Dog Walker

Sadie loves her dog walker.

Joe comes every day between 2 and 3 and takes Sadie and Porter out for a walk. He takes them to the dog park as much as possible (when he's feeling up to watching two dogs and if there are other dogs he thinks they'll enjoy playing with inside).

Hiring Joe, who was on staff at their daycare until it lost its lease and shut down in December, has helped take Sadie leap to the next level of her rehabilitation.

She was previously nervous around African American men, but now, she gets absolutely giddy whenever she sees anyone who looks remotely like Joe walking down the sidewalk.

The other night, while walking Porter and Sadie on an especially busy street, Sadie spotted a Joe look-alike from about 30 feet way. She started wagging her entire body in anticipation of seeing her friend. When the man passed us and she realized it wasn't him, she continued to wiggle around and gave him a huge smile. He smiled back and continued on his way.

I was so happy.