This is Bobo, my service dog of seven years. I’ve groomed and trained him independently for as long as I’ve owned him. He’s a unique mix of Airedale Terrier, Bichon Frise, and Standard Poodle — a combination that makes for a very tricky coat, but also gave me early confidence working with complex grooming needs.

Bobo is fully trained, including all of his task work for my medical needs and advanced obedience such as ignoring distractions, staying neutral around other dogs, and maintaining focus in busy environments. He wasn’t always this steady — he used to struggle with dog reactivity, and helping him work through that taught me patience, problem‑solving, and how to build behavior change that lasts.

He’s the reason Partridge Animal Care exists. Managing him showed me that the progress I was seeing wasn’t luck or “just Bobo,” but real, transferable skill. Working with him opened the door to helping other dogs and their people, and eventually grew into the business I run today.