Oh my Mom has been thinking again. She and Dad may change Chipper’s name to Mulligan. We all know that in golf mulligan means do over, but he really is not a do over. He is our second golden. Mom needs some of your thoughts on this change. He has been in the family for less than 48 hours.
Mom received an email this morning. Now we are getting nervous, our evaluation is at noon on Sunday, Nov. 20, 2011. We both know we are ready, we both feel confident, but we are still nervous.
We also received an pep talk email from the coordinator. That was really nice of her, but we are still nervous. Mom is taking me for fun walks, we are off leash in the ball field and I am doing everything she wants. Oh, except finding things to roll in. What is a pretty dog to do? We must be a dog sometimes.
I just don’t understand it, I could have told them I was perfect if they just would have asked!!!! Today Mom and Dad took me to the vet for a check up. Apparently to become a registered therapy dog, the vet must poke, look and touch me all over. Well, after Doc did all that he gave me the go ahead to become a registered therapy dog. You know, all they had to do is ask me and I would have signed the papers for them. Humans, they just don’t listen. Woof woof woof woof!!!!
I did hear Doc say that he would like me to lose 6 more pounds. Oh my goodness, I already lost 9 pounds over the summer. How much more walking can we do? I have noticed that the size of my biscuits have become a whole lot smaller, at first I was a little baffeled by the size, but I am ok with it. My girlish figure is showing now.
Anyhow, I think Mom is going to start walking me at a faster pace. I think it is so she doesn’t get cold, I know the temperature sure has dropped lately. Oh I also hope she takes me to that field where I can just run around. You know I am a golden retriever, but I don’t retrieve anything. Mom can toss something, and I just watch it. It just seems silly to get something that someone has tossed when they are the ones that tossed it. Ted would retrieve for Mom, but only if she tossed it in the water so he could swim.
Overall, I could have saved Mom and Dad some money if they had just asked me my condition. I don’t think the Delta Society would have accepted a paw print for the signature though. My next appointment is at the beauty salon on next Saturday.
Mom and I have been working with our trainer and we are ready!!!! We are officially ready!!!! Mom has me sit and wait, and wait, and wait, and wait. Then she finally calls me, so I let Mom get all animated and I decide that I really should walk over to her. Mom gets really happy when I get to her. I just love it when she rubs me and gives me hugs and kisses. So then she has me sit and stay. So I sit, and sit, and sit, and sit some more (I am glad the sun is shining and I can get my vitamin D). Finally Mom walks back to me and around to my right side, then she gives me lots of hugs and kisses again. Boy, this training sure is fun.
I can remember a long time ago, we use to practice walking up and meeting people. We don’t practice that anymore, must be I do that now with no problems. We also use to practice walking by other dogs and people and I have to ignore them. I must do that without any issues either because we don’t practice that anymore.
I guess I am ready for our evaluation. I heard Mom talking and I think we will be practicing one more time before the evaluation. I bet I will have to do everything right that day. I know this is something really special Mom and I must do together to honor Ted.
Hey, Mom just received an email from Pet Partners of Syracuse letting us know when I can take my test!!!! Yeah, November 20 is our day!!!! I have much review to do, but I can do it!!!! I just know I can!!!!
Mom has been house/dog sitting for a friend. Remember, I showed you my little buddy a week or so ago. Well, we didn’t get to walk much since as the weather was very, very, very nasty with wind and rain. It was so windy we lost a big limb out of a tree in the backyard.
Boy, that is a big limb.
Tuesday, Mom came home and said to me, “I will be sleeping next to you tonight, my girl.” I was so happy. Oh you know what else? Mom took me, just me on a long walk. She let me guide the way. I got to choose which way to turn at each intersection. I had a grand time. Oh I even met some nice people along the way.
I am so glad Mom is home, my family is all together again. Just the way I like it.
Mom has been house/dog sitting. She has been doing this for a few nights and I think it is for a few more nights. The cool thing is, I met a new dog. Dad brings me to Mom and we walk with Holly. Holly is a boston terrier/beagle. She is 10 months old and has a lot of energy. I decided you better see what is happening, so I asked Mom to make a couple of videos for you. The first one is when we met!!!!
The second one is of our lovely butts walking together.
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