May 2, 2010

Today Denise and I went to GDA for Graduation where our friends, Melanie & James, were celebrating their puppy Harper Graduating with her new partener. During the ceremony, I took a nap on Harper's seat saver and dreamed that I would be up there some day. Harper Dash

January 31, 2010

Some of my sister's and brother was at the GDA graduation so we took a group picture

Finley, Fenix, Fern and Fletcher

1-19-2010

Last night I heard from two of my puppy raiser friends that their pups are graduating.

Congratulations!!! Kingston Tanner

October 25, 2009

Denise says that today ten new guide dogs are graduating. She also says that someday when I grow up I can become someones special eyes I can't wait to grow up.

August 2, 2009

Today we celebrated ten new partnerships at a GDA Graduation. Waiting for the ceramony to start Nico Joanna was a speaker today telling us about how the class went

Koffee

May 10, 2009

This morning Denise and I went to the GDA Graduation where eight pups are graduating and Eden is one of them, Denise took care of Eden a couple of times. Denise tells me I am going in for formal training on October 31 so I can learn to be someones special eyes and keep them safe.Eden Sammie (L) ShyLee (R)ShyLee fell a sleep in Denise's purseTibbs and Catalina are in the second row sleeping

October 19, 2008 - Part II

I saw my sister Callie today after graduation her puppy raisers had their puppy #3 graduate today . I am the puppy on the left being good.

October 19, 2008 - Part I

Denise and I went to the GDA Graduation today. We picked a spot to sit and I got really comfortable on the riser behind the bench Denise was sitting on. Then walks in Duke with his partner and takes a seat right across from us, Wow he's great role model for me to follow. I sure hope I can be a guide like Duke and the ten new graduates.

One comfortable Catalina Duke DukeDuke New Chocolate boy - JackHayley sleeping on her raisers feet October 2008 Graduate - Rookie October 2008 Graduate - Nisha October 2008 Graduate - Jaya

April 27, 2008

Well today is another GDA graduation. Auntie Mary Lou’s Wissel is one of the seven graduates. She sure looked beautiful in her harness. I am now ready to go to GDA College and learn real hard so I can be someone special’s eyes.

Wissel Millie KayleeWatcher hiding behind the podium

May 18, 2008

Denise just got a call from Aunty Mary Lou and her Wissel is graduating on May 27th.

Wissel

30 mins. later Denise gets a call from Judi and W-Rose is graduating and then another 30 mins. Lynn called and Watcher is graduating. Ya "W" litter.

February 3, 2008

Last Sunday was a very rainy graduation at GDA but Oceana and I when to support a fellow puppy raiser who's little Kayla was graduating. Oceana and I found a seat in the hallway from the dinning room where the graduated where to the dorm lobby where Joanna and Camry found a spot to stand. The graduation was really nice even with the cramped quarters. Here is a chronicaling puppyhood and Kayla's Graduation

Kamra's Graduation Speach

Kamra's Graduation

Well everyone has left the party to celebrate Kamra's Graduation. So now I have some time to look at the photos of the morning. Not that remember much about it, but that is went tremendously fast.

The day like most every day started at 4:30am feed the dogs get ready for the day and then take Oceana for a walk. Next it is time to set up the table and chairs for the party after graduation. Now it 8:20am and it is time to leave for GDA. I arrive and go to the screen room where the rest of the graduating puppy raisers are waiting patiently for Louise to come in and talk to us. Telling us we are going to be the envy of all the past graduating puppy raisers when they see the new pen that they give the graduating puppy raisers (two per puppy). Now it is time to go see our graduates.

Steve takes me down the hall way to Kamra's dorm room (I have never though that the dorm Hall was so long till I had to walk (Again) patiently with Steve to meet Kamra's partner) I walk in and am introduced to Bonita and the first thing I do is give her a big hug. Kamra mean while is dancing and trying to jump up at me to say hi. (that made me feel so happy that she still knew who I was. You can laugh at me saying of course she will remember you but it is all way a heart jerks when they come out of the kennel or in Kamra's case formal training happy to see you.

"Hello World I am Here!" - Kamra

After having a lovely talk with Bonita and Kamra sticking her head between my legs begging to be loved it was time for the graduates to harness their dogs. Again I do not remember much after walking behind Bonita and Kamra into the graduation Ceremony. But I do remember Bonita's story about their first instructor less walk which was a all right hand turns around the block. Bonita and Kamra were going really well and moving a long the route Bonita was humming and singing to herself when all the sudden the instructors are yelling "Bonita Stop" so they stop. Wendy tells Bonita that they just crossed a street Bonita is say no we didn't but then hears the cars go swooshing by. She bends down and praises Kamra for the good job of getting them across the street safely then the turn around and cross again. Kamra in her little independent mind was done with the boring right turns and was ready to go her own way. They have since then figured out who is in charge of this partnership but Bonita says that this incident is when she started trusting Kamra with her life.


After Bonita talked it was my turn I had not even though on what I was going to say. I still don't remember what I said I was so nerves to talk in front of all those people there to cheer on the graduates.

"I am a Laprador not a Labrador" - Kamra

Now that the graduation and parties are over I am just so happy that Bonita loves little miss Kamra and that Kamra showed me how much that she loves Bonita and that Bonita does make her happy to be her guide.

BIG NEWS

I just got big news from GDA.
Kamra has a partner and is Graduating on May 6th.
I am home sick today but thought some of you would like to know.

February 4, 2007

Today is graduation day at GDA. Ten of Kamra’s friend graduated today with their new partners, Keegan (Kamra’s brother), Liem, Lomax, Faith, Sebastian, Pondeto, Onna, Netty, Nori, & Nestle. Denise did not take me with her, she says that I am very people & dog distraction right now, and did not think that I would be getting anything out of the day with constant corrections that I would be getting. So I stayed home and played with Andromeda.