Just a quick note from Brendan and Pauline to let everyone know that we really appreciate their comments, does the heart good.

I have ammended the petition today to explain that Aidan comes from Irish Dogs for the Disabled, because in fairness, they are unsung heros.

They are a fab charity, who get no funding, and yet do so much powerful work.

Before Luke got Aidan, he led a life punctuated by falls.

These falls curtailed his independence.

Now he is a different boy, he flies around the place with Aidan.

This was our goal, but what we weren’t ready for was the marked improvement in his physical welbeing.

The further he walks, the fitter and stronger he becomes, the fitter he becomes the further he walks.

He is exercising muscles in a way he never has before, and it turns out that walking is the only way you can exercise crucial muscles, and the more you exercise them, the stronger they become.

All this means that Luke’s disability, when it will never go away, has lost steam, and he is no longer shrinking, as his muscles loosen he walks taller and taller.

It has changed the journey for us in so many ways…

And it’s all down to a girl in Cork, who believes in the power of assistance dogs to change lives.

Thanks irish dogs for the disabled and to Jenny Dowler….miracle worker.