Thursday, August 29, 2013

From South Dakota to Montana.

        Journeys Museum in Rapid City SD

Well today Cher and I bid farewell to South Dakota and after a full day's drive we say hello to Montana. One night in Billings and then tomorrow we will explore Butte for a few days. 

      Sylvan Lake, Custer State Park, SD

In between sightseeing in SD Cherelle has been working the sounds for me. One of the RV park personnel knocked on the door with an important request and she let know he was there. Larry inadvertently triggered the smoke alarm and she had her nose tapping me in short order. Very importantly as we walked along a bike/walking path her body language indicated to me that something was behind us. I was able to step to the side in time to avoid a bicyclist rushing by. I think the cyclist may have announced herself first but of course I did not hear. Cher did though! She also showed off her skills to some guest we had.

 A very nice and interesting couple visited us who were in the Custer area from North Carolina in their cute RoadTrek motorhome. The woman, Chris is a freelance writer and her hubby, Bob, a photographer. They make a great team and together have had their work about RV travels published in "Motor Home Magazine". Chris is going to write an article about Cherelle and her life as a traveling Hearing Dog. Of course I and Larry may get mentioned too (wink). She will submit the article at the end of October. Cher alerted me when Bob's cell phone rang and when his camera beeped as he took photos of us. We were able to show them first hand how a Hearing Dog team operates. It was very reassuring for Chris who is going through the process of applying with Dogs for the Deaf for her first Hearing Dog. Cherelle and I want to wish her "Good Luck"!  We know she will be an awesome Hearing Dog partner.

Montana's Service Dog Laws are confusing to decipher. It does look like the state honors the federal ADA accessibility guidelines but I was unable to find anything that addresses the issue of injury or death of an Assistance Dog by another person or by a pet belonging to someone. If anyone out there knows please let us know. Right now to me the Service Dog laws in this state are "as clear as mud" as my late father would say.

Adventures in Montana to follow soon......

Warmest wishes to everyone from me,
Karen
With tail wags from Cherelle (aka, Cher).






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