Showing posts with label Service Dog Wasabi goes back to school. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Service Dog Wasabi goes back to school. Show all posts

Saturday, October 3, 2009

From Wasabi, Service Dog in Training


IT'S OUT TEENAGERS!!! THEY'RE BACK! I just love my teenagers. Now I know why they brought us back. these are the ones who teach us everything. There are others who give us our baths and cut our nails, they aren't trainers, but some kind of assistants. They're so gentle when they cut our nails that I don't mind a bit. I really could use a bath too.

I'm not too good at teenagers names, so I'm going to make them all up. there's a tall one, we'll call him Alan. He's a trainer. Dunkin is walking him. Now Dunkin is dragging him towards Jeanie. Jeanie won't say hi to Dunkin, but she talks to Alan. Now Alan is making himself more important than Jeanie. Dunkin should know that the human holding the leash is the most important one in your life at that moment. Sometimes we forget when we get excited. Even Elli forgets when she sees Lu or Dale, because she loves them so much. Alan did a good job with Dunkin, now he's the only human Dunkin sees.

Now here's Bob. He's new. It's hard for the new teenagers. They have to learn our commands, and there are a lot of them. We try to get away with things when we have new teenagers. It's not fir, but we're teenagers too, just in dog years. Bob keeps saying "no." That never works. Oh, he learns fast! Now he's saying "watch me" and "leave it." I knew it wouldn't last. These new teenagers are really samart!

It's Yuka! I love Yuka! She trains the teenagers. She loves all of us, and takes us back to our kennel at Childrens Village every night. She is so patient.

Now Yuka is having the teenagers take us to class. I walk nicely beside my teenager, I'll call him Carl. We're playing "light" and "switch." I'm short, but I can just reach the light. We turn the lights off and on for humans who can't reach them, but only when they tell us to. I'm a little nervous when we play "tug." I like pulling on the rope, but it's attached to something and it's noisy. Oh, it's just the thing they put the laundry in. I guess I can handle it.

We get different teenagers and classes about four times a day. They love to play things like "get it, bring it here, and drop it." They give us really good treats too. At Jeanie's house we just get kibble, but here we get a real treat! I love to learn new things so that can make the teenagers happy. When a teenager is happy, it's the best thing in the world! I look up at Carl and I love him. I think he loves me too.

Classes are over and I'm in my kennel. I'm really hungry. Here's dinner and not a moment too soon! i eat my delicious kibble and I'md drifting off to sleep. I wonder where I'll be tomorrow.

Friday, October 2, 2009

From Wasabi, Service Dog in Training


It's good morning time, and I really have to go! I'm so glad these humans get up early. Whew, I feel better now, and it's time to eat! I eat, then rest. I wonder what we're going to do today?

We're going in the car! I'm getting to like this car, even without air conditioning. Why are they putting my kennel in the back? Shanee and Jeanie are coming, but Elli is staying home. It's a very small car, so I guess Elli would be more comfortable at home.

I know these scents! I sit up after what seems like hours of driving, and we're at my school, Mercy First! I love my school. I can't wait to see my kennel mates. I should call them classmates, as we all go to school together. There's my sister! Oh, I have to "get busy" I'm so excited. We have to catch up. Wow, everyone got to go with a human for a while. I think mine were best. I'm not the only one with another dog either, but I bet they weren't as nice as Elli and Shadow. No one else had a baby either, or a gas station on the corner. I must have gotten all that because I'm so good. Hey, Dunkin's back. Hiya Dunkin. Weren't you at Elli's house too?

Okay, we said hi, let's go home. Hey, why are you bringing my kennel in there? I don't get it. I'm inside our run, and Jeanie's outside. Here's Shanee, maybe she'll bring me outside again. Kennel up? Okay. I guess I'll be here a while.