November Pay It Forward Event!

[WyoStorm]

Great news! Thanks for the updates!!

 

[Yukon Joe]

Amy this all sounds great. One of the benefits to all of us is seeing the impact of our donations. Often people give to charities, but don't get to see the down stream affect. So thank you for sharing.

Help out the family's that these heroes left behind fighting for YOUR Freedom.
http://www.fordraptorforum.com/showthread.php?p=840845
Donate now!

Yukon Joe
Great Lakes Raptor Excursions
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[AmySleigh]

So one of the things we are working on is having Avery teach Josie a new trick. This helps their bond, it's encouraging t both of them to work together & gets Josie to understand she has to listen to Avery too (that Avery isn't a fellow pup). We have been working on "Bow" which is similar to down so it's easy for both of them! This morning we were working on "bow", Avery had a small seizure & Josie immediately pawed me to alert for the seizure! So amazing! It's the only paw she gave this morning! Thank you all!

 

[Yukon Joe]

Truly good news.
We have taught Maggie to "bow". It's a nice trick.

Help out the family's that these heroes left behind fighting for YOUR Freedom.
http://www.fordraptorforum.com/showthread.php?p=840845
Donate now!

Yukon Joe
Great Lakes Raptor Excursions
www.runraptorrun.com

 

[Chris@FreedomMotorsports]

That is great news indeed! I sincerely appreciate the updates, like Joe said, people often give to worthy causes without hearing first hand about how their support helps those in need, so your updates are greatly appreciated and inspiring!

 

[AmySleigh]

Update

Hi All! I still don't have any good video but as Avery is getting better handling Josie I will work on getting some.

I still wanted to update you all. Josie goes everywhere with Avery. So far Josie has seen fireworks, played at the beach, and even had a tour of the emergency room when Avery stuck a bead in her nose. But I can't tell you how important Josie is but Avery said it best. When I was asking Avery what she wanted for her birthday, she said, "I already have Josie & she's the best gift ever!" It really caught me off guard. I was expecting her to say American Girl or Tinkerbell something.

Thank you all again! I will try to update more often. If you are interested you can follow Team AveOsie on fb.

 

[WRCRaptor]

Hi All! I still don't have any good video but as Avery is getting better handling Josie I will work on getting some.

I still wanted to update you all. Josie goes everywhere with Avery. So far Josie has seen fireworks, played at the beach, and even had a tour of the emergency room when Avery stuck a bead in her nose. But I can't tell you how important Josie is but Avery said it best. When I was asking Avery what she wanted for her birthday, she said, "I already have Josie & she's the best gift ever!" It really caught me off guard. I was expecting her to say American Girl or Tinkerbell something.

Thank you all again! I will try to update more often. If you are interested you can follow Team AveOsie on fb.

Thanks for the update I was just thinking about youall the other day. I hope all is well with Avery and it looks like she and Josie have become a great team.

 

[Yukon Joe]

Such an awesome story. I'm so glad that Josie is very perfect for Avery.

Yukon Joe

 

[Chris@FreedomMotorsports]

Outstanding! I have been following on FB and it's awesome watching them grow together!

 

[AmySleigh]

Thank you

Gosh, I don't even know where to start, other than THANK YOU! You all have invited us in and cared for us, your support & your kindness is overwhelming! What an amazing community you all are, so much so I want a Raptor just to stay connected with you all. What an amazing example you all are, and I truly hope you all know what an example you all are to me, my kids and everyone watching. And there have been a lot of people watching and you actions speak volumes to your character. I hope I am able to instill all the values you all have shown in my children as I strive harder to walk them out myself! Thank you! Your selflessness and generosity is incredible! And while most of you I have never met, I feel like we have known each other way longer than 2 months! And please forgive us if we crash a Raptor event in the ol' minivan!

Once Josie gets here I will be sure to post pics and some videos! I will also be ordering a Donor Vest for her so please send me a message letting me know which you want on the vest, your Raptor tag or you given name and if you have a spouse you want included too!

THANK YOU all again!~The Moshers

Hi all! It has been a long time since I have posted, and I am sorry. But I would like to let you all know we think about you all often. Josie works hard every day and fits our family perfectly! Depending on the seizure type, Josie gives us about a 20 minute head start, which is remarkable since dogs cannot be trained to predict seizures, but there must be something she can smell because she is very accurate for seizures that have a metabolic onset. (Seizures that start because of flashing lights or very loud noises don't have a lead time so Josie isn't able to predict them but does respond to them starting.)
This is a picture of Josie smiling, she taught herself to smile for the camera. She still enjoys learning new tricks and playing games, like hide and seek.
Thank you all again, whoever might see this! Josie has been a lifesaver many times over!