List: Guide dog life | Curated by Patricia Timmermans

Feb 8, 2025
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Guide dog lifeStories about life with a guide dog, and how dogs help those with vision loss, hold onto their independence.
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The Love of Dogs
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Patricia Timmermans
When a Guide Dog Makes the DecisionHow could I learn to trust the dog in a predicament? I barely trust my best friend
Oct 6, 2024
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Oct 6, 2024
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Engage
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Patricia Timmermans
Behind The Scenes in a Guide Dog's LifeIncluding times the dog and I take the wrong turn — or train
Sep 18, 2024
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Sep 18, 2024
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The Love of Dogs
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Patricia Timmermans
Cutest Attendee at the Gathering! Was There Any Doubt?Told from an unbiased point of view — by the dog (Cooper)
Sep 10, 2024
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Sep 10, 2024
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The Love of Dogs
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The Dog’s Opinion on CompanyNo one asked if I, the dog, was in the mood for company
Aug 19, 2024
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Aug 19, 2024
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The Love of Dogs
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Patricia Timmermans
What Happens to Guide Dogs Who Don’t Make the CutIs it true that some dogs who start training don’t make it?
Jul 11, 2024
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Jul 11, 2024
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The Love of Dogs
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Patricia Timmermans
The Dog’s Views on Bacon in the Air FryerCooper recommends cooking it the old-fashioned way
Jul 4, 2024
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Jul 4, 2024
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The Love of Dogs
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Patricia Timmermans
Have You Ever Gotten Lost With Your Guide Dog?I might have stepped on the south train when I should have gone north 
Jun 1, 2024
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Jun 1, 2024
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The Love of Dogs
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Patricia Timmermans
The Dog’s Thoughts on Children Wielding Garden HosesDiary entry for June 5th
Jun 6, 2024
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Jun 6, 2024
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The Love of Dogs
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Patricia Timmermans
Does Anything Good Ever Come in a Memo?The dog overhears a message sent to the humans
May 21, 2024
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May 21, 2024
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The Love of Dogs
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Patricia Timmermans
Who Picks Up After a Guide Dog?Does the blind person actually have to scoop the poop?
May 20, 2022
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May 20, 2022
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Fiction Shorts
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The Dog Who ❤️s His JobAs told by the dog in exactly 100 words
May 12, 2024
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May 12, 2024
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The Love of Dogs
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Patricia Timmermans
Why Use a White Cane When You Could Have a Dog?Individuals who use a white cane 🦯 for sight loss get asked this question a lot, I’d like to offer insight into the differences between…
Nov 14, 2023
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Nov 14, 2023
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The Love of Dogs
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Patricia Timmermans
How Fake Guide Dogs Pose a Threat to Legit OnesAnd isn’t it illegal to represent a pet as a service dog or guide dog?
May 10, 2024
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May 10, 2024
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What’s the Nicest Thing a Stranger has Done for You and Your Service Dog?Every once in a while, one of the good ones shows up, right when you needed them...
Nov 17, 2022
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Nov 17, 2022
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The Love of Dogs
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Patricia Timmermans
He Sticks to the Route — Except When I’m DaydreamingI appreciate my bright and loving boy for a few reasons:
Apr 24, 2024
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Apr 24, 2024
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The Love of Dogs
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Patricia Timmermans
Today I was the Only Dog in the Grocery StoreHow a guide dog believes he’s helping with grocery shopping
Dec 3, 2022
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Dec 3, 2022
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The Love of Dogs
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Patricia Timmermans
It’s Tough to Resist Mini-Humans When They’re PoliteAs told by the dog
Dec 15, 2022
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Dec 15, 2022
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The Love of Dogs
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Patricia Timmermans
Dear Diary, Three Things on My List and the First Two Don’t Count. Love, Cooper.Guide Dog Cooper will brag to his pal Solo if he gets the delivery he’s hoping for…
Dec 18, 2022
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Dec 18, 2022
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The Love of Dogs
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Patricia Timmermans
Dear Diary, This Happens Every Time the Train Comes to a Stop. Love, CooperCooper won’t rock the boat on this one…
Dec 23, 2022
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Dec 23, 2022
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The Love of Dogs
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Patricia Timmermans
A Disturbance at the Train StationAnd thank goodness for men and women in uniform
Feb 18, 2023
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Feb 18, 2023
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