Hi, Everyone!
Yikes! Is September over already?! How did that happen? I was so busy that I completely lost track of time.
On the Training Front: Our cohort is super lucky right now! We have two instructors, and that means double the fun. We’re building a cool new skill: chin-on-chair stillness during grooming and body-handling. Also, we’re working on sit/stand/down durations with distance and distraction. Training lights me up like you wouldn’t believe, so I’m loving this stuff! Right now, my biggest challenges are scent distraction (specifically dog pee, go figure) and dog-dog greetings (those last 3 feet still knock my socks off.) But my Raisers and I are working our plan and making steady progress.
Out & About: Gosh, where haven’t I been this month? I touched all my usual bases more than once, for sure – Safeway, Costco, Walmart, Home Depot, Westbrook Village, Community Centre, Tsawwassen Mills – and, wow, the hustle and bustle is through the roof everywhere! On weekends, it gets so busy along Broadway that all the “Go In” spots already have dogs in them, so I have to settle on the sidewalk and wait my turn (to what, settle again?!) I did a super settle at BCAA this month. Counting the waiting room and the appointment itself, I clocked over an hour and a half of perfect patience. O, heads up! There are almonds on the floor at Save-On and scary monsters out at Tsawwassen Mills! I said BOO to both.
Fall Fitness Craze: Hiking up & down the tiered seating by University Hill Secondary School (while ignoring all the snacks the students leave behind.) I channel my inner Jedi.
Sweetest Moment By Far: Chatting on the front stoop with my Special PADS Friend Benita!
Thank you so much for checking in on me! Well, the countdown to Halloween is officially on. Should I go as a dog? Mostly, I just hope Bobbing for Treats is on the agenda. I’ll report back next time. Until then, chat on your stoop with a friend!
Submitted by: Mikal
