One Step Closer

So Denise received a email today saying that I have a spay date for this Friday June 19th Denise is really happy saying that I am one set closer to being a Guide. I am still not sure what this means but I get to go to Camp GDA and that is always fun.

February 15, 2008

Oceana is just got back from Camp GDA. Tami says she was great they used her as a babysitter for some younger nurves dogs. I hated to take her away from the little boy she was with when I picked her up. Sarah and Tami were jokeing that if she does not become a guide dog that she could have a job as the kennel babysitter where they would call me to bring her in to the kennel. That would be nice if it was true but I know it's not.

Tami was also telling me GDA was taking photos of the dogs in the boarding kennel and used Oceana and some other dogs they were asking the dogs to place their paws on a wall they know that it is a no no. But Oceana hopped right up and as Tami says gave her a look of "well you told me to" were the other dogs were nurves to do it.

Now she is sleeping under my desk at work storing up her energy to play with Andromeda tonight. Poor Andromeda :P

May 3, 2007

I was at camp GDA for the last three days for my eight month evaluation; Denise keeps saying she can't believe that I am eight months old. On my report Laura says I have beautiful obedience manners and I have no problems staying in the kennel (the kennel techs. said that Chester and I were the first puppies they would see playing every morning when they came in "I really like to play with my roommates"). But I do have something I have to work on and it is traffic. I did not do well when we took a walk along a very busy street, when a BIG TRUCK came driving up from behind me I hit the deck, dropped into a down, fell on the floor “how ever you would like to say it”; then after Laura had gotten me up I when to hide behind her legs I really wanted off that street. I did finish the rest of the walk after I did so sits and downs for Laura but I had my ears pined to my head and panted till the end of the walk. When we got to the shopping center I calmed down and walked around the pet store like I was at the fabric store with Denise (Fabric stores are very boring but we seem to go to them a lot) so I got high praising remarks for that. I also had a little trouble with the van I really did not like the loud noisy van with the slippery crates.



Now Denise's & my job is to get me use to traffic in small positive doses. We shorted our walks from the three blocks on the busy Desoto Ave. & Topanga Cyn. to just one block on each and then walk the rest of our two mile walk on the calmer streets of Warner Center (Woodland Hills, CA). To help me with my van troubles Denise asks if I can sit in one of the GDA vans for a little while if they are not being used.

March 12, 2007

Well I did great at Camp but Tami told Denise that I am a little water obsessed. Just because I could not leave the water in the bowl does that mean I am obsessed?

March 10, 2007

Today is Saturday Obedience class at GDA again. Jessica planed another fun packed class. Now I am going to stay over at Camp GDA for the first time. I can’t wait to see who will be my roommate and to play with everyone. Denise will come and get me on Monday; I may not want to come home though.