The adorable pictures thread.

[wurwolf]

He is a darling. Hope everything works out well for Ian and Merlin.

[Tripe]

Thanks, Ian's doing fine, it's his birthday not this Sunday but the following so we'll be over there and can meet Merlin then.

[LucasM]

He looks really sweet.  I'm glad he'll be able to help Ian, as well as be a companion that likely will understand what is happening with him and what he needs probably better than humans can.

[Tripe]

Now puppies not connected to me through familial ties:

[MartyS (Gromit)]

My godson's future helper dog joined their household today. He'll still need to be trained but eventually Merlin will help Ian in, you know I'm not actually sure what that will be, except for picking up on cues in case Ian needs help, if anyone rembers the episode of House featuring a guy with SMA, he also had a dog to help him out (Ian's mother couldn't watch the episode with breaking down but that was on very soon after he was diagnosed). But here's Merlin, he's a Lab/Beagle mix:

I had never heard of these types of helper dogs until a few years ago, a family came to one of the public observatory sessions and their daughter had a helper dog that would warn them if she was about to have a seizure.  Not a good environment for a dog with the giant very loud rotating roof and all, he was scared but handled it.

[D.B. Barnes]

[wurwolf]

[Relaxing Dragon]

[D.B. Barnes]

[mrbasehart]

That doggie looks so sad! 

[wurwolf]

[mrbasehart]

"Please, won't you check out my sloth junk?"

[D.B. Barnes]

[Tripe]

NPH Family Halloween photo

[Tripe]