Jack's Journey

Jack was born April 11, 2006.  He’s a Chelsea dog; meaning he’s from the country.  In his first life, Jack’s Mom was Katie.  She was excited to have a beautiful little puppy and boy was he beautiful.  He spent his first nine months growing up in Washington, Vermont, also the country, but didn’t have as much freedom and attention as he wanted.  I met Jack through my sister Sara (Katie’s sister-in-law).  It was early 2007, I had just finished up three years of traveling as a medical technologist, had purchased a home two years earlier and was ready for the responsibility a dog would require.  I just didn’t have a dog…enter Jack.  He became mine in March 2007 and moved from Vermont to New Hampshire.  Finally, my fenced in backyard had a purpose!!

Jack learned to love the outdoors; making snow angels, playing fetch, going for walks, learning tricks, lounging in his kiddie pool and chasing water from the hose.  Jack became best friends with his “aunt” Harley (another Golden Retriever).

Fast forward to 2009, Jack and I moved back to Vermont and the country; no more fenced in backyards!  We lived with my Mom and her puppies while my house was being built.  Mom is a “puppy raiser” for Freedom Guide Dogs.  Her first puppy was Kip, a yellow lab.  Kip idolized Jack and everything he did including peeing like a girl dog.  Cinder was her second puppy, a black lab, smaller but smarter than Kip.  Cinder also idolized Jack along with chewing on his ears and putting herself in the middle of his personal space.

In January 2012, Jack and I moved into our new house.  It was just down the driveway from Grammy’s.  Thus began Grammy’s daily routine of coming over to get Jack for an afternoon of playtime.  Instead of Doggie Daycare, it was Grammy Daycare.  At the end of the day, Jack would spy me coming down the driveway and follow me home.  Life was good.

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