My Nonprofit Reviews

I want to let you know of an experience we had where Echo,my daughter's service dog, was amazing and all the hard work that Team Echo has put in, shined.

Anna and I went to Hobby Lobby today and were looking around. I was headed to the bathroom when I heard a sharp barking noise that wasn't Echo. He was looking at Anna and didn't even respond to the noise. When I came back, I saw Anna sitting in one of the empty isles with Echo on her lap doing some Deep Pressure Therapy because the barking
startled and scared her. She was starting to have an anxiety attack. Because Echo wascalm and be her side, she was calm and happy.

We decided to look around some more. When we came out of an isle there was the lady with a little dog in the cart jumping and barking, making us and other people jump with surprise. Echo didn't flinch. He kept walking right next to Anna.

The difference between a trained dog and a pet. From the careful breeding and handling, puppy raising, trips back and forth to visit, bonding, training with an amazing trainor who loves and understands dogs and my daughter, some frustration, lots of patience, emails to Patty, hard work, cuddles, kisses all equal one amazing dog. It was awesome to see it all come together today.

With much love and gratitude,