Dekker
Dekker is a world class service dog, trained at NEADS, in Massachusetts. He spends his days helping the author, Ardis, with as many as 40 learned skills, but his latest talent for dispensing advice was hidden until recently. He now 'writes' an advice post every month.
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Pawndering with Dekker
Welcome to the ‘pawnderings’ of Dekker, a middle aged canine who loves to share his wisdom…as long as there is a piece of kibble in return. As a…
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Living With a Service Dog
Living with a service dog meant that I had to surrender my understanding of dogs as 'pets'. And I have had a number in my lifetime.
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Dekker Pawnders Death
Woof woof…Welcome to “Dekker’s page”, a monthly assortment of human questions Dekker answers with the wisdom of a Black Lab of British descent. (When he isn't s ...
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Dekker Wisdom and other Pawnderings
If you are a new reader of TheReflectivePen, this may be the first time you have met Dekker's and his Pawnderings. He is a service dog for the…
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Dekker’s Wisdom
Dekker, a world-class service dog, has asked me to welcome you to his page the way he would if he met you. Don’t ask me how I will…
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Dekker is back to work!
Welcome to Dekker’s page of canine reflections. What?! Didn’t you know dogs can write? Dogs (and cats, on occasion) are great thinkers and only need a bit of…
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Dekker Sleeps on the Job
Today Dekker is sleeping on the job, so I get to write about my thoughts about everything he has taught me.
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Dekker Writes Again
Welcome to ‘the Dog House.’ This is where Dekker, a multi-talented service dog, offers his canine wisdom to humans.Today, he is asked about the reality of dogs who…
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Dekker goes to church
Woof Woof! My name is Dekker. I am a service dog, and usually, in this space, I get to answer questions from humans. I used to think that…
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Dekker’s People Guide
Dekker, a world-class service dog, not only works full-time attending to his person but has been building a side gig, giving advice to people from his perspective.
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Dekker returns to sharing wisdom
Woof! For the last three months, I have been sharing my stories of becoming a service dog. If you have missed any of these you will find them…
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Dekker Continues His Story
Dekker continues with part three of his story of how he became a service dog. This time he shares a letter he got from his person who had…
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Dekker Adds to His Story
Woof Woof! Here is another piece of my story of how I got to be a service dog, along with a few answers to comments left last week....I…
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Dekker Tells His Story, part 1
Many people ask me (Dekker) what it takes to be a service dog. I could talk to them about the one to two years of training which I…
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Dekker Speaks
Dekker is a British black lab who is a service dog by day and a writer by night. His greatest joy is sharing his thoughts about human behavior.
