It’s been quite a week. Running an interview process to find a new support worker has taught me more than I bargained for.
Ableism is still very much alive and well. Some applicants appear unable to read a job ad, submitting completely irrelevant information. And the number of people who have no idea how to interact with a service dog in 2026 staggers me.
We have so much further to go.
#Disability #Ableism #ServiceDogs #GuideDogs #DisabilityRights #NDIS #Accessibility

Bye puppies, make us proud! #dogsofmastodon #servicedogs

Puppies turn in tomorrow. They will be checked out on campus, vaccinated, and sent on to their puppy raisers for the next 15 months. They had their nails trimmed one last time, so we won’t get nail shamed at turn in 🤣. #servicedogs #dogsofmastodon

Of all the fancy toys in the dog pen, the favorite is two plastic bottles with a few marbles in them, tied together with a rope. 🤭 #dogsofmastodon #servicedogs

Big day out in the yard. Nap time. #Dogsofmastodon #Servicedogs.

Watch your step in the puppy play pen. #Dogsofmastodon #Servicedogs

Well, the puppies are growing up. And getting pretty frisky. Here’s a small snapshot. #dogsofmastodon #servicedogs

Captive audience (excerpt stolen from my wife’s tik tok feed) . #dogsofmastodon #servicedogs

The experience cube is a puppy favorite. #dogsofmastodon #servicedogs.

Padua sleeps soundly. (Sound up) #dogsofmastodon #servicedogs