A much needed update!

Hello all, Yeager continues to impress me. His transition from a working dog with the fine folks at Green Collar K9 to a house-bound family dog was a little rough. I’ve learned so much about this process and what’s needed to make this project successful. Its not all about sniffing...

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Yeager’s Training

Things are really coming along. Yeager is identifying gluten foods impeccably well. Tonight I tested him with food covers on three slices of pizza – two gluten free, one glutenous. He correctly identified the gluten slice on the first pass. My obstacles with him now are only behavioral. He needs...

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Yeager is home!

After three days of intense dog-talk in North Carolina, I marched the first American Celiac Service Dog onto a US Airways flight last night. He is home now in California, and adjusting nicely to his new urban environment. He’s already been to Starbucks. I’m hoping to be able to integrate...

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A DNA Test

I just stumbled across something really interesting. There is a new company offering cheek-swab DNA tests to see if you carry the genes for Celiac disease. The test does not tell you if you have, or do not have, Celiac. Rather, it tells you if you have the genes for...

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It is self-evident that a generous heart and wholesome actions lead to greater peace. – The Dalai Lama

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The First Dog Is Ready

I’m so excited I can hardly contain myself. I’m five days away from picking up our service dog — for my son, and my family. I feel like a kid on Christmas Eve. There are three candidates to choose from, one of which Bear and I have already met (and...

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Dog In Training

Here we have a yellow lab, very early on in training, being given all sorts of items to sniff, however only one contains any trace amounts of gluten… but she knows that.  

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