MangoDogMD: Thank You, Life For Paws Oregon, for Rescuing Keanu!
Mango Sez: “Life4Paws Oregon is pretty smart pulling your skinny tush out of the shelter Keanu. I would have missed out on having a pretty good lil’ bro otherwise!” The photo above was taken at a...
View ArticleMangoDogMD: Being Open to Letting Your Emotional Support Animal Assist You
Mango Sez: “C’mon mom! Help Keanu help you!” The insomnia that usually comes with having Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is debilitating. Not only from the wakeful exhaustion, but the effect it has...
View ArticleMangoDogMD: Minimum Standards for Service Dogs
Mango Sez: Hey Keanu, your front paws need to be perfectly aligned for it to be a “service dog sit” SIKE! A sit is a sit! I know the rules are confusin’. Good thing Pet Partners has this literature...
View ArticleMangodogMD: Exposing Keanu to Distractions: Ducks and other Waterfowl!
Mango Sez: “Don’t listen to mom Keanu. This is your chance to fetch your big sis some fresh pate. Mmm!” Training Keanu to be a PTSD Chihuahua Service Dog is not only to complete tasks in a...
View ArticleMangoDogMD: Thinking About a Dog, But Unsure About Commitment? Foster One &...
(2003: 6 wks after adoption)Mango Sez: “Ah My lovely foster mom got me to my forever home! AND she got to experience my MANGOTASTICNESS. Bonus!” Craving some canine company, but unsure about the...
View ArticleMangoDogMD: Mango Gone One Year, But Her Gift of Happy Remains.
Mango Sez: “Sigh, I wish this moment can last forever. Well except for the matching hoodies..” Somehow, I have survived a year without Mango’s cheerful tail wags, and comforting nuzzles and her...
View ArticleMango Sez: “Keanu Frisbee Funtime! Good for mind, body and soul!”
Even a few minutes a day outside is better than nothing. Even the incarcerated ladies on Netflix’s Orange Is The New Black gets that! But, without Keanu encouraging me, I would be holed up in my...
View ArticleMangoDogMD: Dogs Are Great Listeners. How Doggie Confessionals Can Reduce...
In our fast-paced, polite society, when asked how we are doing, we tend to automatically say “I’m fine.” We do it to not burden our loved ones, be TMI, or seem weak to our peers. But, what if you...
View ArticleMangoDogMD: Keanu Picking Up Cues on My Panic Attacks.
Dr. Mango Sez: “Just a small tip Keanu, you might not want to do your superhero pose in front of a pile of your toys next time. Kinda hard to take you seriously!” This week has been plagued with...
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