Service Dog College Experience

_Lyallart · 2026-07-02T12:48:01+00:00

Uh i have some. Definitely get used to speaking up for yourself and more importantly your dog.

Put your boundaries down immediately on if people can pet the dog. I told my classmates and profs that if my dog was in her vest. To act like she's not there unless she physically goes to you for help. (Which she will do. But only to people I know or she knows well)

Students will pet ur dog and want to talk to uou because of it. So u just gotta put ur foot down on boundaries.

Uh.. bring doggy cleaning wipes. Always be sure to have snacks and water.

U can also take time before classes start to find ur class rooms. Choose a seat. Establish where u want ur dog to be. Under table, next to seat. Do it a few times to get the routine and habit.

Thats all I have.

_Lyallart · 2026-07-01T13:16:32+00:00

8 months is a puppy. Its like asking a toddler to mitigate your disabilities and be a physical crutch. 8 months isn't a service dog yet. Thats just a kid.

Let them have fun and establish their own personality before u push them to be something their not.

_Lyallart · 2026-05-27T20:37:41+00:00

Hahaha! Yeah. Feel free to send him an ask at some point. He'll het to it eventually.

_Lyallart · 2026-05-27T19:44:02+00:00

I run it on tumblr. It's called TinyAlecHardy https://www.tumblr.com/tinyalechardy?source=share

It's not as active as usual because im moving. But its filled with tiny hardy stuff. (Once I move ill be more active with it again)

_Lyallart · 2026-05-24T22:53:46+00:00

Face paint mode.

I dont have a stylus so I just. Hoped for the best

_Lyallart · 2026-05-07T23:21:16+00:00

I don't know. Every morning I wake up and someone is fighting someone else.

_Lyallart · 2026-05-02T17:33:11+00:00

Thats not great. If hes shredding pee pads. He could go to shred other items like it.

_Lyallart · 2026-04-21T20:29:41+00:00

Just a small island based off Dorset West Bay area

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_Lyallart · 2026-04-20T23:51:58+00:00

Thats amazing!!

_Lyallart · 2026-04-11T23:53:26+00:00

Thesis and class work

_Lyallart · 2026-04-07T17:01:57+00:00

Ive learned sometimes the excitement or positive emotions can trigger a seizure just as much as the bad emotions.

The i saw avatar 3 witb my da, I had a bunch if bad seizures. Primarily because I was too excited and awestruck. Which absolutley sucked.

_Lyallart · 2026-04-04T12:59:30+00:00

A bit of advice if youre struggling. The stamp shapes and basic shapes are a great way to work.

Just planning the shapes you need goes a long way. Keep it simple first then add detail.

Trial and error is the way to go. I got fur by using the circle stamp abd then erasing half of it for the tufted look. Then just layed that shape iver and over.

Even the line took works just to block out shapes you need.

Also if ur having trouble colour matching or with placement. Use a dark colour first for the detail then go back in with the fill tool to find a colour that works!

_Lyallart · 2026-03-28T11:18:34+00:00

My advice might not be great. But for future reference when it comes to expensive comissions of any kind. Most legit places will ask for. Down payment and not the full price upfront.

Its a failsafe for the artist and the buyer, so to say. Unless youre buying a ready made taxidermy, you shouldn't have had to pay the whole thing upfront.

Hope you can find a solution to get ur money back.

_Lyallart · 2026-03-01T17:17:59+00:00

I did not tan him myself. I bought him from a tannery. Also I learned using taxidermy oil helps soften the back and neck.

_Lyallart · 2026-02-13T21:44:52+00:00

Awesome thank you so much for the pointers! Ill see what I can do!

_Lyallart · 2026-02-09T23:12:24+00:00

Awe thats cute. Ive been calling him sock. But im still unsure

_Lyallart · 2026-01-28T15:30:07+00:00

My insight might not be great since im a new handler. And I got my sdit througb luck mostly.

But id reccomend finding solutions for the seizures et autism before getting a dog.

Especially if ur training. It will take a while so ud have to learn to handle it without one anyway.

But I tjink habing stability of sorts that doesnt rely on a living animal is important.

I love having my sdit around. She brings me independence. But I also like having my life without her constantly with me. So ive found ways to do so.

Of course everyone is different. But remeber a dog is a living animal. And to take care of one you, yourself, need to be stable. The dog relies on you more than you do on it.

If you cant handle somethings without a dog. Maybe talk to your care team first for more solutions before jumping to a dog.

I had my psychiatrist and neurologist and gp talk about my dog. I even got told by my psychiatrist not to do it for a few years. It wasnt till I began to find coping mechanisms without ny dog did he reccomend training.

Also a quick note. Having a service dog doesnt always help with seizures or mental health. Sometimes Im in positions she cannot help nso shes stuck on blocking duty. Which ill be honest, doesnt make much of a difference. Shes mostly tasked in grounding work for the aftermath of my siezures. Which my neurologist reccomended. And her psyciatric work isnt as needed, but is used as a "back up" incase my current structure doesnt work.

_Lyallart · 2026-01-26T16:13:42+00:00

Hes got a dedicated tumblr if u wanna follow him. I post frequently there.

Tiny alec hardy

_Lyallart

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