A big vote of thanks to Publicity Hound’s Joan Stewart for linking the video below to her latest newsletter. What a beautiful story to end the year.
Ricochet failed the training to become a service dog. Bird chasing was just too instinctual to his joyous nature. So the woman who worked with him looked for other strengths and found them. This little video tells a beautiful story that brought tears to my eyes. Let me know what you think of it.
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What a brilliant dog and what a great trainer/owner!
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Oh! What a lovely video! It brought tears to my eyes. Thanks so much for posting it – I’ll share it with others. Lots of love, Mary
Thank you for sharing this video with us. It made me laugh, it made me cry, it made me happy and it made me hopeful. I will share it with others as well, everyone needs to see it.
I’m so happy to see your and Mary’s names in the comments. I love the story of Ricochet and am delighted you watched it.
This story is amazing…wiping the tears from my face…Thank you & I will be sharing this story!
Thanks, Jody. I get teary every time I see it. The owner is on Facebook.