The Tails of Hydra

The Tails of Hydra Dedicated to the OG doggo, The Trucking Titan, over the Rainbow Bridge Oct 5 2023 I sustained a head injury while at work and it was a life changing experience.

Titan was a recue from Casper Humane Society- He started out as a scared little pupper than slowly came out of his shell and was loved by hundreds of people as I shared his story, and the daily story of our lives over the road as long haul truckers. We strove to educate the public, and just share the quirks of daily trucking life with everyone. Eventually we retired from trucking, got other jobs a

nd started moving away from the page, and posting as regular, much to the chagrin of our fans- but it felt like we just didn't have a whole lot to share that was interesting. As time went by Titan got older, and older, and at the age of 17 he had a medical emergency and ultimately crossed the Rainbow Bridge, where I'm sure he is happy with a pain free body, and endless romps in the sun.

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We are continuing our journey with a new pup, Hydra who is in training to be a service dog for myself. While Hydra was originally intended to be just a pet, he showed a real aptitude for intelligence and calm and I decided that he would be happier with a job- and he has skills that can make us a great team and help me live a more normal life. So now we are sharing that journey with our fans.

Kitty practice!!! Visiting SisterNikki- she has 3 cats and it's great training- she is also on oxygen so there's the oxy...
12/22/2024

Kitty practice!!! Visiting SisterNikki- she has 3 cats and it's great training- she is also on oxygen so there's the oxygen machine noise and all sorts of distractions.

Practice in a cool store - they have all sorts of second hand stuff and you know what that means??? All the smells!! sup...
12/20/2024

Practice in a cool store - they have all sorts of second hand stuff and you know what that means??? All the smells!! super distracting for little man. He did okay with his stay though even though people came in and the smells (we had permission to train here)

The only way to rest, is if I hold his nose like an ice cream cone apparently 🧐 (legit, he wants a nose rest)
12/18/2024

The only way to rest, is if I hold his nose like an ice cream cone apparently 🧐 (legit, he wants a nose rest)

12/18/2024

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12/17/2024

We are never going to have the exact same goals, desires and needs as others. And the lessons we need to learn and go through simply won’t be the same.

Our path is for us only which is what makes us experts in us and our journey.

We can’t change the journey of others, we might not be able to change our own. But we can change the way we experience it, and that starts with comparing only to our yesterday. Never to someone else’s today.

Little man practicing at Value Village and doing a great job. The blanket section is super interesting to him but he's ...
12/17/2024

Little man practicing at Value Village and doing a great job. The blanket section is super interesting to him but he's getting good at sniffing as he walks instead of stopping and taking a good deep smell.

Happy 1st Birthday to the most sunny natured, happy, smartest and amazing Puppy I've ever had!!! I call him my sunny pup...
12/10/2024

Happy 1st Birthday to the most sunny natured, happy, smartest and amazing Puppy I've ever had!!! I call him my sunny puppy because he is such a happy pup, and his waggy tail is like a ray of sun.

Last year this time I woke up to a message from the breeder saying Hydras mom was in labor and having pups- as soon as I laid eyes on this little potato I was in love, and later super lucky that he turned out to be the temperament and what I needed in a doggo so I got to have him.

Anyhow, this potato grew up to be a gorgeous dog that has made my life so much better!!! Little man got a scrambled egg and a slice of pemmican for his birthday, as well as wearing a hat torture. Too bad we can't go for a huge hike!!! We will have to settle for fun with the flirt pole instead.

Small prairie walk- it gets dark and cold so quick now - and we definitely don't want to get 'stranded' way out in the d...
12/10/2024

Small prairie walk- it gets dark and cold so quick now - and we definitely don't want to get 'stranded' way out in the dark ... so quick walks is what we will have to live with for now. Hydra gets so cold so quick, I feel a little bad because his sweaters are wearing his fur on his elbow pits poor pup.

He may be the cutest crochet assistant... but not the most helpful ❤️❤️
12/09/2024

He may be the cutest crochet assistant... but not the most helpful
❤️❤️

Small space and body awareness training!!! Little dude has to learn his body dimensions and to be aware of where all his...
12/07/2024

Small space and body awareness training!!! Little dude has to learn his body dimensions and to be aware of where all his bits are, and to help them learn this you play with boxes and fitting into strange small spaces. This is a tiny pomegranate box, definitely too small to lie in (or can he???? ) This also helps build confidence because you encourage them to do the impossible and when they do it, PARTY!! And they learn confidence through achievement.

Tldr; Hydra, I don't think you're an employee!!! While we were at service dog training last time they had him do some wo...
12/04/2024

Tldr; Hydra, I don't think you're an employee!!!

While we were at service dog training last time they had him do some work with some short ladders and different surfaces while in a store.

Today we were in a similar store, and we were standing next to the tall ladder discussing what part of the store we needed to go to (we needed some electrical stuff) We must have looked like we were going to ask him to do something because Hydra said I know what's expected here! And he started climbing up, when I asked him what he was doing (he was clearly dead set on climbing ALL the way) he sat down....lol. Little dude, you're crazy. (Also glad he stopped climbing ...because..... reasons )

Small nighttime walk- not actually exercise fast for the doggo- just a sniffy walk for him mainly. He did lose a sock t...
12/01/2024

Small nighttime walk- not actually exercise fast for the doggo- just a sniffy walk for him mainly. He did lose a sock though so I took him back to the area after I realized and had him search for it- I was surprised when he found it, shook it and dropped it and continued on. Little beasty knew what I meant!

Hydra's opinion of winter? Better spent wrapped up ...
11/28/2024

Hydra's opinion of winter? Better spent wrapped up ...

Training day.. working on 'stay' He's doing so well!!!
11/28/2024

Training day.. working on 'stay'

He's doing so well!!!

11/26/2024

Let's brush up on Service Dog Etiquette...

Someone was sniffing for mice in the snow !
11/25/2024

Someone was sniffing for mice in the snow !

Hmm... found a random set of eyes on the floor today. Wonder how that happened?
11/24/2024

Hmm... found a random set of eyes on the floor today. Wonder how that happened?

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Mousy at Grandma's (It belongs to her cat) and don't worry, he doesn't swallow non food things.

Shopping cart training!! You teach pup to stay behind the cart so he doesn't get run over by other shoppers- he's doing pretty good considering we can't work on it a whole lot (I don't have a shopping cart at home, and not the mental energy to go out daily) This is pretty hard for a lot of dogs because they end up staring at the cart instead of where you are going- Hydra is the perfect height to just look through the bottom LOL. #servicedog #servicedogtraining #servicedoglife #servicedogteam #dogtraining #thetailsofhydra #ratterrier #ratterrierlove #shopping #servicedogtraining

This gives me killer vertigo.... but it's cute enough I don't care My phone occasionally decides to make these mini gifs without me directly trying... and they are adorable mini moments. #hikingadventures #hikingwithdogs #doggosbeingdoggos #dogs #Love

Someone wants to be picked up and put on the mushroom rock.......

We saw some deer on our walk

Hoodoo valley

Walking the walk

The carved up hoodoo rock

Looking Epic in the wind
Looking Epic in the wind

Shortest clip ever- I thought I was taking a picture... turns out I'm not qualified to operate my own phone. 🤣 #hiking #hikingwithdogs #dogs #thetailsofhydra #ratterrier #ratterrierlove #alberta #explorealberta #albertacanada #parksandrecreation #servicedog #doglover #doglife #doggolife #photography #petphotography

We went for a bike ride, but someone says his harness is itchy... lol

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