Kaleb Van Adelrik:
Certified Assistance Dog
Johnathan en Kaleb: Partners for live.
LIDS4KIDS is a program I started, it raises money from donations
and then buys hats for kids in chemotherapy and radiation at Lineberger Comprehensive
Cancer Center UNC Hospital, the program I went through. It is all non profit
and our logo is copyrighted. We
just donated 100 hats and I'll take another 150 at the end of the summer. It
is my way of giving back and it makes me feel great to see the kids smile.
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From
Chapel Hill, mom and I headed to the mountains to visit Kaleb. It was a fun
trip and he did really great the whole time we we re together. Him standing
with his front paws on my lap (right picture) is actually a good thing. When
he does this on command I can easily open the pouch on his vest and retrieve
my medicine, keys, or anything important.
In the picture of him and I walking he has on a walking harness that enables
me to walk short distances, he has to learn to walk at a slow pace or my pace
to make this a reality in daily life.
While
I was with him he went in his first restaurant a BBQ place and the mall,
he did great both places. And all the people staring were staring at him
and not me. Also quite a few people stopped to inquire about him and his
breed.
A mostly solid German Shepherd Dog with a full coat is an oddity here in
North Carolina.
