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Dekker Reflects on Retirement
I have been thinking about this thing called retirement. When I say thinking, I do not mean the way humans think. Humans sit in chairs with notebooks and…
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DEKKER LOOKS AHEAD
There comes a time, I think, when every working dog deserves the same thing every human longs for as they age…permission to lay down the harness without laying…
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Dekker’s Wisdom
There are some forms of wisdom that don’t announce themselves. They don’t come with degrees or titles, or even with words most of the time. They come in…
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THINGS I WISH SOMEONE HAD TOLD ME
Today, I want to share the essence of the speech I gave on the day Dekker graduated after 18 months of training at NEADS in Massachusetts. He is…
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Dekker on Ice Fishing
The calendar insists spring is near, though the yard has not yet agreed. Sometimes, when the snow lingers longer than anyone thinks reasonable, I ask Dekker to weigh…
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Illness Through a Dog’s Eyes
What Love Looks Like When Healing Is Slow Woof woof, friends,Something shifted in the house a couple of weeks ago—before anyone said a word.Illness has a way of…
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Dekker’s Thoughts About Legacy
Woof woof… it’s me, Dekker. I’m lying here in my favorite sunspot while my person taps on her keyboard about something called legacy...and I wonder...
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Dekker, On Wisdom, Worry and The Weight of the World
Maybe it’s the season of “too”: too much news, too many expectations, too many lists. Or maybe it’s that time feels heavier when the light fades early. Whatever…
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Wisdom from Dekker
As I, Dekker the seasonal observer, lie by the fireplace (yes, I scoot closer than I’m supposed to), I’ve been noticing a change in the house.
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Wisdom from Dekker in Autumn
As I, Dekker the observer, lie with my nose near the door and my paws outstretched like a proper gentleman, I can tell… something is changing. The air…
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Wisdom from Dekker
When the Days Are Slow and the Heart Is Full, As I, Dekker the ever-faithful, stretch out beside my person’s feet (finally!), I must tell you something: she...
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Wisdom from Dekker
As I, Dekker the Service Dog, settle in with my nose tucked under one paw and the other stretched out just far enough to feel the cool tile,…
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Wisdom from Dekker: What Our Pets Leave Behind (and What They Don’t)
Wisdom from Dekker: What Our Pets Leave Behind (and What They Don’t) As I, known by all as Dekker, lie in my favorite sunspot by the window, I…
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Dekker Writes Again
Slowing Down, Stretching Out, and Smelling What Matters As I (Dekker—service dog, squirrel whisperer, and expert in naps) stretch out in a sunny patch on the floor, I…
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Wisdom from Dekker
As I, known by all as Dekker, lie here in my favorite sunspot by the window, I think about the curious human problems people ask me about.
