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  • 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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    Dekker makes observations about people

    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

    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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    Ardis Mayo
  • Dekker

    Dekker Adds to His Story

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    Dekker the Service Dog waits by a fog with mist

    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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    Ardis Mayo
  • Dekker

    Dekker Speaks

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    Dekker ponders a basket of yarn

    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.

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    Ardis Mayo
  • Dekker

    Dear Dekker

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    Dekker, the dog who has a lot of wisdom

    Dear Dekker, I am writing to you because I have what some people call mid-winter blues. I can’t seem to find the energy to keep going.

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    Ardis Mayo
  • Dekker

    Dekker on Aging

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    Dekker as a pup helps with spiritual growth

    Hi. If we haven't met before, my name is Dekker. I welcome you to this site where I write once a month to help people out with their…

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    Ardis Mayo
  • Dekker

    Dekker Shares His Observations About People

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    Dekker makes observations about people

    Woof Woof!! My name is Dekker, and once a month I get to share my observations about people's behavior and answer questions that readers (and sometimes their pets)…

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