"Your dog will always be reading your energy and emotions,
mirroring them right back at you." --Cesar Millan

"She sees everything that is right in the world. Everything that is pure, loyal, and truthful. Everything that says, 'You’re okay, we can do this together.' She sees her own courage personified, her heart beating to the rhythm of her Service Dog’s heart, their lives lived as one." --Natalie, partnered with a PSD

"…My reflection isn't there. It's in the eyes of the dog that thinks I'm perfect just the way I am, those eyes that follow my every move. Those eyes that I try to emulate, a personality I can only strive to achieve. Happy, eager, optimistic, trusting, forgiving, loyal, all the things HE is and sees in ME as well." --Amy & Kane

"Synchronicity. My PSDS and I move as one. We cross over rivers, climb mountains, and pass through valleys on our way to summits. Glow in warmth of sunshine and don't let storms dampen our days. We are synchronized in our steps always walking together everywhere." --Linda J & Nicky the Sheltie "When I look inside myself, I can see mirror, reflecting mirror, reflecting mirror- …each of my past dogs, going back, in order all through the years. Dog by dog, they are looking steadily out at me, meeting my eyes with their calm, level look. I know I exist." --Elaine & Jenn

"She sees eyes that say you don't have to pretend to be strong with me. I'll accept you for who you are. You can feel now because I'll freely offer up my fur for you to cry into. I'll teach you how to enjoy even the smallest leaf of life over and over. I will never hurt you, never leave you, always be patient with you, and tell you every day that you are worth being loved. What does she see? She sees unconditional love." --Loretta & Napster "I see myself reflected back in his beautiful eyes. Calm, peaceful, happy, loved." --Shawna & Carter

"I see in my reflection through the eyes of a precious chocolate colored Labrador retriever Hope. The Hope of what can be. The Hope that one day I can be myself again. I see Acceptance of who I really am. I see Possibility for change, the Possibility of a "normal" life again. Possibility, Hope, Acceptance.... With the new reflection I am able to see what is truly there I finally have sunshine in my life again. Now there is Hope! Now I have Faith! Now I can see through new eyes!" --Nicole & Fallon (without whom my life would not be the same)

"I see eyes that need me as I need them. I see eyes that make me get up and take us both for a walk. I see eyes that light up with joy when I get out of myself and allow myself to smile back. I see eyes that are always looking out for danger for both of us. I see eyes that are filled with trust that make me strive to be the person who deserves that. I see eyes that long to see the world instead of the inside of the living room. I see eyes that make it okay to venture out in the world together. I see eyes that say, "I am here for you, with you, and in you. You are safe, you are not alone, We Are One....." --Sid & Horton

"She looks into the mirror to gaze at herself. She is a beautiful male retriever, with golden hair and earnest eyes. The reflection offers new eyes with which to see herself this time with clarity and purpose. He opened her eyes to love and acceptance. He is an angel who walked this earth for a brief period in time. He is her guiding light for all that is good, and just, and forgiving. Now when she looks at herself she sees him and everything about herself that she could never see before." In Memory of Wasabe Spirit --Joan

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