September 19, 2010

This afternoon Denise and family brought Oceana and I to Grandma A house to visit and dinner. While we waited for dinner later in the evening Jacob, Brittany, Catalina and Oceana went swimming it looked like fun so I jumped in after them but before Denise could panic and try to rescue me, I figured out that the floor disappeared and turned around and jumped back out, I'll try again when I get bigger. Grandma asked Denise to give Catalina a bath after her swim. So all of us ended up getting a bath. Now we are all tired and curl up for a nap all threw dinner.

Getting my Catalina and Oceana pillows just right

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What comfortable pillows

June 28, 2010

Look who came home!





First afternoon home
Catalina & Fern playing in the pool

I received the phone call that Catalina decided she did not want to do guide work any more so I went and adopted her to be my forever puppy. I had her at home not even a week when Oceana, Catalina and Fern when to my grandparents to visit and I had the biggest surprise ever! my grandma who not a big dog person but been very inviting with my girls coming over, told me that she and my grandpa are going to adopt Catalina! Wow how can I say no, when Catalina already started sitting close to my grandpa who has early Alzheimer's while he sat in his chair stroking her head. 

 Catalina knew she had new job already and when Fern, Oceana & I left she had no issue being left with my grandparents who are already in love with her and was talking about going shopping to get her toys, bedding ect...  



Jacob and Catalina at Grandma's



March 23, 2010

In the last two months Catalina sent me two new postcard. February March

Second Postcard

In yesterday's mail was anonther postcard from Catalina.

First Postcard from Catalina

I received a postcard from Catalina...

October 31, 2009

Well today is the day I am going in for formal training I am really excited to be going to do something new and I also get to see my litter mate all together for the first time since the puppy nursery (well all except two Calle who is a new breeder and Carley who was career changes last May). Denise and I arrive early and my friend Hapor is running around the off leash area so I join her before Denise and I turn in my puppy jacket. HarporCatalinaL to R Catalina and Corby Harpor and CatalinaCatalina and Hapor Catalina in the lead, Harpor and Corby

At the lunchen one of the trainers tells us a little about what our pups are going to be doing in formal training and Lorri thanks us for the gift of a guide dog and then Louise tells us that our raisers can call any time they like to get a update on how we are doing. L to R Lizzy "C" and Catalina Auntie Denise and Jacob Jacob and Catalina

Then it's time for our last pictures we are going to have with our raisers and then the walk down to the training kennel and learn our pups new roommates.L to R Lizzie, Catalina, Corby, Chuck, and Camille L to R Lizzie, Catalina and Corby Jacob and Catalina Solo

Last hug goodbye and good luck Denise walks away and I start a new chapter in my life.

Thank you James for some of the photos used

October 30, 2009

The Red GDA Collar my puppies come home in it and they leave in it but in between they wear collars I make them.

It's now time for turn in.

October 21, 2009

Moby the TurtleNegent the rock star

Wow I finally get to go to my first Ventura GDA Puppy Raiser Meeting last month I was sick so we could not go but this month is the Halloween meeting and I came as a Purple Jelly Fish with my little clown fish jumping on my dome (Denise says if you seen Finding Nemo you will understand but she could not find pink fabric for my costume so I ended up purple). Catalina came as the Churro again Denise ran out of time to make Catalina's matching Jelly Fish. Catalina finishing the comeheel and a treatCome and a treat

Tonight Denise gave me and Catalina to some new puppy raisers who are still waiting for their puppies. Our meeting was a trick or treating threw the mall but we had to do a formal come, sit nice of greetings, down stay, leave it, or sit stay to earn our treats I earned 5 treats Catalina only earned 2 she was taking advantage of the new puppy raisers inexperience and she also ate the bone at the leave it station "I did not touch it". So when we all came back to the meeting room I was one of three who earned 5 bones and received a prize of a new toy.Fern being a good girl for new puppy raisersCatalina and Calle Harriet the octomom

Colby the squirrelFern the Jelly Fish and Echo the Rainbow TroutFinley the SharkTHE FISH

L to R Finley, Fern, and EchoCatalina waiting to go home

October 11, 2009

This morning Denise piled us up in the car and we when for a ride out to Ventura Harbor for the Pony's by the Sea Mustang Car Show benefiting GDA. We only stayed for a few hours as I had a big day yesterday. CatalinaFern and the Thunderbirda sleepy FernFern Catalina Fern playing with JackFern Hayley you make a really good pillow (Darcy and Catalina)Fern

Fern Catalina and ChuckCatalina