lv4dogs
03-11-2005, 11:47 AM
Well as most of you know I am getting my Aussie pup this spring and was going to do agility with him. Well that has semi-changed.
As some may know from my LJ my nephew who is 2 was rushed to PICU (pediatric ICU) very early Wed. morning. He was diagnosed with juvenile diabetes. His blood sugar should be between 60or80 to100, it was 1800 when he was administered. He was very sick. He is improving a lot though and should come home early next week.
I went up to visit for the first time Wed. evening and my heart just melted as soon as I stepped foot into the doors. Not only seeing him like he was but all of the other children as well. It was the sadest sight my eyes have ever witnessed. And it made a big impact on my life. I decided right then & there (and still am 50000000% sure of it) that I want to do therapy work with my dog, for children that are sick and injured.
I can go on & on about what I saw, what impacts it made on me, what went & is still going through my head, what I will do about it and so on & so forth but that would make for one very long post indeed.
So to sum it all up I want to make a difference in the lives of the less-unfortunate, kids to be exact as they are more helpless and uncomfortable about those situations than adults are.
So therapy it is. We will probably still do agility just for fun and to help with the dog's energy level and if later on my time allows it we may show in agility but that will not be first on the list anymore.
:D
As some may know from my LJ my nephew who is 2 was rushed to PICU (pediatric ICU) very early Wed. morning. He was diagnosed with juvenile diabetes. His blood sugar should be between 60or80 to100, it was 1800 when he was administered. He was very sick. He is improving a lot though and should come home early next week.
I went up to visit for the first time Wed. evening and my heart just melted as soon as I stepped foot into the doors. Not only seeing him like he was but all of the other children as well. It was the sadest sight my eyes have ever witnessed. And it made a big impact on my life. I decided right then & there (and still am 50000000% sure of it) that I want to do therapy work with my dog, for children that are sick and injured.
I can go on & on about what I saw, what impacts it made on me, what went & is still going through my head, what I will do about it and so on & so forth but that would make for one very long post indeed.
So to sum it all up I want to make a difference in the lives of the less-unfortunate, kids to be exact as they are more helpless and uncomfortable about those situations than adults are.
So therapy it is. We will probably still do agility just for fun and to help with the dog's energy level and if later on my time allows it we may show in agility but that will not be first on the list anymore.
:D