Julia Silverman

8 Billion Friends. 12-03-2024. Blog Entry 15. Spirit’s and my mission in life is to make 8 billion friends. Our driving force in life is to become friends with as many living creatures as possible and to find the good in as many as it exists in. Every aggressive dog we meet is another opportunity to thaw someone’s heart. Every fearful person has one more mind to change. Every kid, cat, dog, or person is another chance for us to show the world that love exists. Everywhere we go, we try...

23.11.2024 The Choices we Make Blog Entry 14. If someone asked me today about getting a service dog, the one thing I would tell them is that it is their choice. The choices we make always have consequences, good or bad. Before you get a dog, understand what you will be giving up, and be comfortable with the changes you will have to make in order to build a new lifestyle. A dog is a lot of work. Most dogs need a good deal of exercise to be mentally stable companions who are peaceful to...

Our Way 11-22-2024 | Blog Entry 13 Before bringing Spirit home, I did a lot of research. Originally, I had considered training Copper. We even did an evaluation with a trainer who said it was probably possible, but in my heart I knew he wasn’t temperamentally stable enough for me to fully trust him in crowded environments if he were to spook. He was—and still is—an incredible dog, but if there is one thing a service dog must be, it is stable. Spirit has been attacked and has had several...