Zoe:
Lots of things to bark about this most wonderful month of May;
Got out and about a whole bunch;
Iβm not scared of heights as I had no problem at all crossing over the Lynn Canyon Suspension Bridge- and afterwards, we went for ice cream- DQ has a ‘pup cup’, the same size as a kid’s soft serve but less money (participating locations only), only second time ever for that, have to watch my flank but it was worth it.
Iβm in High School now!!! Here I am with Pads Diego and handler/Partner Tamara McKay (counsellor instructor) at Carson Graham Secondary.
We stop by Carson for a visit every week or so when dropping off my bro Ryder (grade eight) to do that thing where Chuck does βharsh my joyβ and stuffs kibble in my mouth when I get excited about seeing another dogβ¦β
(Charly: dog excitement/socialization training)
β¦then Iβm double joyful βcause I get lunch AND have a friend!!!
Charly:
Diego is the perfect gentle dog; other than the initial jump up/on and around with joy upon first seeing one another (Diego and Zoe, not Tamara and I). Diego is the perfect counselling/support/facility dog; hardly ever taking his gaze from Tamara except to return the greeting from the kids in passing. Aslan, (Deslin βs Brother- also at Carson) βran intoβ Zoe earlier that AM β¦never saw him coming; quick and fleeting- we think heβs a yellow also, but it was all a blurβ¦
Zoe:
β¦then there was the trip to the paw doctor (paraphrased: podiatrist). I usually just drop by Teriβs for a mani-pedi, but I went with Chuck to her appointment. Here I am with Dr. Tammy Kallman at Hollyburn Podiatry.
Charly:
In the elevator in Dr. Kallmanβs building, I noticed Zoe was looking up but not at me – she was looking past me to (what I discovered) the mirror on the ceiling where she noticed a really nice yellow lab. Even the staff at the clinic didnβt realize there was a mirror on the lift ceiling). Last week at physio, Zoe ran out of the treatment room to another yellow lab and did a nose plant right into the mirror on the wall- she does a triple take every time she sees her reflection – still. She must find that all yellow labs look mostly the same, as I (used) to. She still smiles at herself when she figures it out, and I say, ‘Yes, Zoe, you are beautiful.’
Right outside Dr. Kallmanβs is Ambleside Pier. Wow- Lions Gate Bridge and a Freighter passing by, what a wonderful place it is to be a dog- and human.
Zoe:
Bring on this month called JUNEβ¦it will be my firstβ¦
Submitted by:Β Charly Flesher
