Monday, November 12, 2007

Santa Rosa, California

Okay...Has anyone else noticed that Santa Rosa is like...THE assistance dog capitol?? They've got the Assistance Dog Institute, Canine Companions for Independence, Loving Paws Assistance Dogs, I mean, the list goes on!! What is it about Santa Rosa?? Does everyone just REALLY like it there or what?? Ya, it wouldn't be as strange if it were the capitol or something, but Santa Rosa?? I probably sound mad, but I'm not...I just think it's interesting!!

Anybody else see this??

Sunday, November 11, 2007

Pictures!!

Yes, I've used that title many times. But it's a classic, and it tells you exactly what you're going to see in this post!!

PICTURES!!

Mom and her team WON the scavenger hunt!! (She was on the Jewell's Sydney's team...So they had Harley, the Duke and Sydney!) Denise did a GREAT job with everything, and mom said it was all very challenging. Her favorite parts were the codes...One, they had to look at the mall directory and find the store name, and a letter from the name. That code told them to go count the number of horses on the carousel. Another one, they had to look at a phone with the number and what number letter it was. (Yes, that past sentence made no sense...Look at it this way...2/3 = C, 2/1 = A, 8/1 = T.) Then they got to ride on the metro link, and then got to go to a harvest festival. At first, they didn't think they were going to be let in, but then the lady went and asked the person in charge, and she let them in for free. After everything, everyone went to the foodcourt and had a little going away party for the "W" litter, who were going to go in-for-training the next week. Momma said that Duke was a huge sweetheart the whole time...He was very good at obedience commands! His one fualt was the pulling, but, this WAS a very exciting thing, and Mom thinks that even I would have pulled, and I usually lag!!

Here's the pics!!

At the beginning, before anyone was tired!


At the mall, Duke and Harley were bored, since all the humans were just standing around looking at the directory. Geez, you'd think they could just ask if they were THAT lost!


Cutsie Duke


Duke, after the obedience stop.


Harley and Duke, on the bus.


Now, here's pictures of me!!

"YAY mom!! I'm so happy to see you!!" (This was in the carride home from GDA.)


"Are you SURE I have to wear this thing??"


Can't see it very well, but this is the Blitz I have on my tail. (In real life you can see it better.)


In a ball.


My mom emberasses me by putting me in this position, and then telling me to stay.

Wednesday, November 7, 2007

The promised update!!

Sorry it's taken so long!! I didn't want to update without pictures, but I've decided it's been too long since I promised!

Anyway, I'm good!! Little sore, but good! I have to wear that idiotic cone when mom's not around though, which thankfully isn't that often. I think this time away from mom has made me love her all the more, and now I don't like it when she leaves. She's almost worried it will turn into seperation anxiety, but it's not at all like that now. I just am happy when she gets back. But just to be sure, she wants to puppy swap with someone at least for a couple days. (AFTER the whole "neuteredness" wears off, i.e., I get my stitches out!!)

Mom thinks I'm cute as ever!! I LOVE to please her more than anything, and when I'm playing with any of her siblings or her mom, I will occassionally walk over to her to get her approval. And I'm pretty much perfect!! My heeling IS perfect, as well as my sit, down, sit from down, here, come, (For you non-puppy raisers, the difference between a here and a come is that here just means to come here, whereas come means come to the left side and sit.) and stay. My stand is NEAR perfect, and I just need to think about it when mom says to. And I went to two classes today with mommy, (Don't worry...No walking was required, and I slept the whole time, so don't worry about my stitches!!) and I was quiet and good the whole time!! One of the people in mom's class is going to puppy raise, (His older brother already has his pup, and he's going to get his own!) so maybe I'll have a friend at school!! That is, if the pup comes within like...The next month and is old enough to come by the time class ends!

And I have the most BEAUTIFUL coat you've ever seen. It's wavy on the back, and at the base of the tail there is a little lightning streak...Mind you, BLITZ means LIGHTNING in German!! And by my shoulders the fur is swept ofver to the left, instead of just going straight. It's so pretty!! (Although, of course, I can't see it!!)

Anyway, later, I'll let mommy make a post about what she did at a scavenger hunt!! (That I couldn't go to since my leg was hurt!!) She said it was alot of fun, and that she got to handle the Duke, a VERY pretty and sweet puppy.

See y'all later!!

Blitz

Saturday, November 3, 2007

Promised update soon!!

I'm back with mommy, and I'll update soon, but can't right now!!!