Last 2 days

First, Q pooped!

I know everyone was waiting.

Today was a day off day, so they ended up playing Monopoly (acquired from the internet, in english)  She won,

Todays food was eggs, chicken on a stick with potatoes, and an unknown dinner.  (She didn't tell me, I forgot to ask)

She thinks that Q is possibly limping, she says that he is walking kinda sideways while walking.  When she sees the person that works with the dogs, she will mention it.

Nothing else of note, except that yesterday was exceedingly hot.

Bill

Friday's Update

Please put Q in your prayers tonight as he didn't do any doo today. This is generally not a good thing, dogs are usually very regular, you feed them, and half an hour later, dog business happens. She said he was very distracted, veering, and smelling a lot (which is not good) ----- Today for breakfast she had eggs, and raspberries. Evidently there are raspberry bushes at Mira, so she enjoyed fresh ones.---- Lunch was soup, ham sandwiches, with fresh cherries, raspberries, and ice cream for dessert.--- Dinner was soup, beef patty, baked potato and peas with fudgcicles for dessert.--- Today she walked around the mall, with the trainer communicating only by walkie talkie. They worked on escalator travel too. She said she can give a command that Q finds the escalator takes her there and then rests on the metal approach part. She'll then give the forward command. at the end of the escalator, she also give a command, to make sure the dog is moving and doesn't get a toenail caught.---- She'll still work hard this weekend, they have a half day on Saturday and then time off and time off Sunday, but her job is to bond with the dog. Mira is so good at what they do that they won't let an unbonded/unsafe pair leave together.

Friday

It was a long day.



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Spoke with MM this evening, she said that this was the first time she had to pick up "dog business," and that it was difficult.

Focus doesn't come as quickly to our child as it might to some, so this is her push time.  She know that she needs to focus on her relationship with her dog, and that it is the most important thing for her now.

Today's meals (lunch and dinner, I was cut off before we got to breakfast) were chicken and rice for lunch, with cupcake dessert, and crud I cannot remember what she said for dinner, except it started with vegetable noodle soup, and ended with ice cream.  Since the changing of the dog, her socialization time has been cut down, and the work has gotten more difficult.  Today, she said they did a restaurant route, and that was tough.

We are hoping to get more pictures back from people up there, so there will be more when they arrive.

Also, she was told that Eric St. Pierre received a medal from the government of Quebec, she wasn't sure what it was, but it was one of the highest honors that the government would bestow.

Bill

Thursday

Today was a tiring day and a hot day too.

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Wednesday

It was a boring day.

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Not a perfect partnership - this one should be just fine.

So, Calli and Shelly are not partners any more. While they worked hard together, Shelly just wasn't doing things she needed to do, and wasn't listening to Calli as she should have, and perhaps Calli wasn't communicating well. Anyway, Mira doesn't let a bad partnership go, they work to find the right one. Calli now has a new partner 'Q'. He's a black lab a bit bigger than Shelly was, and he seems to work better with her already. Q, to me sounds like a really good match for her, and for our household. For one thing, he has a plant name, like all of our family and pets do, for another, he's a male, and our two female dogs will probably accept him a bit better. We're also very close to the Leader Dogs school, and they use a lot of labs, so people will assume he's a 'Proper' guide dog (you know how people get a picture in their brain about they way they think things should be around here, guide dogs are German Shepherds or Labs. I was enjoying the thought of Shelly looking so different, and introducing them to a new thought). Also, we like to go camping on an island, and as you most likely know, Labs Love Water!----- Calli's report She's still tired, they're walking around a lot and she goes to bed pretty early. She had bacon for breakfast; noodles, carrots, and chicken for lunch and Steak with French Fries for dinner.---- Sorry I don't have pictures!----- I can't wait to see this large dark and handsome male in Calli's life.