YellowLab – Chuck the Blogger Guy

Dogs don’t eat popcorn.

Never mind he was trained to do something else. His thing was popcorn. I would pull out of the cabinet a microwave popcorn package and he quickly would be so close to me he would be standing on my foot. Rickles, my beloved Yellow Lab guide dog, would be at my side in a sitContinue reading “Dogs don’t eat popcorn.”

How to train a dog to fly.

This is an article I submitted several years ago and published by the Chicago Tribune in their Sunday Travel section. Three different guidedogs flew with me at different times over the years. Flying with the Dogs By Me February 8, 2004 A helpful American Airlines employee escorts the two of us down the jetway forContinue reading “How to train a dog to fly.”

Dogs that really fly.

This was an article submitted and published by the Chicago Tribune in their Sunday Travel section. Flying with the Dogs By Chuck Ayers February 8, 2004 A helpful American Airlines employee escorts the two of us down the jetway for pre-boarding. Finding our seat, I quickly stow my bag and buckle in for the flightContinue reading “Dogs that really fly.”