Hi, my name is Bazinga! I had a big first week! I left my breeder-caretakerโs home and went to live with my puppy-raisers. Our focus this week has been bonding and getting to know my bladder, hehe. I have a shy bladder, so my raisers have been taking me in and out a lot to try to pee. Up and down lots of stairs or elevator rides. At first, they thought I was playing practical jokes by not going when we got there โ Bazinga! ๐ย ย But it turns out I have been a little poorly.
While we work as a team to figure out my bathroom habits, I have successfully gone on several surfaces. Not to brag, but do you know I have been on cement, in a parking lot, on the street, on leaves, on grass, on a boulder, and in a parkade?
Later in the week, I started to explore.ย Condo living has so much to see, smell, textures to walk on,ย andย people passing, and traffic outsideโmany small positive exposures toย lots ofย different things, with BIG naps in between.ย Iย went intoย my first doctorโs office, stood outside a Save-on-Foods, met our condo buildingโs janitor, stepped into the gym, andย learned to ride in the car. On an unplanned stop, I even went into a Tim Hortons and was introduced to this thing called an โaccessible bathroomโ and how to wait with my Hooman. She called me a STAR because I was so well-behaved!
I also went for aย quick introduction to my other hoomanโs workplace. There were lots of people there who were excited to see me, and I needed a nap between hellos, whew! Weโll go again this week to meet a few more, woulda been too much all at once. Iโve got a cool new place to nap though!
My learning excursion on Friday hit all the categories: altitude climb, new surface to walk on, new temperature, new sights, new sounds, and new people wearing different clothing… hintย Iโm toldย theyโre called tuques and skis. We went up to Cypressโs Nordic area, and I walked in the snow!!!
It was super cool, hehe โ BAZINGA!
Finally, on the one-weekavirsary with my puppy raisers, we went to the BC Distilled Festival. I got to meetย lots ofย new people, and have baby puppy cuddles with Lydia and Annika from PADS. Then I snored the whole way home!ย Luv, Bazinga
Submitted by:ย Tony
