mmarq1992 Posted March 29, 2019 #20701 Share Posted March 29, 2019 1 hour ago, rangeley said: Awesome pic! Have a great cruise. Thank you! 9 minutes ago, puppycanducruise said: Have a great cruise mmarq1992 and Bentley. Thanks for posting that wonderful picture. Thanks! 11 minutes ago, Caribbean Chris said: mmarq1992, you get the prize for the cutest photo ever of a service dog preparing to go on a cruise! Bentley is so beautiful - a Canine Companions' dog? Well thank you! He is not, I trained him myself. His behavior is just as good as a program trained dog though, and as it should be! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUTRAVEL Posted March 29, 2019 #20702 Share Posted March 29, 2019 5 hours ago, mmarq1992 said: Happy Friday everyone! Hope you all have a great weekend! We'll be spending the weekend packing because our cruise is ONE WEEK from today! Bentley is ready! So cute! Have a great time on your cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wizard-of-roz Posted March 29, 2019 Author #20703 Share Posted March 29, 2019 10 hours ago, mmarq1992 said: Happy Friday everyone! Hope you all have a great weekend! We'll be spending the weekend packing because our cruise is ONE WEEK from today! Bentley is ready! 5 hours ago, DUTRAVEL said: So cute! Have a great time on your cruise. Oh! Bentley! Love your "Ship Eating Grin!" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.S. Cruisers Posted March 31, 2019 #20704 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Roz! BOL, BOL (Bark out loud) Good one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wizard-of-roz Posted March 31, 2019 Author #20705 Share Posted March 31, 2019 7 minutes ago, S.S. Cruisers said: 8 minutes ago, S.S. Cruisers said: Roz! BOL, BOL (Bark out loud) Good one. Thank you so much!👌 7 minutes ago, S.S. Cruisers said: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HHFamily Posted April 1, 2019 #20706 Share Posted April 1, 2019 Got the Bahamas Import Permit faxed back today! Only took a couple of business days. Thank you guys so much for your encouragement and keeping me from letting my fear overwhelm me and take away a huge piece of my independence for this cruise! ❤️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUTRAVEL Posted April 1, 2019 #20707 Share Posted April 1, 2019 3 hours ago, HHFamily said: Got the Bahamas Import Permit faxed back today! Only took a couple of business days. Thank you guys so much for your encouragement and keeping me from letting my fear overwhelm me and take away a huge piece of my independence for this cruise! ❤️ We have all been there - the first couple of cruises are nerve-wracking! I hope you have a great time. Dianne 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wizard-of-roz Posted April 1, 2019 Author #20708 Share Posted April 1, 2019 4 hours ago, HHFamily said: Got the Bahamas Import Permit faxed back today! Only took a couple of business days. Thank you guys so much for your encouragement and keeping me from letting my fear overwhelm me and take away a huge piece of my independence for this cruise! ❤️ See, you did it! Persistence and courage and you're on your way to cruising with your Service Dog! Congratulations! Keep positive and stay strong! You're going to make all of us very proud and represent us in the best way! 🐾 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rangeley Posted April 2, 2019 #20709 Share Posted April 2, 2019 On 3/27/2019 at 10:22 PM, Caribbean Chris said: Thanks Roz!❤️ Not long until we cruise, so I really should start thinking about what to pack. We’re sailing on the Nieuw Statendam, Holland America’s new ship. I’ll give a report on how it goes, but HAL has always been easy to work with in my experience. Really looking forward to it. Chris, We just booked a cruise on her for January. Can't wait to hear all about it. Cindy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rangeley Posted April 2, 2019 #20710 Share Posted April 2, 2019 Hi All, Just want everyone to know that we are at team training at CCI for a new dog. John was just matched this morning. Can't say anything more right now. But soon... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmarq1992 Posted April 2, 2019 #20711 Share Posted April 2, 2019 6 minutes ago, rangeley said: Hi All, Just want everyone to know that we are at team training at CCI for a new dog. John was just matched this morning. Can't say anything more right now. But soon... Congrats! Can't wait to "meet" his new teammate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUTRAVEL Posted April 2, 2019 #20712 Share Posted April 2, 2019 1 hour ago, rangeley said: Hi All, Just want everyone to know that we are at team training at CCI for a new dog. John was just matched this morning. Can't say anything more right now. But soon... Great news! Can't wait to hear all about him/her! Dianne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miki_moto Posted April 2, 2019 #20713 Share Posted April 2, 2019 Does anyone have any experience regarding people taking photos of you/your dog without your permission? It seems like social media always has photos taken by people who are convinced they are “outing” fake service dogs. I’m wondering if anyone on this thread has had their photo taken. Even though I use a wheelchair many people ask me what kind of dog I have - I tell them I have a black Lab! 😉 Both my previous service dog and my current dog were trained by a well known school and - in keeping with BC legislation - is always vested. Having a ‘visible disability’ is no guarantee people won’t ask questions. I usually don’t mind and I know that in a fairly small closed community like a cruise ship - Cunard’s Queen Mary - the questions should deminish fairly quickly as either direct questioning or word-of-mouth spreads the news. But that doesn’t mean I want my photo on social media. The dog I don’t mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexspepa Posted April 2, 2019 #20714 Share Posted April 2, 2019 Hey Everyone…just back from a week at Folly Beach, SC. Our daughter teaches school in Bangledesh and she flew in to celebrate her birthday with us and her best friend. They were born a day apart and met in the hospital and have been best friends their entire lives. We had a great time and we took Lucy with us – she loves the beach. For those of you that don’t know, Lucy is our 11 year old chocolate lab and she is not a Service Dog. The trip almost ended in tragedy due to my stupidity. We drove up to Southport, NC before heading home to look at a 34’ trawler I was thinking about buying. Dottie, Lucy and I met the broker at the dock and as I did not think it appropriate to take her on board the boat, I tied her with her leash to a post. I did not think about the fact that she has never been tied up before. We had been inside the cabin a couple of minutes and Dottie suggested I check on Lucy – I looked at the door to only see the end of her leash disappearing over the side of the dock and no sign of her. I could only think she had fallen and was trapped under the dock. I jumped over the side of the boat onto the dock and then into the water. She was hanging off the side with just her head out of water and was struggling to get free. I swam to her and was able to unhook the leash, and the broker helped get her out of the water and onto the dock where she seemed OK. I could not get out however as I could not get any leverage to lift myself out and boy was that water cold. Luckily the broker was able to find a portable ladder on the boat and he used it as a sling to pull me up enough so I could haul myself onto the dock. In the process I lost both my regular prescription glasses and my prescription sunglasses, luckily I had a backup pair of the sunglasses in the car. Lucy is fine but I have to admit I am still a little shook up about what would have happened if Dottie had not asked me to check on her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HenryKisor Posted April 2, 2019 #20715 Share Posted April 2, 2019 Miki Moto, it happens to me and Trooper all the time. All I can do is offer a friendly wave and grin. Can't speak to Canadian law, but in the U.S. nobody owns one's own image captured in public (unless it's used for commercial purposes). Even though my disability is invisible and Trooper is a rather photogenic fuzzy puppy, I doubt that anybody's ever posted a photo of us claiming we're fakes. And if so, so what? We know the truth about ourselves. Smiling and being cooperative with photographers might even make new friends for service dogs. That's how I deal with it, but I respect that other PWSDs may have different opinions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HenryKisor Posted April 2, 2019 #20716 Share Posted April 2, 2019 Addendum: Some folks just do not like to be photographed, and polite photographers respect that. I've seen people shake their heads, hold up their palms and say with a polite smile, "Please. I'd rather not be photographed." Politeness often begets politeness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wizard-of-roz Posted April 2, 2019 Author #20717 Share Posted April 2, 2019 3 hours ago, rangeley said: Hi All, Just want everyone to know that we are at team training at CCI for a new dog. John was just matched this morning. Can't say anything more right now. But soon... Congratulations! This is the very best news! Wexy is truly smiling down on all of you! We can't wait to see pictures and wish you much love in your new journey! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miki_moto Posted April 2, 2019 #20718 Share Posted April 2, 2019 42 minutes ago, HenryKisor said: Miki Moto, it happens to me and Trooper all the time. All I can do is offer a friendly wave and grin. Can't speak to Canadian law, but in the U.S. nobody owns one's own image captured in public (unless it's used for commercial purposes). Even though my disability is invisible and Trooper is a rather photogenic fuzzy puppy, I doubt that anybody's ever posted a photo of us claiming we're fakes. And if so, so what? We know the truth about ourselves. Smiling and being cooperative with photographers might even make new friends for service dogs. That's how I deal with it, but I respect that other PWSDs may have different opinions. I don't care if anyone thinks we're fake (although if we don't cut the mustard I don't know who does!) and I don't care if my dog is photographed. In fact, if I'm asked if someone can take a photo of us, I suggest they just take the dog's, since he's much more photogenic than I am! 🙂 However, I have a rather determined stalker who has hired at least one private investigator and tracked me to another country. I'd just as soon skip having my photo put anywhere online. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wizard-of-roz Posted April 2, 2019 Author #20719 Share Posted April 2, 2019 2 hours ago, Miki_moto said: Does anyone have any experience regarding people taking photos of you/your dog without your permission? It seems like social media always has photos taken by people who are convinced they are “outing” fake service dogs. I’m wondering if anyone on this thread has had their photo taken. Even though I use a wheelchair many people ask me what kind of dog I have - I tell them I have a black Lab! 😉 Both my previous service dog and my current dog were trained by a well known school and - in keeping with BC legislation - is always vested. Having a ‘visible disability’ is no guarantee people won’t ask questions. I usually don’t mind and I know that in a fairly small closed community like a cruise ship - Cunard’s Queen Mary - the questions should deminish fairly quickly as either direct questioning or word-of-mouth spreads the news. But that doesn’t mean I want my photo on social media. The dog I don’t mind. Unfortunately, it does go with the territory. It is very rude to take a picture without asking permission but it is NOT unusual for someone to do so. It happens to us all the time and I don't like it either. Some folks will ask permission and others will just click away. I have even had people buy Horton's pictures from the display in the professional photography area. The photographers have told me and show me pictures that have already been purchased. It just blows my mind that someone would want a picture of a stranger with her dog in their family albums!!!?!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HenryKisor Posted April 2, 2019 #20720 Share Posted April 2, 2019 Miki Moto has an excellent reason for not wanting her likeness on social media. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wizard-of-roz Posted April 2, 2019 Author #20721 Share Posted April 2, 2019 1 hour ago, alexspepa said: Hey Everyone…just back from a week at Folly Beach, SC. Our daughter teaches school in Bangledesh and she flew in to celebrate her birthday with us and her best friend. They were born a day apart and met in the hospital and have been best friends their entire lives. We had a great time and we took Lucy with us – she loves the beach. For those of you that don’t know, Lucy is our 11 year old chocolate lab and she is not a Service Dog. The trip almost ended in tragedy due to my stupidity. We drove up to Southport, NC before heading home to look at a 34’ trawler I was thinking about buying. Dottie, Lucy and I met the broker at the dock and as I did not think it appropriate to take her on board the boat, I tied her with her leash to a post. I did not think about the fact that she has never been tied up before. We had been inside the cabin a couple of minutes and Dottie suggested I check on Lucy – I looked at the door to only see the end of her leash disappearing over the side of the dock and no sign of her. I could only think she had fallen and was trapped under the dock. I jumped over the side of the boat onto the dock and then into the water. She was hanging off the side with just her head out of water and was struggling to get free. I swam to her and was able to unhook the leash, and the broker helped get her out of the water and onto the dock where she seemed OK. I could not get out however as I could not get any leverage to lift myself out and boy was that water cold. Luckily the broker was able to find a portable ladder on the boat and he used it as a sling to pull me up enough so I could haul myself onto the dock. In the process I lost both my regular prescription glasses and my prescription sunglasses, luckily I had a backup pair of the sunglasses in the car. Lucy is fine but I have to admit I am still a little shook up about what would have happened if Dottie had not asked me to check on her. OMG! I'm reading this with my mouth dropped open. How awful for all of you, especially Lucy. I'm so glad she's okay! Poor baby, she's must have been so scared. You're very lucky that this turned out the way it did. Horrible lesson learned! Thank you for sharing your story and for helping each of us in a teaching moment that could have been a real tragedy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wizard-of-roz Posted April 2, 2019 Author #20722 Share Posted April 2, 2019 58 minutes ago, HenryKisor said: Miki Moto, it happens to me and Trooper all the time. All I can do is offer a friendly wave and grin. Can't speak to Canadian law, but in the U.S. nobody owns one's own image captured in public (unless it's used for commercial purposes). Even though my disability is invisible and Trooper is a rather photogenic fuzzy puppy, I doubt that anybody's ever posted a photo of us claiming we're fakes. And if so, so what? We know the truth about ourselves. Smiling and being cooperative with photographers might even make new friends for service dogs. That's how I deal with it, but I respect that other PWSDs may have different opinions. When my family cruises with Horton and me they get to see how traveling with him turns into a "paparazzi" session a lot of the time. I, too, just wave, smile or just keep moving. Sometimes it's a line of folks who just keep clicking away........it's a Kardashian moment, for sure!!!! 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wizard-of-roz Posted April 2, 2019 Author #20723 Share Posted April 2, 2019 37 minutes ago, HenryKisor said: Addendum: Some folks just do not like to be photographed, and polite photographers respect that. I've seen people shake their heads, hold up their palms and say with a polite smile, "Please. I'd rather not be photographed." Politeness often begets politeness. Very true. However, sometimes [and this happens more time than not] there are very persistent photographers who can't back away and are consumed by getting that picture of you and your dog. It can be very disturbing when someone actually follows you into a venue just to get a picture! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miki_moto Posted April 2, 2019 #20724 Share Posted April 2, 2019 (edited) 22 minutes ago, wizard-of-roz said: Unfortunately, it does go with the territory. It is very rude to take a picture without asking permission but it is NOT unusual for someone to do so. It happens to us all the time and I don't like it either. Some folks will ask permission and others will just click away. I have even had people buy Horton's pictures from the display in the professional photography area. The photographers have told me and show me pictures that have already been purchased. It just blows my mind that someone would want a picture of a stranger with her dog in their family albums!!!?!! I haven't had much trouble in Canada and folks who wanted to take photos of us in England - mostly tourists! - asked. I think they were happier having a photo of my dog without me! I sometimes ask if they want me to take a photo of them with the dog!!! Behold the "Druids" of Stonehenge who have bewitched Nico! Edited to add: Not Nico's best side! 😉 Edited April 2, 2019 by Miki_moto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wizard-of-roz Posted April 2, 2019 Author #20725 Share Posted April 2, 2019 19 minutes ago, Miki_moto said: I don't care if anyone thinks we're fake (although if we don't cut the mustard I don't know who does!) and I don't care if my dog is photographed. In fact, if I'm asked if someone can take a photo of us, I suggest they just take the dog's, since he's much more photogenic than I am! 🙂 However, I have a rather determined stalker who has hired at least one private investigator and tracked me to another country. I'd just as soon skip having my photo put anywhere online. When it's taken to the point of "stalking", it can be very scary. I have been followed many times in different venues and just keep walking and do not engage with these persistently annoying folks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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