Paws for a Hand

08/25/2024

Fun accidental moments captured by this street photographer (link in the comments)

06/09/2024

Second walk with Smokey

05/29/2022

Here's Josie on her day 1 of training!

10/23/2021

Fight for us so we can fight for you. It's not up to you what life does to you, but it's up to all of us to choose what happens afterwards. Those choices resemble who we are. And in many ways, we can't choose who we are.

“This was nowhere near the bloodiest or sickest trauma I’ve ever seen, but it left me with a lingering question.

Paramedics rushed in with the patient, hemorrhaging from multiple sites - some briskly and others not so much. He was altered and barely protecting his airway. Blood was spraying from the right side of the neck and there were multiple penetrating wounds to the chest. It was myself, a trauma surgeon, and a small team of some of the best nurses and techs I’ve ever had the honor of working with.

Time was short and we had to act quickly. The team jumped into their assigned tasks and we got to work. Pressure on the neck to control hemorrhage. Large bore peripherals running blood via the level 1. Intubation with video laryngoscopy to reduce neck manipulation, with a direct back-up in case it was too bloody. A quick FAST w/ special attention to the pericardial space to rule-out tamponade. Bilateral chest tubes w/ bloody output, then quickly packaged up and rushed straight to the OR.

It was swift and chaotic, but controlled. In the moment I felt nothing. I was in robot mode, fixing what was broken. Emotion had no place in that space and time. Accepting that a life was quickly slipping away before me or thinking about his loved ones would only cloud my judgement and add to the immense stress that moments like these inherently carry.

Once the patient was up in the OR and I ripped off that blood-soaked gown and gloves those feelings I pushed aside hit me all at once. It was brief, because I didn’t have much time to process before attending to my other patients, but it was a strong rush of emotion followed by a question I don’t know the answer to.

𝗜𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝗢𝗞? Am I wrong for briefly pushing aside and pausing a patient’s humanity in efforts to maintain a clear and focused mind during moments like this? Is it terrible that I approach these situations as a mechanic would a broken vehicle? Is my ability to care so immensely one second, and shut it all off another a superpower or am I broken inside?

I don’t know. But if it’s going to help my patients make it home to their loved ones then I suppose I’ll stay as is, however firm or fractured that may be.”
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10/14/2021

Food-Driven Training with Breacher

10/14/2021

Bar Training with Breacher

10/14/2021

Off Leash Training with D.O.G.

10/14/2021

On Leash in Store with Breacher

10/14/2021

Offleash Training with Breacher

08/29/2021

*** CUSTOMER DISCOVERY PHASE***

High energy dog training service, Paws for a Hand, uses 8 week old Dutch Shepard puppies to conduct a 1 year training program. The dogs spend two weeks of training with a handler and two weeks at home with its owner to create an unbreakable bond and unwavering focus to your expectations and needs.

Our team can manage a total of 4 dogs at a time to train alongside our model, Breacher, a black German Shepherd dog. We train the dog, and the owner, then pair the two together to create a strong bonded team. We share two week long sessions between owner and training handlers while providing 24/7 access to the dogs and advice from our team. It is crucial to enable a seamless transition of interaction quality and owner pairing. Our team is dedicated to ensuring that the transition and the duties of the dog go unhindered.

THIS IS NOT YOUR ORDINARY SERVICE DOG. Our dogs are high energy, constantly alert and will follow you anywhere. Our dogs are capable of going from the foot of a bar, to a plane, or next to the biggest fire work show on 4th of July. Whether you decide to take your dog to a public store or to the range with proper eye and ear protection, this dog will be unwaveringly attentive and loyal to its owner.

Many service members of the armed forces, police officers, fire rescue and medical personnel run on adrenaline and rely on their teammates to get the job done. But when that job is over, there is a larger than life void to be filled. Our dogs are ready to fill that void. They are your buddies whenever and wherever you need them. They will have your back no matter where you are or what you are going through.

We train and integrate each dog to your specific lifestyle. Whether it's playing golf all day or slinging lead 1,000 yards away, we will mold the dog to your specific needs and episodes no matter where you are or the time of day.

Your puppy will undergo an entire year of training and another year can be requested as needed. The price of training is currently under consideration and will be based heavily on the demand and customer discovery.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to use the provided means of communication and there may be opportunities to use our training services for your everyday at home pet.

Thank you and take care.