o5eM91Gtc0Nw-L_4fuL3cY6QJQEQxFBdr2wEMWPhQiPZ1rwMnRS-ybStttKGTm/s400/DSC04051.JPG" border="0" /></p><br /><p align="center">My birthday was last Friday. I turned four. Or twenty eight in dog years, a good age.<br /><br />In the first photo you can see all different colors and types of retrievers. Hailey and Shiva are labrador retrievers. They are service dogs too. Their birthdays are next month. Then that's me, Logan in the middle. I'm a golden retriever. My new friend Deka is a curly coated retriever. Nice 'do! And Bailey is a yellow labrador retriever service dog. We are almost the same color. Her birthday is next month too. </p><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"></div><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Happy Birthday girls!</div><br /><div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Angel Loganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770987197438563196noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8619176720707491861.post-13595450825571769702009-04-14T20:13:00.004-05:002009-04-14T20:23:18.930-05:00"I ain't afraid of no pigs!"OK, even as a dog I know that isn't proper English but it's a play on the Ghostbuster's phrase. Of course Ghostbusters was way before my time but Suzan told me all about it.<br /><br />As as service dog you never know what you'll encounter out in public. We recently went to check out a newly opened Famous Dave's BBQ restaurant. We pull into the parking lot and I see this strange, huge pink THING walking around. "Danger, danger" I try to tell Suzan but she's shocked that I'm vocalizing. I NEVER do that in public. But how many times do you see huge pink creatures walking <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2z1C1sMLPlbQiOYLG_j2IRWVdx6Bcr20PtRj-u6tZPpSvMEnY_ohE3dxOFwn769OTIFmVNyAMBBlLLaemNeVwjy7At0O0CBOtvmS0WZc0-g4EzSP7N9NZpkdZSwgp7U8NKPDYjQV4Tymj/s1600-h/Wilbur-masked.jpg"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 209px; HEIGHT: 284px" height="353" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2z1C1sMLPlbQiOYLG_j2IRWVdx6Bcr20PtRj-u6tZPpSvMEnY_ohE3dxOFwn769OTIFmVNyAMBBlLLaemNeVwjy7At0O0CBOtvmS0WZc0-g4EzSP7N9NZpkdZSwgp7U8NKPDYjQV4Tymj/s400/Wilbur-masked.jpg" width="295" border="0" /></a>around?<br /><br />The next thing I know she's walking over to the pink thing, can you believe it? She's CRAZY! I'm not too sure about this but she keeps giving me treats so I'm starting to think this pink thing isn't so bad. See pink thing, get treats. Closer to pink thing, more treats. Pink thing touches me, tons of treats. Suzan says this is called counter conditioning in the dog training world. Hmmm. I'm starting to like this pink thing. Find out his name is Wilbur. Wilbur is now my friend.<br /><br />Good thing, because the next time we see Wilbur he is walking around inside the restaurant. I am in a down stay under the table like a good service dog. I see Wilbur, I look at Suzan for a treat. She smiles. <div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Angel Loganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770987197438563196noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8619176720707491861.post-30634647042407203332009-02-28T14:29:00.001-05:002009-02-28T14:31:07.894-05:00Sometimes You Just Gotta Let Your Hair Down<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpiGXME5KLwQ3ZzDr5VN8TsEpK1QXSAV3brSlPIgtu3T_OcCYNIyBI5A2IULl8jIDp2lkjEvFUGpzz3dOhhQlquG1k1XLU-2KeITl2JxeeU-SclQBZdrNnIPUEsvHloLTNfme_bM14i1wz/s1600-h/DSC03618.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpiGXME5KLwQ3ZzDr5VN8TsEpK1QXSAV3brSlPIgtu3T_OcCYNIyBI5A2IULl8jIDp2lkjEvFUGpzz3dOhhQlquG1k1XLU-2KeITl2JxeeU-SclQBZdrNnIPUEsvHloLTNfme_bM14i1wz/s400/DSC03618.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This morning on a Maine beach. It was probably only in the low 30's but it felt like dog heaven to me!<br /><br />Hard to believe we're due for three days of the white stuff starting tomorrow. </div><div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Angel Loganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770987197438563196noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8619176720707491861.post-23312738219826462852009-02-10T12:26:00.003-05:002009-02-10T13:04:46.200-05:00Another Job for a Service Dog<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSio1r99AwM0ytN-EoozgH6Ew9MrnpGMB4vfQAy02u2zoHiYB6PmRwY2ZX5J2gCmXD8tsZQd2FIgZYeir3BqsoZpv9F9DOQoqkBysjfFDPjoCL2qZFipebZ8uct6sFlW0SFw_Z11sFA9iA/s1600-h/DSC03580.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSio1r99AwM0ytN-EoozgH6Ew9MrnpGMB4vfQAy02u2zoHiYB6PmRwY2ZX5J2gCmXD8tsZQd2FIgZYeir3BqsoZpv9F9DOQoqkBysjfFDPjoCL2qZFipebZ8uct6sFlW0SFw_Z11sFA9iA/s400/DSC03580.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><p>Because service dogs are so well trained and behaved, we are sometimes asked to do other jobs. I've had a couple of different ones in the past few months. Here I am taking a break from my most recent "job", can you guess what it is? No, it's not some strange tracking device or alien communications system. I was the doggie cam operator last night at the <a href="http://www.fetchdog.com/Shop">FetchDog</a> anniversary celebration! It was lots of fun and they had a live feed going to a big screen for the dog-umentary. </p><p>The evening was a howling success with lots of people and their dogs including <a href="http://www.fetchdog.com/Shop">FetchDog</a> co-founders actress Glenn Close and her husband David Shaw. Their two terrier mix cuties are Jake and Bill. They were the first doggie guests to greet me at the party and were very well behaved. They have a job too, they help their mom write the <a href="http://www.fetchdog.com/blogs/livelylicks/QandA/q_a_with_glenn_close">Lively Licks </a>blog for <a href="http://www.fetchdog.com/Shop">FetchDog</a>! </p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbGrlGeMT65jwKonAvRaFgg1_4auif7dixyqwJdUp0pmkn-8fZyrErLesBk28beRxxPwSZwHsQBe8Wq4ttWRWCmUJzAilvzf0iDUj1gdHCpFvzFVcl8W9g2c8f9VeVuxJt3tElVu-5JvsQ/s1600-h/DSC03584-2.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbGrlGeMT65jwKonAvRaFgg1_4auif7dixyqwJdUp0pmkn-8fZyrErLesBk28beRxxPwSZwHsQBe8Wq4ttWRWCmUJzAilvzf0iDUj1gdHCpFvzFVcl8W9g2c8f9VeVuxJt3tElVu-5JvsQ/s400/DSC03584-2.JPG" border="0" /></a> </p><div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Angel Loganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770987197438563196noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8619176720707491861.post-60083258556291684952008-12-17T12:04:00.006-05:002008-12-17T12:33:44.925-05:00I'm a FetchDog!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCxAJKz8PRDlilChR1EVyX-8oVyzYG-QJCkOZqOY2jm1BOi1OSduLpdxEd165c7he2uk7uShb21q3h3Be85fNjXpzxW2aIbTAcEwuYufq48m1A-EiEErJvhUhjwlf4T1hJQTiw0-jBuk7M/s1600-h/DSC03223.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280807209908184434" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 286px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCxAJKz8PRDlilChR1EVyX-8oVyzYG-QJCkOZqOY2jm1BOi1OSduLpdxEd165c7he2uk7uShb21q3h3Be85fNjXpzxW2aIbTAcEwuYufq48m1A-EiEErJvhUhjwlf4T1hJQTiw0-jBuk7M/s400/DSC03223.JPG" border="0" /></a>Like any good service dog, I like sniffing out a bargain. For those of you who live in Maine, you don't want to miss the FetchDog Sample Sale! FetchDog is a great online supplier of high quality dog items and they also publish a catalog. Best of all, if you choose a Charitable Shop on their website, they'll donate a percentage of your purchases to one of the charities that Glenn Close and her friends have picked out. I'm kinda partial to Glenn's "Puppies Behind Bars" since they prepare puppies to be service dogs like me! <a href="http://www.fetchdog.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;">Check out FetchDog and their online sale here.</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="left">At their local Sample Sale you can save 50% off some really nice quality dog products like this Bowser Donut Bed and Bowser Blanket that I picked out. Doesn't it look comfy and don't I make a great doggy model?<br /></div><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhezsEZHYEpmp0e-v0_I7pGKG5bQQLNP7QWfRHYwG7u3llZgha_WB-2SLGGg009g0oXDBOK-6M7qe4oNv2IoKnRcvYN846yvTgl4Tci9qx9CN3-xfiXLml7tlZYw9BQn3IXswwahvt0170o/s1600-h/DSC03098.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhezsEZHYEpmp0e-v0_I7pGKG5bQQLNP7QWfRHYwG7u3llZgha_WB-2SLGGg009g0oXDBOK-6M7qe4oNv2IoKnRcvYN846yvTgl4Tci9qx9CN3-xfiXLml7tlZYw9BQn3IXswwahvt0170o/s320/DSC03098.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><em>FetchDog's office is located at the Hamilton Marine Center Complex/100 Fore Street in Portland, Maine. They have lots of beds, toys, clothes, collars, leashes, feeders and grooming products on sale. The sale is from 10:00 to 6:00 and has been extended through at least this week. You might want to call 207-347-2206 to confirm.</em><br /></div><br /><div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Angel Loganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770987197438563196noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8619176720707491861.post-3923367498321349112008-08-12T20:08:00.007-05:002008-08-13T08:24:41.330-05:00All Work and No Play?Not for me! Most service dogs I know get a lot of off duty and play time and I'm no exception. From a good game of fetch in the backyard to a romp at the beach, it's important to balance work and fun. One of my favorite off duty things to do is roll! On the grass! On the sand! In the sun! Roll, roll, roll!<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233811282059221778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiayEa_jyQvsQ1AjSyFF5tymwsHyYu6IiUOioyKIrQU8Yl4HgizosYMiaoWkMm5wwgW4KxGuevie_k8ZrhdCvl35pYxFqFr01hTjKPwTjyYou_VJ3fPvI90dPJKAncr1moCIhKLcRhtkp-R/s400/LoganRolling.JPG" border="0" /><br />The folks at Planet Dog chose this photo of me rolling in the sand as this month's Canine Moment, check it out at <a href="http://www.planetdog.com/">http://www.planetdog.com/</a>. Submit a photo of your best buddy and they could be featured as a Canine Moment and win a $200 shopping spree!<br /><br />I LOVE Planet Dog, their Orbee balls are the best and a portion of every purchase goes to the Planet Dog Foundation which celebrates working dogs that serve and support their best friends, like me. Thank you Planet Dog!Angel Loganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770987197438563196noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8619176720707491861.post-2117106046419934362008-07-16T11:50:00.007-05:002008-07-16T12:19:07.084-05:00Dancing at the BridgeA great and wonderful dog lost his battle with cancer and made the journey to the bridge this week. Like thousands of others, Suzan was inspired by the video clip of Rookie and and his mom Carolyn freestyle dancing to a song from Grease.<br /><br />This tribute was originally done when Rookie retired:<br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/TlKTYyjDwnI&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/TlKTYyjDwnI&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Carolyn has a special place in our hearts, she came to Maine and put on a freestyle seminar fundraiser for me and Suzan. I only hope that we're half the team that Carolyn and Rookie were.<br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223657572570490914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1KUvCbQs4zyvU7s06LSxKhVQ-OqGSa5ndK64INTdtjc-FtTxw2v9sj0i9v5-SCO3egECzUeTNc383kvsDtyZ-O1DQbByYzvNvMgdxSSAW6_G_tdlqcva7HsDgQrrFeuIRtJtbc2grw9ph/s320/CS110639.JPG" border="0" /></p><p>Godspeed Rookie. Dance across that bridge and show them how it's done.<br /><br /></p>Angel Loganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770987197438563196noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8619176720707491861.post-52384587936069505052008-06-01T20:27:00.006-05:002008-06-01T21:07:19.260-05:00Please Vote for Me!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgujWP964GW9V2-frnF4VlIDnYssR_JsYxdwLw4Shdq4v5aGejJk36NFzyoc-lA-laI37-sLILzusAuAiOVE8hlMwN_CjYg4oRSU3yjCqLzL84JLplTeX8typgEEwmAxaHkcJA5XK4WjvzD/s1600-h/LoganStar2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207093387753321378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgujWP964GW9V2-frnF4VlIDnYssR_JsYxdwLw4Shdq4v5aGejJk36NFzyoc-lA-laI37-sLILzusAuAiOVE8hlMwN_CjYg4oRSU3yjCqLzL84JLplTeX8typgEEwmAxaHkcJA5XK4WjvzD/s400/LoganStar2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Come see the cool photo that Suzan entered of me in Lifetime television's Hollywood Tails contest. The theme was classic Hollywood movies and I think I did a pretty good job! If we we win, we get to go to a Florida resort for a spa vacation. I think I'd really enjoy a little doggie massage! Please vote for me and vote often! Thank you!</div><br /><div></div><div></div><div><a href="http://www.mylifetime.com/photos/hollywoodtails/rate.php?id=206496"><span style="font-size:78%;">http://www.mylifetime.com/photos/hollywoodtails/rate.php?id=206496</span></a></div><br /><div> </div>Angel Loganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770987197438563196noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8619176720707491861.post-27784610647045502562008-04-01T10:30:00.005-05:002008-06-01T21:09:17.380-05:00I Earned My Wings!<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="left">I, Logan the Service Dog, took my first plane flight last weekend! The nice Continental Airline folks gave me my very own pair of wings which I wore proudly on my service dog vest.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglvPb0xe5D4LUgDyyiYJ9JhyrxOfApiCAUOnZapVH7MjDnxO6Y1KFAne1cQO1H2AF0kiEyiXUoZyX2VexQUCD61aELu9u8e_qg4XwKVYCgBWbxnwoX2eFPo2A5iYRFBhIObqg4rqQ9CbIo/s1600-h/DSC06550.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglvPb0xe5D4LUgDyyiYJ9JhyrxOfApiCAUOnZapVH7MjDnxO6Y1KFAne1cQO1H2AF0kiEyiXUoZyX2VexQUCD61aELu9u8e_qg4XwKVYCgBWbxnwoX2eFPo2A5iYRFBhIObqg4rqQ9CbIo/s320/DSC06550.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><p>Suzan said I was very lucky since service animals are allowed to ride in the cabin with their disabled partner. I got to sit at the front of the plane in the area they call the bulkhead. Now I have to admit that I was a tiny bit anxious at first with all the strange noises but once we took off I settled right in and fell asleep. And on the way back I was totally relaxed the whole time. This flying stuff isn't so bad!</p><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYkpHGduEPlgvYSnWZgQ54wMZ2nl6HYtHJePj1jX4Rl9C1yIqA9KS4KpWZ_KnNjzM34UB3WG0q5J66RAdt1pOYNyaOerLlq3ic_uDCvegUa8PmOiJ8r5tf2bYGwG2puaglJKwjlETQPsxA/s1600-h/DSC06551.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYkpHGduEPlgvYSnWZgQ54wMZ2nl6HYtHJePj1jX4Rl9C1yIqA9KS4KpWZ_KnNjzM34UB3WG0q5J66RAdt1pOYNyaOerLlq3ic_uDCvegUa8PmOiJ8r5tf2bYGwG2puaglJKwjlETQPsxA/s320/DSC06551.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><p>Here I am studying the emergency evacuation card, I need to take good care of Suzan if anything should happen.</p><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjFdrpQ511KivPcb6wyDIszYMOO-001Ndqsn5sS9ZitwYeaxIXojBS6KpLg7MW41URAP7P2brnnuIJJlFZ8829Ukv5iAq1vQoAh7PqRD9USccKxYnv-fnDUitSI9uqrNiZq0GYi1n9fKVL/s1600-h/DSC06552.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjFdrpQ511KivPcb6wyDIszYMOO-001Ndqsn5sS9ZitwYeaxIXojBS6KpLg7MW41URAP7P2brnnuIJJlFZ8829Ukv5iAq1vQoAh7PqRD9USccKxYnv-fnDUitSI9uqrNiZq0GYi1n9fKVL/s320/DSC06552.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq3SbI8TaJgnHTdRyZrVxDU82MS3BarsDpSZYcmMc5sF4agOKv0zOe5fUUSaXvo2czKAtkoGr8PVYGoDwSORSNpCknuc5ge121xmE6WBGewmtOlCm3KV3_LJgKfVwRkkhtI97lxyFG3Vty/s1600-h/DSC06567.JPG"></a></div><div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"></a></div>Angel Loganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770987197438563196noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8619176720707491861.post-54810104913811778322008-01-19T18:59:00.000-05:002008-01-19T20:46:05.963-05:00Please Don't Pet Me...Did any of you see the Dear Abby column right around the holidays? It was a letter about distracting assistance dogs and I'm glad that it was published. I've posted it below if you haven't seen it yet.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOIcQ9LRxR1dy5aGumofSzSR7oZlvWJSxqfoFYHhdZYhqWHmPJjoj2pZ-jjbLFWn_Z3I8XPhYyV3Y-MIgjd8LY0IIgMasK5UAWP9C2xscmAP8iTbeKFbmbJA_0CrkF5pWRE1nJYXxJ71RC/s1600-h/DSC00874.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5157367219224348626" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOIcQ9LRxR1dy5aGumofSzSR7oZlvWJSxqfoFYHhdZYhqWHmPJjoj2pZ-jjbLFWn_Z3I8XPhYyV3Y-MIgjd8LY0IIgMasK5UAWP9C2xscmAP8iTbeKFbmbJA_0CrkF5pWRE1nJYXxJ71RC/s320/DSC00874.JPG" border="0" /></a>A lot of people (and kids!) seem to know not to pat me when my vest is on but they don't realize that talking to me is also distracting. I need to keep my focus on Suzan, especially when she is using her cane. Can you imagine if I veered off whenever someone said "what a good dog"! I could inadvertently pull Suzan over!<br /><br />The other thing you can help me with is explaining to your pet dogs that I have a job to do and can't socialize when I'm on duty. Since they might have a hard time understanding, you'll have to help us both out and "do not let your dog initiate contact", #4 below. Thanks!<br /><br /><br />Don't worry, I get LOTS of off duty play time and just hanging out and being a regular dog. I have doggie play dates, go to the beach a lot and go geocaching. And even when I'm "working", it's like a game to me. I do a lot of retrieving for Suzan which I love to do. I even bring her things around the house that she hasn't asked me for because I love doing it.<br /><br /><strong>Don't Touch or Feed Assistance Dog Without Asking Permission</strong><br /><br /><em>December 29, 2007<br /><br />Dear Abby: I was having lunch in a restaurant recently. Seated next to us was a family who had an assistance dog for their teenage son. I was appalled when someone from another table approached the dog, began talking baby talk to it (while ignoring the people!) and dropped a scrap of meat on the floor in front of the dog's nose.<br /><br />The dog ignored the "treat," and the mother calmly asked the person to please stop distracting their assistance dog while it was working. I was dazzled by her politeness in the face of such rudeness and thoughtlessness.<br /><br />Abby, people need to know how to behave around assistance dogs so they don't endanger the person with a disability or the dog:<br /><br />(1) Always speak to the person first. Do not make distracting noises to the dog.<br /><br />(2) Always ask before you pet. Do not touch the service dog without first asking for and receiving permission. Petting should be minimal and cease as soon as the person gives the dog a command.<br /><br />(3) Never feed or offer food to a working dog. It distracts him and lures him away from his important job as an assistance dog.<br /><br />(4) Do not let your dog initiate contact with a working dog while it's on duty.<br /><br />(5) Do not ask personal questions about the person's disability or otherwise intrude on his/her privacy.<br /><br />The Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) ensures people with assistance dogs have access to public places and businesses. Please welcome them into your establishment. -- Karyl Carmignani, Canine Companions For Independence<br /><br />Dear Karyl: It's amazing how many animal lovers do not grasp the fact that when they see an assistance dog out in public that the animal is WORKING. Although wanting to reach out and touch it is natural, it is no more correct than it would be to pet a dog that works in law enforcement. Thank you for your informative letter. I hope readers will learn from it because many of your comments apply to animals in general.</em>Angel Loganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770987197438563196noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8619176720707491861.post-73486399618972358562008-01-04T15:30:00.000-05:002008-01-04T15:56:05.080-05:00Happy 2008!Can a dog make a New Year's resolution? I guess if you're a service dog like me, you can. So, I, Logan resolve to keep my blog updated in 2008!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUD4jPpZmQU42F_tsB-zbP5w_R8AbXMZPazKi8J5_4-7h5ZA3pkXc5D_2C27v_bTDzfs4-5XJjQ_oNUM1kmt15ckbPH6sXT3WdiYm1sK8pwuPeEU9Zp_TPe_McX9gS_wcGMQx90P5Y8fGq/s1600-h/DSC06050.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151726239242553266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUD4jPpZmQU42F_tsB-zbP5w_R8AbXMZPazKi8J5_4-7h5ZA3pkXc5D_2C27v_bTDzfs4-5XJjQ_oNUM1kmt15ckbPH6sXT3WdiYm1sK8pwuPeEU9Zp_TPe_McX9gS_wcGMQx90P5Y8fGq/s320/DSC06050.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">A belated Merry Christmas to all of you and a Happy New Year! Suzan has a great tradition of celebrating the new year by getting up early to see the first sunrise at the ocean's edge so that's what we did. It was pretty but also pretty cold, 22 degrees, brrrrr!</span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">Each year she also takes a small, smooth stone and writes the year on it to use as a "worry stone". She then throws it back in the ocean at year's end along with all her worries and takes a new stone for the coming year. I think that's a neat tradition. Did you do anything special? </span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">Afterwards we went to breakfast where even the people sitting at the table right next to us "didn't know there was a dog in here" until we left. They were probably only four feet away but I don't think people look down. I understand when we have a booth because I'm pretty well hidden, but these were regular table and chairs. I always find that amusing (and a testament to how good I am.) </span></div>Angel Loganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770987197438563196noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8619176720707491861.post-14259556750722072392007-11-05T12:39:00.000-05:002007-11-05T13:35:12.443-05:00We're back!!!!First off, let me apologize for not blogging for a while. Suzan and I have been VERY busy and she's been hogging the laptop so I haven't been able to log on. Perhaps I should get my own? What do you call a laptop for dogs since we don't have laps?<br /><br />I'll come back and blog about these individually but since I last posted a lot of things have happened. Suzan and I had our "official" service dog graduation ceremony. I won the Best Trick contest at <a href="http://www.planetdog.com/">Planet Dog's </a>Woofminster fundraising event for <a href="http://www.wonderfuldogs.org/">My Wonderful Dog</a>. That same weekend, Suzan and I won best costume at The Colony hotel's Howl-oween party. We also recently started Rally Obedience classes. All this while being a service dog extraordinaire!<br /><br />Stay tuned for details and photos!<br /><br />Wags & Woofs,<br />LoganAngel Loganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770987197438563196noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8619176720707491861.post-85768098060422991502007-08-29T16:38:00.000-05:002007-09-06T18:35:18.894-05:00Play Ball!I bet you thought I meant a tennis ball or something but I'm talking about BASEBALL! Suzan organized a volunteer appreciation night for My Wonderful Dog volunteers at the Portland Sea Dogs game thanks to the generous donation of tickets by Craig Cooper of Rainbow Construction here in Maine. The Portland Sea Dogs are the Double-A minor league affiliate of the Boston Red Sox. But don't ask me what a sea dog is, Slugger the mascot looks like a cross between a seal and a dog.<br /><div><div><br /></div><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC6nWUD0-51XI5hIQWilvTfSH5ILTnNlwGWN4ImZmWHSgjpl3QWGG-6LKJy1GJxb5uRpW2zWg5usd2WjaMqsR1olIFvrO44HPqQnjiU-mvM18tAWkEObn-3QYvC9yAYoNiNOhsP7_YjDqT/s1600-h/DSC05166.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC6nWUD0-51XI5hIQWilvTfSH5ILTnNlwGWN4ImZmWHSgjpl3QWGG-6LKJy1GJxb5uRpW2zWg5usd2WjaMqsR1olIFvrO44HPqQnjiU-mvM18tAWkEObn-3QYvC9yAYoNiNOhsP7_YjDqT/s320/DSC05166.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div>Here I am enjoying the game.<br /></div><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5104282935556488082" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieEyIH7CvjWM2HMTOysDPgu7okiTJkFag89QLGaWNXvEcYjbAsqdwMMG-TP53x3Y7pV3GaOUzbU8i6K4QgYOiEb82agfP8PrbWiKrrb6V-GHQ7RGmF2NbA-4gBlVr8u51_G9GYkCyjBYQy/s200/DSC05218.JPG" border="0" /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5104283532556942242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhot6vrdBvfyYQDinRWUTAGyWkPjxYC-hur9ITrgIH9Dc8ZaTpb4MnFBhrEpMimhqXUGQY4-DRoCeYGmQrnLb-yzRgoEz3D7tYzc5xKrETymo4J1daz7yT4eCRR7mTUbb8YoggJS9VHygNM/s200/DSC05225.JPG" border="0" />Some of the current My Wonderful Dog service dogs in training came with their puppy raisers. The small black pup is Freida, then my former housemate Darla and finally Flip. They did really well even when everyone was stomping and the stands were vibrating! Way to go pups!</div><div></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5104284408730270642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgffI7WYo6LyoaJxG4t3u3WvsZJPJPYCeOnXtSKHIeUBdnnAkZ91v1IA5bFFxkC8bUVtfV6_ss0xHCbiJlHn3xGMJQFBnsVRLoh0sbL5VBuJ7w7F6NBQrDxX2K9ezCFdAwDlXUKCHIUUIlt/s400/DSC05210.JPG" border="0" />The sign says "Welcome My Wonderful Dog", how cool is that?</div><div><br /></div><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="left"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5104281943419042690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiLhRerUA6F4jQkeBQ_7LbP9mRSO7ijKOwSmgPvqDLZfNm7IslDbcPPdKKn0aZME9YhnlQh-zmb1Mo_2ApYDP5pFe0Xig5lDOS-yjTIOchObRju5GHqJpz-SppVkCwSCiM2a_329_BJpHX/s400/DSC05231.JPG" border="0" /> </div>Angel Loganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770987197438563196noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8619176720707491861.post-8562655908712829502007-08-23T20:15:00.000-05:002007-08-23T20:17:11.186-05:00Lunch Date<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA6FY02R8-NFOqY1uSOS3-UNnOg5U1oQc62AV_1osYBIPQyku-aabZ32Xj-tJj7YRaxkn7FdneONvde7RxNxQKSZ90OCZpnqpJNeF3iTaHiLKO5TdfXHGnfaBcyYddsNjlHamZoF4gbwbM/s1600-h/DSC05163.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA6FY02R8-NFOqY1uSOS3-UNnOg5U1oQc62AV_1osYBIPQyku-aabZ32Xj-tJj7YRaxkn7FdneONvde7RxNxQKSZ90OCZpnqpJNeF3iTaHiLKO5TdfXHGnfaBcyYddsNjlHamZoF4gbwbM/s320/DSC05163.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div>I had a lunch date yesterday! This handsome guy is Tom and he's a My Wonderful Dog mobility service dog. He graduated almost two years ago so he's a pro. But his mom says he is pretty silly sometimes, especially at home. He turns his metal food bowl over and pushes it all around the house when he's hungry and he's been known to bring it to the bedroom in the morning and bop his dad on the head with it. Ha ha Tom, that's a pretty good trick! That must be why Suzan has me give her my bowl after I'm done eating.<br /><br />We like this new Olive Garden because the booths don't have any posts, they hang off of the walls. That makes it easier for us to get comfortable under the table. That's what most service dogs are trained to do and Tom and I did a very good job at it even though it was our first date. <div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Angel Loganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770987197438563196noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8619176720707491861.post-71714451228898939782007-08-06T19:36:00.000-05:002007-08-06T20:11:46.263-05:00This and That<div><div>Suzan was looking at some photos she downloaded off of her camera and realized that we didn't tell you about some of our recent adventures. </div><div></div><br /><div>Most recently, like this past Saturday, we volunteered at the My Wonderful Dog table at the MS Bike Ride event. It was fun and I got to see my foster family again! I get all happy and wiggly at first whenever I see them! Suzan said to be sure to send a big thank you out to all the folks who rode in the scorching heat to help find a cure for MS. THANK YOU!</div><div></div><div></div><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095752883291672370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFTyQsl6aOhSysEcD80e3CddDJqHNgCGSAwbyYpd4DIz54jQUrgr9lXKSJc_SjYuhV5LU82B2dIwWHyj4KYrwN3XVAaZzznjlskVa6S5NYnrGS_c1untFReZSjVgOJI2nywQb01boEdeIA/s320/DSC05023.jpg" border="0" /></div></div><div><br /></div><p>Last week, I went to see a musical, La Cage aux Folles at the Ogunquit Playhouse. Suzan won the tickets on the radio by translating a French phrase. I think people were really surprised to see me there but I was on my best behavior as usual. I curled up under Suzan & Jon's seats and mostly took a nap. It was hard to do at times though because everybody kept laughing. Don't know what's so funny about a birdcage!</p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095755163919306562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwfLxkfYBKXH-wdd52Ltaacy4qDuieIU2KhqQJUzVUARFVJwH2mW0yp0kYkT04y1RsLicyOFrvoV18n6tfoy1BX3EcdePANL24Gns3Q8FkHYS2a7JfIJZXeltpKvFFOAN1HAD4hcAuAU0d/s320/DSC05010.JPG" border="0" /><br />And a few weekends before that we joined the My Wonderful Dog puppy raisers and service dogs in training at their monthly outing. I told everyone that it's great being a service dog and they will love it if they graduate and get to help their special person. I also told them it's OK if they don't because not every dog is cut out to be a service dog. Being a well behaved pet dog is a special job too! Here I am practicing my "down stay" while Nils steps over me. Nils is my foster family's new service dog in training, he is a tall boy! Good luck Nils!<br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095755941308387154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIHDEn_WSC77Zy9rqNsaqly6lxj9JoLNaFGyQYBsEoFXlk0R3y5F8K2erj4S5rrmD2zQ6681CJgBsoBW8Kz_Pm-2Y4rFxMhQjx-mkTQe1WX8avM_hNma3IRAhy3f8pBSkqSnjPzWbhsaJH/s320/DSC04735.jpg" border="0" /><br /><p></p>Angel Loganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770987197438563196noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8619176720707491861.post-57388627697934166912007-07-28T19:22:00.000-05:002007-07-28T20:32:52.375-05:00Sign of the TimesI know I said I'd tell you about the where we went last Sunday and it's almost Sunday again! OK so here goes...<br /><div><div><div><div><br /><div>For those of you don't know it, Suzan is a Golden Retriever nut/fanatic! Which is a good thing since I'm one! She's always looking on eBay for unique Golden stuff and found thes<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp1916zGyokAUV1iVgVFSF_HSZU1HVgQ7KVx39QblwRV8PLWjBuuyCiHsiDqVmMtwB2Xt93vIFKRwn4QCEUDm9ssnM6JlFcICjzQrq4zayN6cVB8Al5QcDjZKXmDHfWFo-UeXPqTcxpVw9/s1600-h/Soap+golden+hooks.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5092417033732476514" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp1916zGyokAUV1iVgVFSF_HSZU1HVgQ7KVx39QblwRV8PLWjBuuyCiHsiDqVmMtwB2Xt93vIFKRwn4QCEUDm9ssnM6JlFcICjzQrq4zayN6cVB8Al5QcDjZKXmDHfWFo-UeXPqTcxpVw9/s200/Soap+golden+hooks.jpg" border="0" /></a>e beautiful hand crafted metal hooks. Ironically they were made in Maine which is where we live! Suzan won them and was so impressed she emailed Nate, the guy who made them and had a custom sign made for Loganland. Suzan said it was easy to do and Nate is great. Suzan told Nate she wanted something evocative of the Disneyland sign, Nate emailed a concept drawing, Suzan made a few minor tweaks and voila - we have a beautiful, custom made, 14.5"x20.5" piece of art for under $40! I'm sure one lucky dog to have my own sign!</div><div> </div><div></div><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5092414413802425906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxfcMwM-rZprDODQzn9osPQZjTkvr9bBfUsOmUMQ-0bJNPNpj4kmqGnlTa1MibEkaC28ixtIWCTrTZhMcYJhiZenEiPrkNmCSO_BK0uHEbhzeT2pVHjDDjE0dTHMdUaKDU4c44fVhX7VGp/s320/DSC04930.JPG" border="0" /> <div>Since Nate lives near where the film festival we went to is, we stopped there on Sunday to pick up the sign! Oh and Nate has four Golden Retrievers - Kenai, Katalla, Yukon and Tess. I think Yukon has a crush on me<doggie>. (doggie grin)</div><div> </div><div> </div><div></div><div>We saw some of Nate's other pieces and they are gorgeous. He makes plant hangers, signs, candle holders and even coffee tables! We love the Golden and dog themed ones of course but he also has great loon, dragonfly, moose, bears, horses and birds! So if you're looking for a unique, hand crafted item for yourself or for a special gift, visit Nate's <a href="http://www.soapsornamentalmetal.com/index.html">web site </a>or <a href="http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZwinteryearround">eBay store </a>and tell him that Logan sent you! </div><div> </div><div></div><div>Thanks Nate! I love my sign!</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYL39e-vXuEabtHKoj3Cd6CrnSxs5ZO8U4h1_NZmlI4yHdRO4DKnXC-aKIoaLJ4W-HfMocxAK7Lj_sSKEZWaSfJBKJ2kYGXIahQzWuYFQbob8YgKn5oktPk7qWJA9rfaAxGziljOjsD9hs/s1600-h/DSC04934.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5092418240618286706" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYL39e-vXuEabtHKoj3Cd6CrnSxs5ZO8U4h1_NZmlI4yHdRO4DKnXC-aKIoaLJ4W-HfMocxAK7Lj_sSKEZWaSfJBKJ2kYGXIahQzWuYFQbob8YgKn5oktPk7qWJA9rfaAxGziljOjsD9hs/s320/DSC04934.JPG" border="0" /></a><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5092416810394177106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc8O0OgwaazsSbOVWDaIgnSveQ11EUg5wPtEhjQx-KXy_Vv6eDmAyKa6NDiQzVzuYGdPCSQ7ZEo-7njSnDByOc0rfDtDF_YVV57j8fm1-sWQyMggSqxicYOBfds-oAYTVmuJWTPluQYP8A/s320/DSC04931.JPG" border="0" /></div></div></div></div></div>Angel Loganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770987197438563196noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8619176720707491861.post-41005418458068587352007-07-23T19:16:00.000-05:002007-07-23T20:11:52.601-05:00A Weekend Away<div><div><div><div>We just got back from a weekend away at the Maine International Film Festival where I saw old friends, made new ones and impressed people with my good behavior and skills! I first went there two years ago when Suzan and Jon puppy sat me for a week. I was only 15 weeks old at the time, just a young pup but it started my love of movies. I have to say that Air Bud movies are my favorite but they didn't show any at this film festival. I did however, nap through a 3 hour Bollywood film!<br /><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div>Suzan thought it would be fun to try and recreate some photos from two years ago. Here I am in front of the festival movie posters at the Railroad Square Cinema, then and now...</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilShx7aQj-UhfcDdmH_AtebttUOXQhPOa7eoiIx9aK-x2p31zq3pQAuHsQLC0tdqP5p9NZby8L-7yDhwqcmUw1h8lbI_AnUb37wgiE_E_oDYBy8revY7-pA_ODDtKg0mhyphenhyphenWJs9DhvgmXrR/s1600-h/SmallLoganRRSquare.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5090556350820633762" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilShx7aQj-UhfcDdmH_AtebttUOXQhPOa7eoiIx9aK-x2p31zq3pQAuHsQLC0tdqP5p9NZby8L-7yDhwqcmUw1h8lbI_AnUb37wgiE_E_oDYBy8revY7-pA_ODDtKg0mhyphenhyphenWJs9DhvgmXrR/s200/SmallLoganRRSquare.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5090557579181280450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFQeoiT9BbE54TUatLlKKLEtiLchvmiYSD5xeuKxncRMMBMQtfobe4jg9-kj_o3xjrbp3QgSyiwIl3Hs4C1EgKKzbOvOObu4cmC_9prpMIpTSDTkE4YXLE1e2iW-YjQV-VSovatvxvSPyA/s200/DSC04907b.JPG" border="0" /></div><div>In front of the Waterville Opera House...</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjclGCIWRoBpEWy45sswhhUDkQcsq4k4XPjhNm-ppvWoTxa_GNICjhh2EqqpPqSVLN3F2qh3aUCGJoZGoH0SoHmQ6Sha0QzMnWQM2fBBEQ6ta8iO4v9SCkp-DT9fMYh_w_HWUP6-9Kubai5/s1600-h/SmallLoganOperaHouseSign.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5090557965728337106" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjclGCIWRoBpEWy45sswhhUDkQcsq4k4XPjhNm-ppvWoTxa_GNICjhh2EqqpPqSVLN3F2qh3aUCGJoZGoH0SoHmQ6Sha0QzMnWQM2fBBEQ6ta8iO4v9SCkp-DT9fMYh_w_HWUP6-9Kubai5/s200/SmallLoganOperaHouseSign.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5090558622858333426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCCC1MRY5baCDAqW3eZ385uiqELiu7TZMJHXvFlc2wMIK-FwSMSa_UXq7tGoGTMD82CB4XTev0LJzIPi4-xbcS3UgIljo0U1d4ZTbN_cLXrEJM4sfYmgMloSzXFGl6fNbLH_1TovxaNmZI/s200/DSC04899.JPG" border="0" /></div><br /><div></div><div>In one of the theaters...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYnI7CJfUAPx1MCYiLpVZnZ1cbyWUBzWaW6b9IvMMfCpIjTeevrv7cllmlLRMP3_S6-pofMAcppWvql38Rpg5xhbLWG1HnW1D7MNFJYQxSIfy6-ZXjCF4LSI7fCJc0HSEPJxBUIbhHDH-8/s1600-h/SmallLoganRRSquareInside.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5090560650082897170" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYnI7CJfUAPx1MCYiLpVZnZ1cbyWUBzWaW6b9IvMMfCpIjTeevrv7cllmlLRMP3_S6-pofMAcppWvql38Rpg5xhbLWG1HnW1D7MNFJYQxSIfy6-ZXjCF4LSI7fCJc0HSEPJxBUIbhHDH-8/s200/SmallLoganRRSquareInside.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5090560473989238018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk4wCLrOV059HYzr8L2wibL4A_0uD9NTLUnsUxgu00ziuHpzFLgYh6IC_wXBP_e935gUN_N6oEorWaDomaIlHmFbOtux-cCHRCTOzA2ntNNI8YwT7tEWUnQFJZWm-ZUWn4yuP-TmXj9Aqq/s200/DSC04912.JPG" border="0" /> I saw my old friends Ken and John of Railroad Square Cinema who run the film festival, Justine at the Waterville Hampton Inn and made a new friend Sue at Buen Apetito.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvFm6ceJxALaXcKdvWkqplnQExW07yp7397jv0j3VI9pVRDkGdqFUbR9lac2tv7oxPq4X237mUZUc91an2y3Xt4RO7Jw5d1ufQlbzKub6PSYFruNZ00o1hwrY6XR-ZxVNIFmYBBK4P_tFi/s1600-h/DSC04893.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5090562140436548898" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvFm6ceJxALaXcKdvWkqplnQExW07yp7397jv0j3VI9pVRDkGdqFUbR9lac2tv7oxPq4X237mUZUc91an2y3Xt4RO7Jw5d1ufQlbzKub6PSYFruNZ00o1hwrY6XR-ZxVNIFmYBBK4P_tFi/s200/DSC04893.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkwqXCX6g48a_m85a4woYQDBv9S8iroL2t_hdrkMbUp8fDrSx-LcSj5F6AdQqqi-KDfLUwHQ_4xay-eQcJhSyp3KaRBKUGUMEtJH1z4C1ABlvlfT9cfHbGn_iG2cDFD1a-Pcj5re5aglyj/s1600-h/DSC04897.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5090562346594979138" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkwqXCX6g48a_m85a4woYQDBv9S8iroL2t_hdrkMbUp8fDrSx-LcSj5F6AdQqqi-KDfLUwHQ_4xay-eQcJhSyp3KaRBKUGUMEtJH1z4C1ABlvlfT9cfHbGn_iG2cDFD1a-Pcj5re5aglyj/s200/DSC04897.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5090562260695633202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNBah4G-0yd6CKxzv18pYucbyjS8PQqm7JxLUOP5alPxSHVZD3dHGMx_TY9R0vU2YVkkqFyIMY1tN4CRN_vuRyF0m7Z2t2MdR95NefqkaRcSDJ8_MfOJgdkqdqSgWEH2cN9e0BN8B_91JC/s200/DSC04922.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div></div><br />Tomorrow I will tell you about the place we went to on our way home Sunday and the wonderful doggie products we got there!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPePl3tbBI3AReEocX-usQQhKThSMnDMoqPi-lcALN_yB7Qy-b3DuE41koRztMeQsEmcdgXRX0o6OJYHGTwZKMx1SVMubP5uogq4uSBR8kz6WYjiWIWu3r3EQCI7ZnCZjm3atdGsA7SPXQ/s1600-h/DSC04909.JPG"></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Angel Loganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770987197438563196noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8619176720707491861.post-71042233853794784742007-07-15T20:18:00.000-05:002007-07-16T08:36:22.210-05:00My first play date in Loganland!<div><div>Loganland, my doggie playland backyard is coming right along! Suzan will have to take some photos of the doggie statues she got. Even though I'm a service dog it's kinda hard for me to do without thumbs.<br /><br />We had our first official play date on Friday with Higgins, a Golden Retriver puppy. He's named after Higgins Beach here in Maine and he's not so bad for a puppy. We chased each other around the yard and I let him play with my toys. I also had to show him what the kiddie pool was for, it was his first time. He wasn't too sure about it but by the time he left I think he got it. </div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087787667928442242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUlhepk9idlQOUbXjYgzFDrHL_kewyKH3-WHSg5r9HFSp1Ili9UOCfrLZa7-wpisIgpOjJ3TdgHhOsWpbhcmYfGIAPvvDUDCBL4fqsVbeB6KSWVXZAxPKkAxLSzp2yiAxTYKMe9gt5WfYh/s320/DSC04716.JPG" border="0" /> <div><span style="font-size:+0;"></span></div><p>Of course Suzan thought he was extremely cute but I had to remind her how cute I was as a puppy...</p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087601884823086434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUyje4-_aL0W1wQMB4X03iKKtIJL1w-fnK_qvQcKrIjhRps9Pw1JAO8vLGuSN3SXx5EqPWO-Yp7wIr6iZGzRrGkC7VXAzlFFW0RByPNPwp5_5wWN63CVOGvvT5oLrO1Jf5aHJAfLW-JD-_/s320/0507a095.JPG" border="0" /> </p><p align="center">Here is a slideshow of our day, enjoy!<br /><embed pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" width="288" height="192" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Fsuzanmorris%2Falbumid%2F5087481196242068401%3Fkind%3Dphoto%26alt%3Drss"></embed> </p></div>Angel Loganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770987197438563196noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8619176720707491861.post-19998246627040812022007-07-12T20:36:00.000-05:002007-07-13T07:49:15.813-05:00A Sensitive G irlSorry for the delay in posting, Suzan and I have been keeping very busy!<br /><br />Before I forget, Suzan wanted me to mention how after three days of her asking me to pick up my bowl after I'm done eating I started doing it automatically when I'm finished! That biscuit waiting up on the counter is a very good motivator!<br /><br />We went to an MS support group meeting yesterday and everyone was very impressed with me. I showed them how I could pick up Suzan's cane if she dropped it. I was hoping to see Wiley, who graduated in My Wonderful Dog's class just prior to mine, but she wasn't there. I hope her partner Micah is doing OK.<br /><br />Suzan said that I did something very special. One of the men at the meeting was sharing that he was sad because his friend with MS died. We were sitting right next to him and I went up to him and tried to make him feel better. Suzan let me. This is against my training and he did nothing to get my attention but I could tell that he was sad. I think it helped him to pet me. People said that I was a very special and sensitive dog to do this.<br /><br />(I didn't solicit attention from anyone else there and there was even someone who kept trying to get my attention and I ignored him.)Angel Loganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770987197438563196noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8619176720707491861.post-48045970491931596182007-06-28T17:48:00.000-05:002007-06-28T20:12:23.009-05:00Settling in<div>Thank you to everyone for all your congratulatory messages! Suzan and I feel so loved and supported we can't help but be a stellar service dog team!<br /><br />Monday was our first talk and demo at the kid's summer camp. I think Suzan did great even though she doesn't remember too much. I did pretty good myself except when Suzan let me off leash to "find the phone". She didn't think about all the service dogs in training around the room and I have to admit that I got a bit (OK a lot) distracted. But hey, I hadn't seen them for a while and we were trying to catch up. The kids really liked it when I opened the door, remember when I was having trouble with that one?<br /><br />On Tuesday we went to a doctor's appt. and shopping at Target. I did great at both places! It was funny though because one of the Target employees kept futzing around in the aisle we were in and we were there a long time. Dad says it's not paranoia if they really are watching you!<br /><br />We also went to a vet appt. for one of my feline siblings, Nile. I don't think he was too happy to have me along. Boy can he growl and hiss, what a Mr. Grumpypants! At home he is a really nice guy as far as cats go but get him to the doctor and he's like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Dad met us there and stayed in the exam room with Nile while Suzan and I waited in the lobby.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYeGdy4zvEl7DvRPnJr_uPPTMmiwlS_zB7QmjCiarmBZqDYJREkX3388H81I-RRKtcIDVpGPXPTyIbFgGx9chxLiiFVAOPd4OrzMWNMmzn5TbMWR0ZnynHh1R4xFMT0XvWxXYLJDrVhuq9/s1600-h/DSC04369.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081287878880495170" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYeGdy4zvEl7DvRPnJr_uPPTMmiwlS_zB7QmjCiarmBZqDYJREkX3388H81I-RRKtcIDVpGPXPTyIbFgGx9chxLiiFVAOPd4OrzMWNMmzn5TbMWR0ZnynHh1R4xFMT0XvWxXYLJDrVhuq9/s200/DSC04369.JPG" border="0" /></a>It's been so hot here that we've stayed inside more than usual. Suzan taught me to pick up my food dish after I'm done eating and give it to her. I get a breath freshener biscuit that's waiting for me on the counter, I think it's a good deal!</div>Angel Loganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770987197438563196noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8619176720707491861.post-17626390583284352372007-06-24T18:00:00.000-05:002007-06-24T19:40:53.478-05:00Day 14 - WE DID IT!<strong>The Making of a Service Dog Team - Suzan & Logan's two week team training<br /></strong><div><div></div><br /><div>Woohoo!!! We passed the public access test with flying colors!!! Suzan and I are an official service dog team with an ID and everything! To celebrate we all had steak tonight - even me! </div><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirF-iAKSdlnsRzOazdw-LGsVCY1McqkN8WM7qxdzzpaK0jkjjbULe5h5CWMFzl-VhMSZKk_lZCLDNKBPdKXp8kRnVfs7ijs0GEfJdNkkrfYJIRM5c_I7FDzXelVY9v-kcQhrGpZhlyrI0E/s1600-h/DSC04364.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5079794440156718626" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirF-iAKSdlnsRzOazdw-LGsVCY1McqkN8WM7qxdzzpaK0jkjjbULe5h5CWMFzl-VhMSZKk_lZCLDNKBPdKXp8kRnVfs7ijs0GEfJdNkkrfYJIRM5c_I7FDzXelVY9v-kcQhrGpZhlyrI0E/s200/DSC04364.JPG" border="0" /></a>Thank you everyone for all your encouragement and kind words over the past two weeks. It really helped to get over the rough spots. Suzan says that the biggest thanks should go out to my puppy raisers, the Beaman family for all their love and dedication in raising me to be the best service dog partner I can be. Being a puppy raiser requires a LOT of time and effort and they opened their hearts and home to me and to Suzan and Jon too. Suzan said we are especially lucky because our two families were brought together because of me!</div><br /><div></div><div>I will continue my blog (but probably not every day, that's a lot of work!) to let you know what we are up to. We will be doing our first demo tomorrow for the My Wonderful Dog kids' summer camp. Suzan's a little nervous, she doesn't like speaking in public but she's hoping that because it's about me it will be easier. I will try to help her. That's what I do. I AM A SERVICE DOG!</div></div>Angel Loganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770987197438563196noreply@blogger.com6