Dear Bob and friends at MIRA, Thank you for my dog Quenouille. He has changed my life by allowing me to walk to school. He helps me travel more confidently. Also when I cross the street I know that I am crossing straight because he keeps me that way; before I kind of got nervous. He also helps me feel better when I am walking though the crowded halls at school and lunch time.
I can now walk without bumping in to objects and people. Everybody at school enjoys watching him and he’s very popular.
Now at school people are inspired by how service dogs do their jobs.
I also enjoy running around the block with him. He also adds a lot of joy and assurance to my life. He also brought freedom to my life by being able to walk to my friends house just with him and having some freedom like a regular kid.
I enjoy him because he is such a good dog when he is working. He has come with me to some unusual events and behaved very well. He even flew on an airplane with me when I when to Florida for a Goalball tournament.
Quenouille also did well when he met other guide dogs. He did not interact with other guide dogs. Some other dogs bit each other and did businesses in public places. But he did do any of that, and I was proud of how well he behaved.
He is a super guide dog!
Calli Bowman-Tomlinson