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Not to sound like I was raised by protestants, but I think those kids who argue that it's animal abuse to put working dog breeds to work doing the tasks they were bred and born for have simply genuinely never encountered the concept that they, too, could be genuinely happier if they could do work they found wortwhile and enjoyable. Like engaging in useful and constructive activities might genuinely make life better than a life of doing absolutely nothing because nobody's making you do anything.

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help a mixed indigenous/native queer two spirit trans system get a service dog!!!!

hey y'all, since it's September, it's Service Dog Month so in that case, just a reminder that we have a multipurpose psychiatric service dog gfm that's in desperate need of a donation! any support is appreciated!

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hype us up we’re gonna call another service dog program in the next couple of days (soon) and it would be super great if they think we are a good fit for the program cuz they provide service dogs at no cost and they pay for you traveling and staying at the facility for three weeks to train with the dog they chose for you!! AAA /pos

#servicedog #service dog #servicedogssavelives #i cant wait!!! #ptsd service dog #ptsd #cptsd #living with ptsd #psychiatricservicedog #psychiatric service dog #service dogs #servicedogs #servicedogprograms #programservicedog #nonprofit #nonprofitservicedogprogram

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i have some discontent about the narrative "we will all end up disabled" "it is likely that you will be disabled before you die" and "you are only one accident away from disability" to convince people to care about us disabled people.

human health is fragile and it is very possible to become disabled, even severely disabled, when previously abled. but the sort of care and activism that will arise from "it could happen to you too" won't be helpful to disabled people. it isn't, for example, helpful to disabled people who were born disabled, and have been told many times by eugenicists that they should not have been allowed to exist. it also undermines the experience of disabled people who in their childhood, teens, twenties, thirties, are living a completely different lifestyle compared to their abled peers. people who only care about eventual poor health will not care about these young disabled people. will not care about the rights and autonomy of disabled children, will not care about accessibility in schools or playgrounds etc.

abled people also have the illusion that even if it could happen to them, it won't. most people do not think they will become permanently disabled. telling them they might will not change this assumption, because there are many many misconceptions and untruths about disability. on some level many people may still believe that disability will be a consequence of doing something wrongly.

finally people should care about us even if they will never ever experience ableism, disability, or poor health in their lifetime. this is true for many groups. my white friends care if i experience racism even if they don't. abled who never will experience ableism shouldn't need to be reminded, persuaded, coerced into caring about disabled people

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Tempted to change layout here but methinks I will change header to a Labrador picture bc the pfp is just too cute but yk we would change it to pictures of our service dog once we got them tho obvs but if we are going with this nonprofit kinda near us we want this layout to reflect that bc they train either Labradors or Goldens and that’s all soo idk!

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Trying to find a police academy that will train police dog trainers in the area RAAHH the autism also hyperfocused on it for 3 hours oops

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Guys. Someone followed us on insta who has DID and has a service dog. This is THE BEST DAY OF MY LIFE !!!

#service dog #dissociative identity disorder