Have you ever heard the expression, “You get what you give”? When a little birdie here at Families.com passed me a link to an organization called Assistance Dogs of the West (ADW) that saying came to mind. (Not because it related to myself, though I did appreciate the tip, but because of what I discovered about how this organization trains assistance dogs.) I had a general sense of how this process must work. I knew it was involved, took months, and required a certain type of doggie temperament. The one element I overlooked was the human aspect. It’s not just … Continue reading →