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In this video, I'm doing what's called a forward momentum pull for my girl. 🐕⬅️🚶‍♀️That's where I pull into my harness while I'm walking as a way to save some of my girl's energy. 👍 Her nausea has been pretty bad every day for the past few weeks and has been particularly rough for the past few days. 🌀 Her headaches have also been spiking during this time, too. 🤕 It could be her migraine disorder, it could be the dramatic changes in weather that we've had, or maybe all or none of the above. 🤔 Regardless, when I do my forward momentum pull for my girl, I save her some of the energy that her symptoms like to deplete. ⌛️ And since I incorporate a bit of guiding by avoiding obstacles and following directions, my girl has one less thing to think about when she's feeling sick and overstimulated. ☺️ And on a beautiful spring day like today, it's hard not to love my job! ☀️ . . . [Video shows a handler's perspective of Kelsie doing a forward momentum pull, where there's some tension on the handle of her harness. She looks around from side to side at times to gauge her environment.] . . . #ForwardMomentum #Nausea #FeelingSick #Headaches #TaskTrained #ServiceDog #WorkingDog #DogsOfInstagram #DogTraining #BorderCollie #BlueHeeler #PoundPuppy #RespectTheVest #MobilityDog #MedicalAlertDog #PsychiatricServiceDog #WhoRescuedWhom #Spoonie #SpoonieStrong #ChronicIllness #InvisibleIllness #Migraines #Fibromyalgia #FibroFighter #Dysautonomia #Fatigue #DartmouthCollege #IvyLeaguePup (at Dartmouth)

Couldn't resist enjoying this beautiful spring day 😋☀️🌼 . . . [Video shows Kelsie in the grass rolling on her back with all four paws in the air. She twists back and forth like a little snake.] . . . #SpringTime #SpringIsHere #Joy #GoodbyeWinter #HappyDog #ServiceDog #WorkingDog #DogsOfInstagram #DogTraining #BorderCollie #BlueHeeler #PoundPuppy #RespectTheVest #MobilityDog #MedicalAlertDog #PsychiatricServiceDog #WhoRescuedWhom #Spoonie #SpoonieStrong #ChronicIllness #InvisibleIllness #Migraines #Fibromyalgia #FibroFighter #Dysautonomia #Fatigue #IChooseJoy #DartmouthCollege (at Dartmouth)

Made a new friend on the Green today ⛄️😋 . . . Picture shows Kelsie sitting slightly behind a squat, two-snowballs-tall snowman with stick arms and a small carrot nose. The library tower and a blue sky are visible in the background.] . . . #DoYouWannaBuildASnowman #DartmouthGreen #ServiceDog #WorkingDog #DogsOfInstagram #DogTraining #BorderCollie #BlueHeeler #PoundPuppy #RespectTheVest #MobilityDog #MedicalAlertDog #PsychiatricServiceDog #WhoRescuedWhom #Spoonie #SpoonieStrong #ChronicIllness #InvisibleIllness #Migraines #Fibromyalgia #FibroFighter #Dysautonomia #Fatigue #DartmouthCollege #IvyLeaguePup #CollegeDog (at Dartmouth)

Another day, another medical referral! 🏥 My girl jokes that medical appointments are an extracurricular activity for her. 😋 It's always both stressful and exciting to look for answers. 💬 If the problem turns out to be linked to her fibro like she suspects, there might not be much that anyone can do for her more than the little that's already being done, which is a little disappointing. 😕 But hey, at least my girl and I survived our first week of classes! 😅 It's been difficult having three back-to-back classes, but I've been handling it like a pro. 👊 This isn't my first academic rodeo though! 🏇 At this point, my girl expects me to be as good of a classmate as the human students in the room. 🤓 Just like anywhere else, a service dog like me should be invisible unless I'm doing a task for my girl. ♿️ . . . [Image shows a front view of Kelsie lying on a black-and-white tile floor under a green chair.] . . . #DoctorsOffice #LookingForAnswers #Fibro #CollegeDog #TaskTrained #ServiceDog #WorkingDog #DogsOfInstagram #DogTraining #BorderCollie #BlueHeeler #PoundPuppy #RespectTheVest #MobilityDog #MedicalAlertDog #PsychiatricServiceDog #WhoRescuedWhom #Spoonie #SpoonieStrong #ChronicIllness #InvisibleIllness #Migraines #Fibromyalgia #FibroFighter #Dysautonomia #Fatigue #DartmouthCollege #IvyLeaguePup (at Dartmouth College Health Service - Mark H Reed MD)

Getting in and out of a car safely is important for any dog, not just service pups! 🐶 Sometimes I get a little too wiggly because car = adventure 🚘🎉 My girl much prefers when I take my time to be careful, like in this video. 👍 And, just like my humans, I'm always buckled up! My girl says I'm too important to her to risk having something happen to me 💕 (plus, it keeps me secured in the backseat so I can't change the radio from my girl's questionable music 😋🎵🙈) . . . [Video shows two clips: the first shows Kelsie climbing into the backseat of a red car after receiving a command, and the second shows her jumping out of the same car after getting a command.] . . . #SafetyFirst #VroomVroom #AdventureTime #BuckleUp #BackseatDriver #ServiceDog #WorkingDog #DogsOfInstagram #DogTraining #BorderCollie #BlueHeeler #PoundPuppy #RespectTheVest #MobilityDog #MedicalAlertDog #PsychiatricServiceDog #WhoRescuedWhom #Spoonie #SpoonieStrong #ChronicIllness #InvisibleIllness #Migraines #Fibromyalgia #FibroFighter #Dysautonomia #Fatigue

"Can we get out of this blizzard please?" ❄️😐⛄️ . . . [Picturr shows a close up of Kelsie against a very snowy backdrop. She has a discontented, slightly worried look and is covered all over with snowflakes. She's wearing a harness over a pink snow coat.] . . . #CanWeGoNow #NotAmused #Blizzard2017 #WinterStormStella #SnowDay #SnowPuppy #ServiceDog #WorkingDog #DogsOfInstagram #DogTraining #BorderCollie #BlueHeeler #PoundPuppy #RespectTheVest #MobilityDog #MedicalAlertDog #PsychiatricServiceDog #WhoRescuedWhom #Spoonie #SpoonieStrong #ChronicIllness #InvisibleIllness #Migraines #Fibromyalgia #FibroFighter #Dysautonomia #Fatigue #NewEnglandWinter (at Hanover, New Hampshire)

My reward for sitting quietly during my girl's final exam today was getting to run through training drills for ten minutes ☺️ You can tell by my wagging tail that I really do love my training sessions! 💕 Mental stimulation is just as important as physical exercise for a smart pup like me. 😸 With my latest trick, I've even learned to "Dance" (spin in a circle) 💃 Of course, working as a service dog also keeps me stimulated, and my girl's health problems have definitely kept me busy 😅♿️ Finals always bring out interesting health problems for her, and this time it's been unprecedented pain flares and random heart "funkiness" 💔🤔 But hey, at least I get to lend a helping paw, which I love to do! ☺️🐾 . . . [Video shows a compilation of clips including Kelsie heeling backwards and forwards and laterally, Kelsie spinning counterclockwise, and Kelsie sitting and focusing.] . . . #FinalsWeek #StudyBreak #DogTricks #GoodGirl #ServiceDog #WorkingDog #DogsOfInstagram #DogTraining #BorderCollie #BlueHeeler #PoundPuppy #RespectTheVest #MobilityDog #MedicalAlertDog #PsychiatricServiceDog #WhoRescuedWhom #Spoonie #SpoonieStrong #ChronicIllness #InvisibleIllness #Migraines #Fibromyalgia #FibroFighter #Dysautonomia #Fatigue #DartmouthCollege #HealthProblems #ChronicPain