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  • Dekker

    Dekker Answers People Questions

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    Ardis sits facing Dekker to listen to his wisdom

    Welcome to Dekker’s page of puppy-dog wisdom for humans who have questions. Better than a therapist, Dekker is always faithful in The Reflective Pen to hear you ...

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    Ardis Mayo
  • Dekker

    Dekker’s “Pawnderings”, vol 3.6

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    Dekker A service dog with all the answers

    Welcome to Dekker’s page of wisdom and pawnderings…if this is your first visit, check out his other posts, along with some discussion about service dogs, by hitting the…

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    Ardis Mayo
  • Dekker

    Dekker and his “Pawnderings”

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    Dekker, service dog posing on granite slab

    Dekker is a British Black lab whose gifts for writing emerged during the pandemic when he had to stay home much of the time. If this is your…

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    Ardis Mayo
  • Dekker

    Pawndering with Dekker

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    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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    Ardis Mayo
  • Dekker

    Living With a Service Dog

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    Dekker reciving a hug from Ardis Mayo

    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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    Ardis Mayo
  • Dekker

    Dekker Pawnders Death

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    dekker sleepinig

    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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    Ardis Mayo
  • Dekker

    Dekker Wisdom and other Pawnderings

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    Dekker, the dog who has a lot of wisdom

    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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    Ardis Mayo
  • Dekker,  Life Challenges

    Dekker’s Wisdom

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    Dekker the Service Dog waits by a fog with mist

    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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    Ardis Mayo
  • Dekker

    Dekker is back to work!

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    Dekker the Service Dog waits by a fog with mist

    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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    Ardis Mayo
  • Dekker,  Life Challenges

    Dekker Sleeps on the Job

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    dekker sleepinig

    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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    Ardis Mayo
  • Dekker

    Dekker Writes Again

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    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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    Ardis Mayo
  • Dekker

    Dekker goes to church

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    Dekker sleeps on organ pedals, rest

    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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    Ardis Mayo
  • Dekker

    Dekker’s People Guide

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    Dekker A service dog with all the answers

    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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    Ardis Mayo
  • Dekker

    Dekker returns to sharing wisdom

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    Dekker, service dog posing on granite slab

    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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    Ardis Mayo
  • Dekker

    Dekker Continues His Story

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    Dekker and Ardis at NEADS

    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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