Being without the service dog
May 26, 2016
I had NO idea how much Dulce helps. This is the last trip I take without her, and probably the last time I’m out without her.
People ask about alerts, and she does alert, but she really doesn’t has to. Instead she does some very subtle things that keep my blood sugar stable. She’ll slow down, even stop when we are out doing things. I tend to push myself too much when I’m without her. She doesn’t let me do that.
She also keeps me out of situations where I get into trouble. Example: the Mount Roberts tram. They put us in a huge crush and a woman shoved into my side, right where my CGMS is. Felt like getting stabbed. If she had been with me, they would have put it is a less jammed situation, I’m sure.
So it’s more of a case I read her rather than she alerts me. Good things to know, especially for the new pup, and for anyone else I’m helping train.