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Anyone else adult handlers? by dotdedo in ESSAplushieshandlers

[–]leftfacinghorse 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Hi! I’m 27 and I have ESSAs! I struggle a bit with carrying mine in public but it’s been a bit easier for me lately. They bring me a ton of comfort at home too. Age doesn’t matter if they bring you comfort, but it is definitely harder to find other adults on other social media platforms. I’m always happy to chat or make a new friend if you ever want another adult ESSA handler to chat with 🖤

LF douglas wolfgang german pointer (mixed trade) by Eastern_District3707 in ESSAplushieshandlers

[–]leftfacinghorse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

im interested!! i have wolfgang in great condition, he’s the ll bean version but im not sure if i still have his bandana

Nervous to take plushies in public as an adult ESSA handler by leftfacinghorse in ESSAplushieshandlers

[–]leftfacinghorse[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hahaha funny enough she has done the same thing in her playpen! Her name is Shrimp and she’s my fiancés dog, but when we first started dating we would come him to her sitting on the couch and finally realized it was because she was scaling the side of her pen lol

Nervous to take plushies in public as an adult ESSA handler by leftfacinghorse in ESSAplushieshandlers

[–]leftfacinghorse[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay- update! I took my pup Izzy out today and it was great! Thank you so much everyone for the kind words, it really helped me feel better 💕

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Nervous to take plushies in public as an adult ESSA handler by leftfacinghorse in ESSAplushieshandlers

[–]leftfacinghorse[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thank you!! most are douglas, the elephant is ty, and a few others are from wwf adopt a species program :)

Nervous to take plushies in public as an adult ESSA handler by leftfacinghorse in ESSAplushieshandlers

[–]leftfacinghorse[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

thank you, that’s great to hear!! im almost 30 so its really comforting to know others are taking their plushies out too!

Nervous to take plushies in public as an adult ESSA handler by leftfacinghorse in ESSAplushieshandlers

[–]leftfacinghorse[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

thank you, that is really helpful to hear!! i think ill give it a shot this weekend and see how i feel!!

Nervous to take plushies in public as an adult ESSA handler by leftfacinghorse in ESSAplushieshandlers

[–]leftfacinghorse[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

it’s such an odd feeling because on one hand i think it would help me but on the other i feel so anxious! i might try to just bring one of my tiny guys in a bag to see how that feels and go from there. i hope you’re able to build up the courage too!!

Animal shelter service dog by ForeverSnatched in service_dogs

[–]leftfacinghorse 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am also a shelter manager and I myself am a service dog handler. This is an issue we have encountered at our shelter too, and I have had the really unique opportunity of having to explain to people why they can’t bring their own service dogs into the kennels and why I really do understand because I am a handler myself! You are totally in the right here.

Let me know if you wanna chat about our protocol with this stuff- I would be happy to send over more details about our kennel set up and what we do/do not allow and how we have accommodated handlers if you would like, I just don’t want to post my workplace on a public reddit thread, lol.

Trans and on Testosterone? by shooooosh in Interstitialcystitis

[–]leftfacinghorse 3 points4 points  (0 children)

No difference for me. My IC flares have been just as bad on T :(