Abe the service dog
A story written
by T Albert and can be found on Monkey.com and freekidsbooks.org
Thanks to them.
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hI I am Ab and I am a servis dog.
Hi i am Abe and i am a service dog.
when I woz a pupE mI Owner tOld mE I woud bE a servis dog.
When I was a puppy, my owner told me I would be a Service Dog
for a person hoo coud not sE.
for a person who could not see.
I didnt nO wot that ment
I didn’t know what that meant,
but I nU it woz sumthing speshal.
but I knew it was something special.
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when I got a litl Older I woz sent awA too scool.
When I got a little older, I was sent away to school.
mI sister woz sent too anuther scool too
My sister was sent to another school to
lern how too help pEpl with ortism.
learn how to help people with Autism.
too bE ther frend and help them get
arownd.
To be their friend and help them get around.
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not everE dog can bEcum a servis dog.
Not every dog can become a Service Dog.
scool woz hard.I had too lurn menE
things just lIk U.
School was hard.I had to learn many things just like you.
I had too lurn too stop and louc bEfor
I had to learn to stop and look before
crosing the strEt and lurn wot a red
crossing the street. And learn what a red,
yelO and grEn dIrecshunal lIt ment
and wOt i shoud doo.
yellow, and green directional light meant and what I should do.
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I woz tort how too gId a purson too
I was taught how to guide a person to
gO left rIt too step up and down too
go left, right, to step up and down, to
stop too moov forword a litl too bac
up and much mor.
stop, to move forward a little, to back up, and much more.
I had too lurn wher I woz and how
I had to learn where I was and how
too get bac Even in strAnj erEaz.
to get back, even in strange areas.
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I had too lern how too bEhAv in a
I had to learn how to behave in a
restowrant and never ever beg for
food. that woz hard.
restaurant and never, ever, beg for food. That was hard.
I had too lurn that I coud bE a plAn
Ihad to learn that I could be a plain
Old plAful dog az long az mI halter
woz of.
old playful dog as long as my halter was off.
but wunz it woz on I woz wercing.
But once it was on… I was working.
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I bEcAm the Iz ov mI master and
I became the eyes of my master and
ther sAftE and how thA got around
woz up too mE.
their safety and how they got around was up to me.
after a long tIm in scool, I
gradUAted
After a long time in school, I graduated
and mI trAner intrOdUst mE too bE
jA.
and my trainer introduced me to BJ.
the persOn hoo woud bEcum mI
master
The person who would become my master.
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wE wur bOth exsIted.
We were both excited.
wE trAnd toogethur for several
wEcs
We trained together for several weeks
and bEcAm verE goud frends.
and became very good friends.
shE woz rEalE nIs and wE olwAz
She was really nice and we always
spent fun tIm toogethur wuns
spent fun-time together once
shE touc mI holter of.
she took my halter off.
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wun dA the trAner sed wE wer redE
One day the trainer said we were ready
and I woz of too a nU hOm with mI master and frend.
and I was off to a new home with my master and friend.
wE sherd menE yurz toogether and
We shared many years together and
had menE wunderful expErEensis.
had many wonderful experiences.
wE went shoping vizited frends et in fIn restowrants
We went shopping, visited friends, ate in fine restaurants,
and traveld acros the cuntrE.
and traveled across the country.
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I touc cer ov bE jA.
I took care of BJ.
I nU wen shE didnt fEl rIt and
coud
I knew when she didn’t feel right and could
tel if shE woz hapE or unhapE sad
grumpE or wOtever.
tell if she was happy or unhappy, sad, grumpy, or whatever.
I woud olwAz trI too mAc things
beter for her.
I would always try to make things better for her.
bE jA touc cer ov mE.
BJ took care of me.
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shE nU when I didnt fEl rIt and coud tel if I woz hapE or unhapE sad
She knew when I didn’t feel right and could tell if I woz happy or unhappy, sad,
grumpE or wotever. shE woud olwAz trI
grumpy, or whatever.She would always try
too mAc things beter for mE.
to make things better for me.
a long tIm haz past and now I cant
A long time has passed and now I can’t
help mI frend enE mor.
help my friend any more.
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bE jA iz of too scool agAn and
Bj is off to school again and
trAning with a nU servis dog.
training with a new Service Dog.
I wil mEt him toomorO and help him
understand hiz nU master.
I will meet him tomorrow and help him understand his new master.
then I bEcum lIc mI bruthers and
sisters.
Then I become like my other brothers and sisters.
I bEcum a goud frend for pEpl in a goud familE.
I become a good friend for people in a good family.
yoo rEalE coudnt asc for mor.
You really couldn’t ask for more.A