CAROL MITCHELL

retired doc, pet-rescue driver

[CAROL MITCHELL @Impromptu_CJM]

@servicerotties https://t.co/ZKYF7KEjj8

[CAROL MITCHELL @Impromptu_CJM]

@servicerotties Dear Chesnyy, just in case you haven't seen this yet to recommend to your Mom - I have enjoyed all of The MERL's podcasts & this one sounds like it will be really meaningful. Posting screenshot in case This Place does not accept links from The Other Place - trying link in reply.

[CAROL MITCHELL @Impromptu_CJM]

@servicerotties @HeyPistol Happy Happy Birthday to @HeyPistol 's Dad!!!
🎂🥳🎁🐾

[CAROL MITCHELL @Impromptu_CJM]

@PawsnTails4TX Thank you for all you did for her! I got to be her overnight host on Tuesday as well as her driver on Tuesday and Wednesday, and she is such a delightful, high-spirited, playful little girl with a loving heart. 🥰

[Team Servicerottie🇨🇦🐕‍🦺🦽 @servicerotties]

I'm Chesnyy—CKC high-point Rottweiler in rally obedience for the last two years. 🏆🐾

But last season was ruff. Static from the wheelchair tires caused shocks when I heeled, and twice the floor mats caught in the castors and the entire floor started to chase me...I started getting suspicious any time we went in a ring. It didn't feel fun anymore. And there were a lot of other life changes last year so we were already dealing with stress. And trust me, us dogs can smell human stress a mile away and it does affect us.

We took the fall and winter off from trials—no rings, no judges. Just my regular work days, treats, snoozes, and puppy adventures.

Now we're back: we're easing our way in. Instead of going right back to Master level rounds, we're starting back at intermediate AND advanced rounds this weekend. This will make sure neither the human or I get too stressed. And yeah—we're the only wheelchair-handler team around so sometimes between travel, unloading, set-up, and dealing with accessibility challenges she's already running on empty before we hit the ring entrance.

This practice 🎥? Tail doing happy waves, grin locked in. No zaps, no floor monsters—just happy paws and us owning it.

If this makes you smile, hit like or share? Helps us keep rolling. (Bacon still welcome, though.) 💕

#RallyObedience #WheelchairTeam #CKCTopDog #RottieComeback

[Team Servicerottie🇨🇦🐕‍🦺🦽 @servicerotties]

Admin Post:
@Crufts 2026 just wrapped up its obedience glory—yet its separate para obedience classes really disturbed me. They're exclusionary, insulting, and straight-up perpetuate the harmful myth that disabled handlers aren't capable of training dogs to elite levels.

That's completely inaccurate—and in my experience, the opposite is true. Being non-ambulatory has forced me to become a far better communicator with my dogs, relying on precise cues, body language, and partnership rather than physical force.

I'm a significantly disabled trainer/handler who's earned Masters titles in Rally on TWO Rottweilers, a CD in Obedience, and held Canada's #1 Rottweiler spot in CKC Rally for TWO years running. Obedience is about the dog's precision, focus, and bond—not the handler's mobility. My wheelchair needs fair, minor accommodations: extra space around pylons, a few extra seconds for 360° pivots, dropping/picking up the leash (or my dogs carry it around me seamlessly). Visual impairments? A guide relays directions. Deaf handlers? An interpreter signs instructions.

These aren't advantages—they're inclusion. I've competed head-to-head against everyone, outscored plenty (yes, the woman in the wheelchair winning bruises a few egos —not my problem. Most other competitors have been awesome), and judges already navigate biases with favorites, students, family. Good judges stay impartial; no valid excuse to segregate us.

Para classes send the message: "You don't truly belong in the real competition." They hide skilled disabled teams from view and reinforce ableist assumptions about capability. Crufts is the global stage—time to integrate us with reasonable accommodations so partnership, not disability, defines the ring. Segregation has no place here.

What do you think? Should Crufts scrap separate para obedience and embrace full inclusion, or keep reinforcing outdated mindsets? #Crufts #ParaObedience #DogObedience #Inclusion #Rottweiler #DisabledHandlers #ServiceDogs

[WeRateDogs @dog_rates]

we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad

[Team Servicerottie🇨🇦🐕‍🦺🦽 @servicerotties]

🎄📖🐾You're invited to join us for our annual Christmas Eve bedtime story and social time!

Dec. 24th at 6:30 p.m. mountain time, on Twitter Spaces (we'll also try to set up a second device so the dogs can be watched on Twitter live, however to participate in discussions after you'll want to use the spaces link below). We will pin this post so you can find the link on Christmas Eve.🕯️

Bring your human beverages, get your pets comfy with something to chew on, and settle in for this year's very special holiday tale. 📖

If you can't make it, the story will be recorded, but we hope to see you here and that you'll be able to join in on the conversation after the story. 🎄

https://t.co/iiETQctjS5

Please share this post so we can be sure everyone gets the invite, especially those who might be alone over the holidays or those who could use some rottie love.♥️

[CAROL MITCHELL @Impromptu_CJM]

@servicerotties Did you ever get a chance to create a U.S. version of the Amazon wishlist?
(Alternatively does a physical / mailed U.S. Amazon gift card work in Canada?)

[Team Servicerottie🇨🇦🐕‍🦺🦽 @servicerotties]

The human said it’s time to decorate the Christmas Plant, so I took my job VERY seriously!

I carried every single ornament to the tree like a good Servicerotties do… including Kuno’s special stuffed fishie that still smells like him (Yes, I gave it extra kisses mid-mission, don’t judge me).

Baby Kenji mostly behaved… if you ignore the part where he tried to run off with the garland like it was the world’s longest spaghetti noodle. Rookie mistake, little bro.

At the end we sat for the official photo. I put my paw around him and whispered, “Listen up, tiny land-shark: you touch this tree and we’re gonna have words.” He looked at me like he totally understood. (He didn’t. Pray for me.)

Anyway, here’s your daily dose of Rottie holiday wholesomeness. If this made you smile, do a girl a solid—repost, quote, tag your friends, spam the heart button, whatever it takes. Let’s make the whole timeline believe in Christmas magic (and well-trained Rottweilers) again #ServicerottieChristmas #KunosFishieLivesOn #KenjiDontEatTheTree2025
#ChristmasWithKenji (if he doesn't destroy the house) and Chesnyy too!

[Team Servicerottie🇨🇦🐕‍🦺🦽 @servicerotties]

♥️🐾When I got home today, there was a mystery package for me.
From my big brother Kuno?!? 🐾♥️

What could it be??? 🎁

Watch and find out!

#ChristmasMiracles #ChesnyysChristmasWish
Share this with EVERYONE!!

[Team Servicerottie🇨🇦🐕‍🦺🦽 @servicerotties]

Sometimes we get asked if our videos are AI.
Nope. It's me & my human in her wheelchair doing most of our videoing. While AI can make some really cute stuff, there's something pretty special about real dogs doing real things.
Drop a ♥️ if you agree
Rt if I deserve a cookie

#DogLovers #DogTraining

Video description for inclusivity: Chesnyy the Servicerottie sits on a pillar and waves paws on cue. When asked to guard she gives little barks

[CAROL MITCHELL @Impromptu_CJM]

@servicerotties Happy Happy Birthday, Chesnyy!!🎂

[CAROL MITCHELL @Impromptu_CJM]

@Kimmer4444 @m_crouton Beautifully said - no words I could come up with would be more eloquent than this.
Can only add that I am sending so much love and hope for healing, and for happy new homes for all the creatures we have come to know and love.

[CAROL MITCHELL @Impromptu_CJM]

https://t.co/8RZT3hRUO1

[Art by Heim (Johnny) @JohnHeim]

So many numbers…
@TheHerdHouse

[CAROL MITCHELL @Impromptu_CJM]

Sweet K-Pup needs some help!
💖🐶🐾

[THE HERD HOUSE @TheHerdHouse]

Kindness for Kiefer
I could really use your help with Kiefer’s amputation bills & gear needs. See Invoices.
1. https://t.co/PstVEmxoRj
2. https://t.co/nU0OJSZDEi (I’ll adjust the goal to include other donations.
3. https://t.co/yeOkilrm7Q
4. Call either Clinic to put money on our accounts. #’s - on invoices.
*DM for other options. Do not use any link for PayPal, Venmo, etc on this post. It’s a scam.

[CAROL MITCHELL @Impromptu_CJM]

@servicerotties All perfectly stated!🧡 I can personally confirm that in rescue & rescue-transports, crate-trained dogs have a huge advantage.
For the visually oriented, Sean the Sheepman did a really good TikTok video covering many similar points: https://t.co/rrMwY8pDFb

[CAROL MITCHELL @Impromptu_CJM]

A real home for Marla and Chesnyy - please help if you can!

[Team Servicerottie🇨🇦🐕‍🦺🦽 @servicerotties]

Friends! We finally found it!
A rare wheelchair-accessible home with ramps, a yard, and an accessible bathroom. Pretty much move in ready. We just need a bit more to cover the down payment & moving costs. This is a once-in-a-lifetime chance. 💙 You guys have always been so supportive but if there's anyway you can help, now would be the time as we don't have much time to make this happen.
https://t.co/kcjLzzb3Wr

[Team Servicerottie🇨🇦🐕‍🦺🦽 @servicerotties]

Friends! We finally found it!
A rare wheelchair-accessible home with ramps, a yard, and an accessible bathroom. Pretty much move in ready. We just need a bit more to cover the down payment & moving costs. This is a once-in-a-lifetime chance. 💙 You guys have always been so supportive but if there's anyway you can help, now would be the time as we don't have much time to make this happen.
https://t.co/kcjLzzb3Wr