Skye's Story !
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Skye's Story ! - Hey Check out my journal ! Skye's Journal
Skye's Story ! - Hey Check out my journal ! Skye, a "Black and Tan, Red Bone, and/or Blue Tick hound mix. Ya know what? Skye is all hound dog!
Born March 5th, 2022, or thereabouts. Skye spent a good portion of her puppyhood living with a wonderful, caring young family.
Her current human companion was so lucky and very blessed in meeting Skye and the family she came from. Plans for Skye and her current human were just beginning. Her current human is so thankful to them. We shall never forget - Thank You🙏!
In late 2022, Skye, at about 8 months old or so, was adopted by her human. Skye's human, from the get-go, knew Skye was something so very special. Skye was really calm, caring, loving, and well, just a laidback and easy-going pup! Did we mention Skye is just SOOO darn Adorable!
Skye brought "Calm" and "Tranquility" to her human. You see, her human has served his country and community for decades, and like many who have served or are still serving, things can be pretty emotionally and physically challenging...
Skye has been there for him as he's cried, when he's anxious, needs that physical boost, or just needs someone to talk to or laugh with!
After spending some quality initial training time with Skye, it became very apparent to her human that Skye had something more to offer to other humans, and in no time, Skye became a wonderful social companion too!
Skye showed her human that she could help other humans when they needed calm, in crisis, or even offer emotional intervention. Her human, a veteran, a police officer, and a firefighter, thought, How could Skye help others? Skye is such a social butterfly!
Skye goes to work with her human on a part-time basis and is always training in community relations, social emotional support, and obedience, striving to become certified as a human therapy K9 (Canine - Dog).
Intervention? - Hmmm? How does Skye provide Intervention?
Skye (Dogs) provides numerous physical benefits for her human. She encourages her human to exercise, reducing stress for her human, lowering blood pressure, and potentially improving cardiovascular health.
- Skye can Reduce Stress and Lower Blood Pressure:
Studies show that interacting with dogs, even petting them, can lower cortisol levels (a stress hormone) and blood pressure. Wow! - How does Skye Improve Cardiovascular Health?
Regular exercise from walking or playing with a dog (K9) can contribute to lowering cholesterol, triglycerides, and our blood pressure, reducing the risk of heart disease. Who would have thought? - Social Interaction:
Dogs (K9s) can and Skye does help people become more social, as they encourage our interaction with others while walking, in dog parks, at schools, or in other social or public areas and/or events. - Aiding disabled people or those in need :
Dogs (K9s) can Skye is being trained to perform specific tasks...Of Course! Like retrieving items or alerting their humans to medical emergencies. Isn't this just so AWESOME! Providing (K9) Skye emotional support... Just one look in her eyes brings a calm only a K9 like Skye can provide! Skye lives and loves to be there for all humans!
Training - Community Emotional Therapy and Intervention
Skye and her human are partaking and always training to be ambassadors for (K9) community relations, community emotional support, and crisis intervention with a goal of Skye becoming a certified therapy dog for humans in her community and the responder teams she has become a welcome member of.
Skye has demonstrated her ability to intervene, assist her human and other humans with emotional support, incident de-escalation, and/or keeping humans level-minded.