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① Usnavi CGC TKI
② Vanessa Patricia CGCA TKA ETD, SDiT
③ Basil

12/19/2025

A second bday post. This time a cross-post from our tiktok. I love my baby boy so much!!!

12/18/2025

December 18, 2025: USNAVI BIRTHDAY POST!🎂🎈
(Swipe to the end for the very first picture I saw of Usnavi!!!!🤭)

This is an appreciation post for the dog who started it all; the myth, the man, the legend: Usnavi, aka Navi, who turns 4 years old today!

It feels pretty crazy looking back at where we were when we met: just the two of us in a dorm room. Back then, I was in a very low place in my life, but I can say with confidence that finding him, meeting him, was the turning point and the catalyst that led to where I am today: happier than ever, living independently, and building a life that I love.

I truly believe that if there are angels on this earth, surely Usnavi must be one of them, for you will never meet a purer soul. He may not have become the service dog I envisioned him to be when we first met (his health struggles did not allow for that, even if his epilepsy is entirely managed) but he has gone on to do so much more than that, bringing comfort not only to myself but to countless others during hard times. Everyone who has met him can agree that he is something special—though when vets say this, they usually are referring to his lack of braincells. I always joke that whatever he may lack in brainpower he allocated to his heart, for even if he is not the sharpest tool in the shed, he does always seem to know when someone needs his help. He is also always enthusiastic about trying new things, even if he has a hard time putting the pieces together for a new trick or game, he is the definition of “just happy to be here”. Truly, the embodiment of “no thoughts, just vibes”. I wouldn’t want him any other way.

Cheers to 4 years of Usnavi, being the best big brother and the bestest boy. I pray for us to be lucky enough to have many, many, many more years to share adventures together. HAPPY BDAY NAVI!!!!!!

11/10/2025

Yeah, you could say we had an EPIC time at Epic Universe 😎 Vanessa wanted us to take Toothless home with us, but I had to let her know he wouldn’t fit in the carry-on. We will be back to visit our viking friends someday! We are missing Berk already 💔

10/13/2025

Nessa photo dump

09/18/2025

Consider this a litmus test for my audience🥴This is a safe space, unless you’re an unsafe person🥰
And if anyone wants to try and tell me to keep politics out of my page let me remind you that service dog LEGISLATION is part of politics. Disability rights, q***r rights, immigration rights, are all unfortunately at the whims of whatever way politics sway in this country. And maybe you have the privilege of staying silent and not caring about politics, but I don’t when my right to life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness is at stake. Even the regulation of your dog’s food is suffering the effects of this awful political climate. So, when my whole entire existence stops being attacked, then I will stop talking about it 😘

08/07/2025

Tell your dog my dogs say *sniff sniff sniff*

07/31/2025

Have you stopped to smell the flowers today? 😊🪻🌸🌷

07/28/2025

Daily sightseeing 🥰

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