Posted by in dogs When we visited the police department this week, they wanted to fingerprint the two-footed visitors so we can get a pass to use for future therapy visits. But they weren’t interested in the dogs’ criminal histories. I can’t speak for Portia, but Gracie has a serious rap sheet, even at just 15 months. In the…Read more »
Posted by in dogs I mentioned, in my last blog, that Gracie had a fun new project coming up, and today we got that project underway. Some weeks ago I approached our police department chief about Gracie and some other dogs serving as therapy dogs for the police department staff. As a former canine cop, our police chief was…Read more »
Posted by in dogs Gracie decided to stop her clown act and be the little superstar she can be in class tonight – hallelujah! Our test for the Master level of the Canine Life and Social Skills class is next week, and unless she magically forgets everything, she should pass. I have been feeling, however, that both Gracie and…Read more »
Posted by in dogs Gracie is most definitely an adolescent dog. And like most adolescents, she has been working very hard at driving me crazy lately. Her favorite game is: “Don’t know that cue. Never learned that cue. No idea what you’re asking.” These are cues, of course, that she’s known for almost a year. Gracie was, for so…Read more »
Posted by in dogs This evening was the Blessing of the Animals service, and Bodhi and Gracie went for the annual blessing. LOTS of dogs, lots, and Gracie and Bodhi were both excited. And very well-behaved. I think Gracie’s training in the CLASS (Canine Life and Social Skills) class paid off big time. She sat through the entire service…Read more »
Posted by in cats In the ongoing adventure of finding ways to enrich the lives of our cats (outside of Gracie chasing them), I tried an experiment with Hiro today. Hiro was born outside, captured as a kitten and we adopted him from one of the local rescues. He has never lost his lust for the outdoors, and especially…Read more »
Posted by in dogs Gracie and I went on an hour-long therapy visit today to one of our local retirement communities. We were with a couple other very experienced teams, which is good for us because we both have a lot to learn still. One of the teams included Gracie’s mom, and I wasn’t sure if she was going…Read more »
