Dr Kelly Fleming

Life is a journey, each person's journey is unique.

Life

  • Bobby’s Update to His Human Followers

    An update from Bobby ❤️ The world is an exciting place when you’re 4 months old and 2 ft tall. Big machines that make noises. Tall things that kinda look like Mummy but walk on 2 legs. And wow ! All those exciting smelly things outside that you must taste. Everything goes in your mouth Read more

  • Life Has Amazing Surprises

    My 40s were difficult years. Right after my 40th birthday I was diagnosed with breast cancer and 4 surgeries in 4 years, broke my back (again) in 2019 that took 6 months bedrest to heal and then covid in January 2021 which I battled for 4 months, and more hospital visits and stays than I Read more

  • Bobby – Service Dog in Training

    The difference between receiving a trained service dog when they are over 2 years old and having a puppy that you train yourself with the assistance of a trainer: Bobby doesn’t know that Mummy’s disabilities are different. He doesn’t know anything about walking on leash with a walking person because he knows Mummy has some Read more

  • The Innocence of a Puppy learning to become a Service Dog

    The difference between receiving a trained service dog when they are over 2 years old and having a puppy that you train yourself with the assistance of a trainer: Bobby doesn’t know that Mummy’s disabilities are different. He doesn’t know anything about walking on leash with a walking person because he knows Mummy has some Read more

  • Ahh! My Biggest Challenge

    My biggest challenge for the next year will be training Bobby to be a Service Dog. Oh, he’s a smart little guy. I’ve only had him for one week but the things he has learnt in that time amaze me. He challenges me to learn new things to teach him. He’s becoming really good at Read more

  • Service Dog in Training

    I’m not one to ask for help. Aside from my wheelchair, my independence comes from having a Service Dog. I have never been more than 6 months without a Service Dog in 21 years. It has now been 16 months without a Service Dog and life has been extremely difficult without the independence they give Read more

  • The greatest gift of all is love

    Love God Love yourself Love your family Love your friends Love all people equally Accept love from God Accept love from yourself Accept love from your family Accept love from your friends Accept love from all whom you meet Love comes in many forms: ☑️Kindness ☑️Generosity ☑️Unconditional Love has no limits. It cannot be boxed Read more

  • Life Changes

    I have been praying and looking for a successor dog to train as a service dog for a year now. It has been a difficult journey. Unexpectedly, please week, a bouncing bundle of joy came into my life. Bobby is a sweetheart and eager to learn. He is a quick learner and I know he Read more

  • Praise the Lord

    You get some great, amazingly fantastic news. What’s the first thing you do? The first thing I would do is give thanks to God. Praise the Lord, the God of Israel, who lives from everlasting to everlasting. Amen and amen! (Ps. 41:13) Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth. Sing praises to the Lord. Read more

  • Taking Time for Yourself

    Sometimes life can be overwhelming. We feel like we are spiraling and just can’t get our bearings. We need to understand that this is okay. It’s a part of life. Without this, we would be living in some type of unnatural bliss. Life isn’t all sunshine and smelling the flowers. Life throws curve balls at Read more