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I'm so proud. My puppy passed her evaluation last night with flying colors. She's now officially eligible to do pet therapy visits!

This is a very symbolic moment for me. We got her on Valentine's Day, two weeks after I had the lap from hell, where I learned I can never get pregnant naturally. There were so many moments those first months when I just wanted to sit in my aparment by myself and cry, but she forced me to go outside and see the world.

When she was young, she was a feisty little thing, always trying to run into the road, or jump on the biggest, meanest-looking dog. DH and I were terrified that she would get hurt and that we would fail in our duties to care for another being. We failed in our reproductive ability - maybe we weren't capable of raising a dog, let alone a child. Her passing the evaluation proves to me that we are good 'parents' after all.

When I did my second IVF in Victoria, my dog came with me and stayed in the hotel with me. When I went to the clinic, she went to doggy daycare. DH could only take a few days off work, so she was my companion.

When I had the miscarriage in January, she was also by my side. In fact, she knew something was wrong before we did and she wouldn't leave me for about 5 days.

I'm very excited that now I'll be able to take her to a hospital or care home and be able to share her wonderful, positive (and sometimes crazy) energy with other people who are suffering. She's lifted me up so many times in the past year when I've felt down and now we'll have an opportunity to do the same for others.

If we hadn't experienced infertility, we would never have gotten our puppy, so it's good to know that at least some good things can come from a bad situation.