The Colour Wheel Appeal
Last week I listened to a local radio station that I never really bother with but as I cruised home after dropping the kids off at school I was touched greatly by the story of Stella & Jensen. Stella is a lady who was the survivor of a drunk driver road crash. Jenson is a trained Labrador that acts as her assistant. Listening to the ‘story’ I knew I wanted to listen to the interview that was being aired the next day but I also knew I needed to speak to this lady who is trying to raise £10,000 to pay for another Labrador to be trained to do the same job as Jensen. We all know of the dogs for blind people and how integral they are, but I am new to hearing about an assistant dog for people who are sick/ill/disabled. There are 140 in the UK. So I got Stella’s number. I called her. We chatted. We laughed and we hung up feeling rather happy with ourselves. Last Friday morning, when the interview with Stella and Jensen was being aired I almost made the kids walk to school ju...