Fancy Chancie

kids are great.

Today, at a restaurant, I was chillin', Fancy laying next to me and 2 kids came over. One of them, Jeff's cousin's son who is 5., btw, gently instructed another kid not to pet my dog. He explained that they had to ask me for permission and if fancy was wearing her no pet thing with the circles then she couldn't be petted. That made me smile so big.

image description: Fancy lying on a carpeted restaurant floor in harness. Her head is up as she looks around, pointed ears perked. A leash wrap with a row of circular red symbols with diagonal slash no touch/pet/talk icons is on her gray leash.

Nothing has changed this year for Miss Fancy's eyes. The tiny cataracts haven't grown. Much appreciate Bluegrass veterinary vision for donating their time. celebrated with a game of ball this evening.

Image description: Fancy sitting in green grass with a bright yellow tennis ball in front of her paws. She faces forward, ears up, her fluffy tail resting along the ground behind her. Fancy wears a purpleish/blue bandanna. The bandana has small fish illustrations in orange, light blue, and white scattered over the fabric.
The main text in the center reads:
“ACVO SERVICE ANIMAL VOLUNTEER Eye Screening”
Below that, on an orange stripe, it says:
“ ”
Farther down it reads:
“Proud Namesake Sponsor:”
Near the bottom is a circular logo with three vertical shapes in orange and light blue, and next to it the text:
“epicur PHARMA”

Photo two: a close-up of her bandanna laying on a light brown kitchen table.Image description provided with Be My Eyes.

Happy international guide dog day from fancy and I. This photo was taken last summer on vacation. We had a great time climbing sand dunes and hanging out at the beach.

Image description: Caitlin stands on a sandy beach beside Fancy. She is wearing a bright tie-dye sun hoodie with spiral patterns in yellow, green, blue, and red, along with knee-length black shorts and dark brown sandals. Fancy, a GSD sits close at Caitlin’s left side, wearing a prototype guide dog harness. her ears are at attention. The sand is a light tan color with some slightly darker patches where it’s damp and compacted; closer to the waterline it looks smoother and a bit darker than the drier sand higher up. The water behind them is a muted greenish-blue, lighter and more green near the shore where the waves break, and gradually deepening to a darker blue-green farther out, with thin white lines of foam where the water meets the sand. Above them, the sky is mostly cloudy with soft, light clouds and a few patches of blue.

Fancy, a German Shepherd, sitting on bright green grass with a small mint-green plastic Easter basket of eggs in front of her. Her ears are perked as she looks strait at the camera. her shadow stretches to the right, as the sun is low. The basket is at her front paws and contains brightly colored plastic eggs in orange, red, green, yellow, and blue. In the background, there is a row of houses and a black metal fence. Beyond are more homes, trees with early spring leaves, and a clear blue sky.

Happy Christmas!

Image description: green Christmas tree decorated with green lights and various ornaments, topped with a sparkly snowflake. Under the tree, there are several wrapped presents in festive paper, some of the presents are wrapped in silver paper with snowflakes, white paper with metallic snowmen, white paper with holly, and fancy's gifts are wrapped in paper with dogs skiing and dogs wearing Santa hats. Fancy's gifts have paw print stickers on them. there are also some gift bags under the tree with white tissue paper. To the right of the tree sits Fancy wearing a bandanna with christmas dinosaurs, snow and flowers. some of the ornaments on the tree include a row of alternating red and green bells at the bottom, a row of sparkling silver snowflakes, and then various ornaments scattered throughout. blue Icicles, sparkly silver ornament balls, red ornament balls, clear ball with confetti inside, various painted ornament balls, a silver snitch, a rocking horse, Yoshi, thing one and thing two, Charizard, a Poké ball, wild thing ornaments, the tardis, a snowman with skis, the ship from Battlestar Galactica, yellow lab labeled Maja, etc.

This December has been a snowy one so far; we are enjoying it. Tonight, we walked to a park where Fancy had a lovely time running about on long leash and chomping lots and lots of snow. The second photo is from the beginning of December when we took a neighborhood walk and she had fun nomming snow, bounding and prancing about.

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Picture 1: A grinning Caitlin, wearing a bright yellow headband, gray jacket and navy blue ski pants stands outside in a snowy park at night. in her gloved left hand she holds Fancy's leash who stands next to her, pointy ears up. Fancy is wearing an unlit LED harness and black boots. Light snow is falling, covering the ground and some of the tree branches. Behind them is a large, leafless tree, and there are lights and faint outlines of other trees and a building farther away in the background. Caitlin and Fancy cast shadows on the snow from a nearby light. There are footprints and some patches of grass visible on the snowy ground.

P2: before their walk on another night, Caitlin and Fancy standing outside on snow-covered grass in front of their brick house. fancy wears a glowing green harness. The porch light is on, and snow covers the bushes and steps.

Happy Halloooween!

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Picture 1: Caitlin and Fancy skeletons stand outside on a wooden deck. Their outfits are black with a white skeleton print. Caitlin's sweater dress shows the front view of a human skeleton. The bones depicted include the ribcage, spine, pelvis, and arms; leggings continue the skeleton motif by showing the femur, knee, and shin bones. Her gloves also have a skeletal hand print on them.

Fancy wears a black shirt with a white skeleton print that mimics a dog's skeletal structure, showing the ribcage, spine, hip, and upper leg bones. Fancy stands sideways to Caitlin's left, showing off her costume. Pupper ears are up, her mouth open, almost as though she is smiling. There are green trees and two houses in the background, and an outdoor wicker chair is to the right.

P2: Fancy lying on a carpeted floor in the corner of a room with light gray walls. She is surrounded by various Halloween-themed items. in front of her tail is an upright package of Zuke’s Mini Naturals Pumpkin dog treats featuring a picture of a dog and an orange pumpkin. Next to the treat bag is a plush black cat with a purple nose, ears, and paws and a purple bow, wearing a witch’s hat.

There's an orange plush octopus wubba featuring large eyes, a big smile, and a little black witch hat. There's also a black bat wubba with orange wings and the words “KONG Halloween” in orange letters on its chest. - there are three Kong tennis balls. One is a purple ball with orange pumpkins. Another 1 is also purple with white ghosts. The final one is orange with black spiders and the word boo written on it.

finally, there are three rolls of Halloween themed p**p bags. One roll is orange with little dog ghosts. Another one is purple with black bats and yellow crescent moons. The last roll is pink with the word boo written on it. 1 o is an eyeball and the other o is a pumpkin. The exclamation mark Is a ghost.

Pp3: fancy, wearing a Halloween bandanna, sits against a light gray wall on a wood floor. her ears are perked. The bandanna is black with a colorful spiderweb design, where the spiderwebs are made up of thin lines in neon colors—orange, green, purple, and some yellow. The bright spiderweb patterns overlap and are scattered across the fabric.

P4:
Fancy with 1 ear angled slightly back and the other slightly out to the side, sits on a wooden floor. She wears a Halloween-themed bandana with orange, green, and purple spiderwebs. She is looking down at a pupcup from starbucks, a small white paper cup filled with whipped cream placed in front of her.
P5:Fancy lying on a wooden floor, wearing a colorful spiderweb-patterned bandanna. she licks her snack from a small cup held by Caitlin, whose arm is visible in a blue sleeve.
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Attending Chautauqua festival with Jeff, his dad and Fancy. The last time I was here, I was with my grandma, aunt Nancy and Maja (my previous guide dog). 😁💛

ID: Caitlin and Jeff seated on hay bales in front of a colorful banner that reads "MADISON CHAUTAUQUA festival of art." There is a half circle sun with rainbow rays. Fancy is in a sit, wearing her guide dog harness in between Caitlin's knees. They are surrounded by fall decorations including potted chrysanthemums in various colors (orange, red, purple, yellow), white and orange pumpkins, and stalks of dried corn. The setting is bright and sunny, with tents and people visible in the background.

Mostly described by be my AI.

Explored a new trail this evening with Jeff and Fancy. She enjoyed her sniffie tour. it was a nice trail with lots of hills that kept me on my toes.

Image description:
1: fancy, wearing a pet harness, intently sniffing a brick pillar at the end of a brick wall. Caitlin's cane can be seen in the bottom left. Fancy is in grass next to a paved path.

2:Caitlin, wearing a gray t-shirt and black shorts is seated on a black metal swing next to a Fancydog. The t-shirt has an illustration of a GSD stretching upwards and text that says "Inhale" and an image of the doggo stretching downward and the text "Exhale." Caitlin holds a retractable Poké ball leash, which is clipped to her pup's harness. Laying on the swing against her hooman's leg is Fancy, her paws hanging cutely over the edge of the swing, looking off to the side, tongue out in a pant and her pointy ears up. The background features green grass, scattered brown leaves, and several trees.
3: Caitlin walking uphill on a smooth, paved path that winds through a wooded area. She is using a white cane in her right hand and in the other, holds a retractable leash. Fancy is on the grassy area next to the path ahead of Caitlin, sniffing the grass. The area beside the path is lined with rocks for drainage, and the surrounding scene is peaceful with tall trees and green grass. the hill is quite steep.

Two images mostly described by AI with some human edits. First photo was completely described by Jeff.

Never gets old when this girl stops for obstacles. That was tough to overcome in the first couple years of our partnership. So proud.

Image description: This photo is taken from a first-person perspective, looking down at Fancy from behind and slightly above. Fancy, wearing her guide harness, is paused in an aisle in best buy. She is positioned slightly off-center toward the left side of the aisle, her head turned slightly to the right, looking at an obstacle of stacked TV boxes blocking part of the walkway. Fancydog's ears are perked up and pointing forward. Caitlin's hand is visible holding the handle of the harness.

The aisle has displays for TV brands like Google, Hisense, TCL, Sony on the left, and stacks of boxed TVs including Samsung and TCL on the right. The floor has a gray patterned carpet and a blue sign in the background advertises free delivery on TVs 75 inches or larger.

Image description provided by and mostly described by be my AI.