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Gordon, Dad [Gerald/Benny], Ben and I . . . Gordon and I called both our father and step-father Dad . . . Gerald was Ben's father . . . I think Ben was three when Dad had his accident . . . the Veterans Administration trained my mother how to "care" for Dad: he lived at home for fourteen years . . . he died May 7, 1992 . . .
You're looking at 95+ braids . . . it took over eight hours to braid . . .
Brandee and I are in training: this image locates itself in one of the Utica, NY malls [I don't remember which] . . . you must train 80 to 100 hours with your service dog before you're on your own. Brandee came from a wonderful training organization Canine Working Companions located in Waterville NY . . .