Hi, again ;-) So now I've told you all about me and my family... thought I'd tell you a bit about my training experiences; starting with this past weekend.
I had my formal class on Saturday, but it was so hot, that I was the only one who showed up! Mom worked me gently on the skills I already knew, then taught me how to back up on her hand signal, and how to weave through her legs (something we'll use for our Canine and Abled show soon). I had so much fun, even though it was really hot!
When we got home, I took a long nap in the A/C!
On Sunday, Mom took me and the kid to a restaurant for a training session. I've done lots of McDonald's, Burger King's, ect.... but Mom wanted to wait until I'd passed my 1500 training hour mark to take me into a sit down restaurant. Well, I did that recently, and Mom felt I had overcome enough of my puppy "ants in my pants" behavior (that Mom of mine is so silly!) that she decided to take me to the kid's favorite restaurant, "Bob's Heaven," as the kid calls it (It's really, Bob Evans, but Mom and I don't correct her cause we think it's funny....the kid's pretty stinkin cute!)
Anyhooooo, we got there before the dinner rush, and was seated at a nice, quiet spot by the window...very nice. I was sooooo happy to be in A/C, I wasn't even thinking of the ants in my pants! All I knew was that I was in a nice, cool place with my Mom and my kid...all was good ;-)
During dinner, Mom dropped things (I think she either did it on purpose to test me, or was really, really clumsy!) I LOVE to retrieve, and Mom said I did a really great job remaining unobtrusive (what ever the heck that means!)...but I did it and she said it was good, so I'm goin with that ;-)
I had one "mistake" during our adventure ;-( I had fallen fast asleep and the hostess came up to see how we were doing. I got startled and gave her a surprised, "woof" under my breath (just a little ;-\ Mom said that that kind of behavior is not fitting of a service dog, and I musn't do that again. I apologized to the hostess and gave her lots of kisses and promised not to do that again. She petted me as if she accepted my apology and even gave me a yummy treat before we left! ;-)
We visited with a few people who lined up to ask questions about me. I got to get pet by a few more people---and there was kids!! Oh, how I love kids....but Mom reminded me that I wasn't allowed to play with them when my work vest was on...so I sat politely as they took turns petting me, even though it was hard cause I wanted to play! Mom answered all their questions but started getting really tired and soon she said she wasn't feeling too good so we had to head home.
After we got home, Mom let the kid fill up her little wading pool on the front lawn...and guess what!!!??? I was invited to play in the pool, too! I LOVE the water! Oh, we had so much fun! (What's that Mom??? Oh, Okay, I will!) Mom told me to tell you that she's got some great pics she's going to post of me and the kid playin in the pool ;-) Boy was that a GREAT way to end a GREAT day!
Today is Monday, and I had off cause my funny, little fur person, Gracie had a vet appointment, and Mom had to take her car in for servicing. I spent the day watching Animal Planet in the nice A/C with Dawson ;-)
Well, the funny, little fur person is telling me it's time for our after dinner romp, so I gotta go! I can't wait to see you again next time!
-----Nadja
(1560 training hours logged to date ;-)
I had my formal class on Saturday, but it was so hot, that I was the only one who showed up! Mom worked me gently on the skills I already knew, then taught me how to back up on her hand signal, and how to weave through her legs (something we'll use for our Canine and Abled show soon). I had so much fun, even though it was really hot!
When we got home, I took a long nap in the A/C!
On Sunday, Mom took me and the kid to a restaurant for a training session. I've done lots of McDonald's, Burger King's, ect.... but Mom wanted to wait until I'd passed my 1500 training hour mark to take me into a sit down restaurant. Well, I did that recently, and Mom felt I had overcome enough of my puppy "ants in my pants" behavior (that Mom of mine is so silly!) that she decided to take me to the kid's favorite restaurant, "Bob's Heaven," as the kid calls it (It's really, Bob Evans, but Mom and I don't correct her cause we think it's funny....the kid's pretty stinkin cute!)
Anyhooooo, we got there before the dinner rush, and was seated at a nice, quiet spot by the window...very nice. I was sooooo happy to be in A/C, I wasn't even thinking of the ants in my pants! All I knew was that I was in a nice, cool place with my Mom and my kid...all was good ;-)
During dinner, Mom dropped things (I think she either did it on purpose to test me, or was really, really clumsy!) I LOVE to retrieve, and Mom said I did a really great job remaining unobtrusive (what ever the heck that means!)...but I did it and she said it was good, so I'm goin with that ;-)
I had one "mistake" during our adventure ;-( I had fallen fast asleep and the hostess came up to see how we were doing. I got startled and gave her a surprised, "woof" under my breath (just a little ;-\ Mom said that that kind of behavior is not fitting of a service dog, and I musn't do that again. I apologized to the hostess and gave her lots of kisses and promised not to do that again. She petted me as if she accepted my apology and even gave me a yummy treat before we left! ;-)
We visited with a few people who lined up to ask questions about me. I got to get pet by a few more people---and there was kids!! Oh, how I love kids....but Mom reminded me that I wasn't allowed to play with them when my work vest was on...so I sat politely as they took turns petting me, even though it was hard cause I wanted to play! Mom answered all their questions but started getting really tired and soon she said she wasn't feeling too good so we had to head home.
After we got home, Mom let the kid fill up her little wading pool on the front lawn...and guess what!!!??? I was invited to play in the pool, too! I LOVE the water! Oh, we had so much fun! (What's that Mom??? Oh, Okay, I will!) Mom told me to tell you that she's got some great pics she's going to post of me and the kid playin in the pool ;-) Boy was that a GREAT way to end a GREAT day!
Today is Monday, and I had off cause my funny, little fur person, Gracie had a vet appointment, and Mom had to take her car in for servicing. I spent the day watching Animal Planet in the nice A/C with Dawson ;-)
Well, the funny, little fur person is telling me it's time for our after dinner romp, so I gotta go! I can't wait to see you again next time!
-----Nadja
(1560 training hours logged to date ;-)
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