GEB puppies

At Friday's homeschool meeting, there were 3 GEB puppies: Potter, whose about 5 1/2 months old, Roberta, who I think is between 6 & 8 months old, and Kirby's buddy Jake, an ex - upstate guide dog. His raisers were the only other ones to get GEB's offer. Obviously, they excepted. He is going in for training(IFT) in April. It went well and we got some cute photos. So Kirby woundn't feel left out among all those pups with their jackets and bandanas, I got him a bow-tie. Oh my goodness he looks so cute! The packaging for the tie was really funny, I will try to post up.(maybe)

Handling and Rally

Molly was naughty at G&H classes this week. Not just wiggly, but really being bad. Oh well, she had been in her crate a lot that day. Maybe she didn't have enough exercise? Yea, that's it. Kirby was pretty good at rally class. We learned some new maneuvers together. He did, however, walk into a cone! He's getting better, though.

G&H

G&H started last week. Amanda is our teachers name. She said last year, even though I did 3 classes and then dropped out, I did very well. Same goes for this year, but Molly is more wiggly.
remember : arm like an "L" while I'm gaiting and keep my arms strait while I'm stacking (posing by hand) Molly. We did G&H the whole Time, but we're not skipping rally every time!
Tomorrow, ay my homeschool group meeting, we asked guiding eyes to give a presentation on eyes, seeing and PUPPIES! I'm hoping to steal, I mean borrow, a puppy soon. More to come soon.

Kirby gets a job

Well, not yet. I keep putting it off, but I'm going to start preparing him for therapy work. Molly, too. I have wanted to get Molly certified ( or registered, depending on what organization you go through) since she was 5, and she's 9 now. The top organizations I'm considering are TDI and the Delta Society. Each has It's pro and cons which I'll discuss later.

Rally class

Kirby started rally class tonight. Molly not officially starting G&H till next week, but she came with us anyway. As I ran through the course, Kirby does the thing that annoys me the most : He shut down. He lagged behind, was slow to respond to commands, and simply refused to sit when I stopped. When we got out of the ring he just lay down. I was a little upset at him, but my friend Jay handed me Molly's leash and said "take Molly through." I was just like "yea whatever." But Molly surprised me. She did so well she was really tuned into me watching my every move and quickly responding to commands. She is always well-behaved, but not always obedient. I think she saw me take Kirby through and got the green-eyed monster. It's amazing what a little jealousy can do. Such a good girl!

update

I was sick on Friday so I didn't go to 4-h( It was a no dog meeting so its no big deal) Kirby training is progressing nicely, we try to keep him active and go places with him a lot. Today he went to Holly's. He defiantly has a crush on her. Molly starts G&H on Friday & Kirby starts Rally - wish me luck! If your reading my blog - thanks & post a comment :D