Sorry for the delay in posting recent events. I took a nice little weekend vacation (gasp!). And I didn't take any dogs with me (double gasp!). I won't go into detail of the fantastic time I had enjoying the gulf coast, but I will post a picture!
Rest assured, after a good night's rest, we are back on track with our socialization adventures! Today's outing was to Target. I forget how itty bitty they are when they first start and how nicely they fit into a little pouch to be carried all around the store with ease. At six weeks old, I'm mainly trying to get them used to being in a store - the sights, the sounds, the smells, and of course, all of our new friends that we make. I get the lovely job of helicopter mom and be upfront over the puppies with the hand sanitizer and make sure every one is clean before hands touch fur.
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| A Lionheart School student and her mother socializing HUNTLEY! |
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| PALMER was a rockstar today! |
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| REMINGTON making friends of all ages! |
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| FIN is getting her back to school shopping done! |
The puppies have also been exploring their new digs. There are all kinds of crazy training "tools" here that they've been getting acquainted with. A toddler slide, a sitting scooter, play tunnel, ramp, bridge, etc, etc. But first, we have to conquer going from the comfortable floor inside to the unknown brick and metal and wood deck that doesn't feel like solid ground (because it's not).
In the busy, busy week leading up to my fabulous beach trip, I had the opportunity to do a few fun things. The first was speak to a group of graduate level students studying Occupational Therapy at
Brenau University about Service Dogs. I gave my speech and both puppy MERCER and FINLEY did little demos appropriate to their training level.
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| FINLEY demonstrating how to turn the lights on/off |
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| Also, how to unzip a jacket. |
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| MERCER decided he wanted to do the zipper, too - even though he doesn't know that command yet! |
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| It was a joy presenting to such a wonderful group of students! |
I was also able to join in on Intervention Transfer Training for some of our p4p veteran clients. I've always hopped in and out of transfer training seminars because of my duties to the puppies, so I have always just hung back from the group. This time, not only was it a smaller group, but thanks to my awesome intern, I was able to be a little more hands on in the training. The whole paws4people philosophy about Transfer Training and teaching someone how to utilize their Service Dog in the most effective way possible is very unique, and just so cool!
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| LOGAN |
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| MYER and CLAIRE with CAMPBELL in the background |
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| Talking with the man, the myth, the legend. THE Terry Henry. (aka one of my bosses) |
We have an exciting outing to the mall planned for tomorrow, and a parade this weekend! Stay tuned to hear how the puppies do in their socialization and desensitization endeavors!
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