Wow so much has happened.

The Skyshow fireworks didn't go the way mom hoped they would. I got scared and we had to back away from them but mom said it's ok. I'm young and it was my first time. She said it was her fault and that she should have started back more and worked our way forwards instead of the other way around. On top of that mean neighbors have been causing problems for my mom and she has been having a lot more health problems because of it. We had a 2 hour long training session with my "aunt" Kelly and it went pretty good. We were working on stuff for some test mom wants me to take. It was hard because I was massively distracted and mom kept walking away from me. She knows I don't like it when she does that but she kept telling me to stay and then walking away from me anyways. Everytime I got up she would bring me back to where I was and repeat it. She kept doing this for a while and then I got to go outside with dad while mom and "aunt" Kelly worked with my big sister Dodger. Then I got to go back in and "aunt" Kelly brought in another dog but they wouldn't let me play with it. Mom kept telling me "Quiet" every time I would try to say "Hi" to the strange dog and trying to invite it to play. I don't get why I wasn't allowed to play with the strange dog but after I was finally calmed down for a bit and laying down the strange dog got brought out of the room and mom went and brought Dodger back in and we got to run around and play. Then something wonderfull happened this week. My mom had a doctors' appointment and I always go with her. Well she handed a piece of paper to the doctors nurse and said she wanted the doctor to sign it if possible. I don't know why she wanted the doctor to sign a piece of paper but she said that since the doctor signed it now IF a business denies us access and she has to take them to someplace called court she will have backup from her doctor stating that she supports my mom in her decision to use a Service Dog and that my moms' Service Dog, that's ME!, is needed to help manage her disability. My mom said that this is a very good thing so i'm happy about that. Then Tuesday she had an emergency appointment with her therapist because of how bad her health problems have been. Her therapist and one of the doctors at the therapists' office both told mom that for at least the next few months she should not go anywhere without me for her own safety. So if i'm not allowed to go somewhere for any reason then mom is not going to go either.

Fireworks

I was going to wait until Monday to post about this but I just can't wait. Last night someone around our building started shooting off fireworks. Mom half expected all 4 of us dogs to freak out but other then Jameel barking a few times we did great..........including me, who was hurriedly brought outside along with a stick of string cheese for a quicky training session. I just looked up at them and then right back at mom!!!!! So tonight the local baseball team was doing fireworks after their game. Dad got as close as he could to park the truck and then we got out of the truck and walked even closer so we were pretty much right outside the stadium. We could see pretty much all the fireworks that were shot off, could smell them a little bit and where we were there was a great echo from them off the surrounding buildings. I did not jump,flinch or otherwise startle the entire time!!!!!!!! Mom said she can't wait to take me to the Rock 101FM(local radio station) SkyShow tomorrow night to see their fireworks show. Of course she will make sure to have lots of treats with her and will leave IF I start getting overwhelmed but the past 2 nights have been great for helping her prepare me for this show. My mom is so proud of how great I'm doing with all my training.

I should explain for those who don't know

In case some humans haven't figured it out yet mom decided to do something a bit different and write this blog from my point of view because it's a bit easier for her then trying to remember the exact amount of time we worked on each thing during training sessions. It's also more fun for her and doesn't make keeping track of my training as much of a job but more like writing a story which she likes to do. So that is why my training blog is worded the way it is. She said it doesn't, or shouldn't, really matter how keeping track of my training is done as long as she keeps track of it just in case anyone tries to question my training or anything.

We went to a Flea Market

Mom and dad watched a movie this morning and then mom said she wanted to get out of the apartment for a bit so dad said to get dressed and grab me and we would go to the Flea Market. I couldn't for the life of me figure out why they would want to go someplace and buy Fleas when they are always saying that they hope none of us dogs or the cats get fleas. After a bit of a ride in the truck we got out and there were all these things called tents over tables with all kinds of stuff on them. We saw all kinds of things and mom and dad bought a few things but I didn't see one single flea in the entire place so why is it called a flea market if no one sells fleas? Mom said I did great. There was lots of different types of footing, confined spaces, lots and lots of people as well as lots of smells. I even alerted because mom was getting too warm and needed to sit down so we headed for a little food court type area and I had to sit or lay down under the table. It was the first chance me and mom have gotten to work on that. There were a few crumbs on the floor but not too many and mom was proud of me because when she told me to "leave it" I did. What mom had a hard time with but decided to ignore were all the stupid people making stupid comments. She heard one person say that I must bite and that is why I had on a patch that said not to pet me, another person said "If she doesn't want people touching the dog why did she bring it to a public place?" and another person said "She must be starving that dog why else would it be so skinny." I will have that person know that for my age, breed, body style and activity level my weight is not too far under what it should be(I'm up to 31 pounds now after all the problems with the old food mom had us on but also when mom and dad got me I was REALLY underweight....I only weighed maybe 17 pounds when they got me and I should be about 35 pounds). She also had one mom who had told her son that he couldn't pet me and because the kid started throwing a fit and climbing out of the stroller she took him out and said "Fine Ok go say hi to the dog." Mom moved me away and said "Actually he is working and not allowed to be pet." The mom picked up her kid saying "See he doesn't want to say hi that's why he moved away from you." Never mind telling the kid that I was working or anything. Yeah those people were driving mom nuts. Dad wasn't with us at the time because we somehow got split up so I led mom to an area that was way less crowded and after she took some deep breaths she 2 wayed dad on her phone and told him where we were and he came and met up with us. Then they stopped to get lunch and we went back to the truck. After they ate we came home. We were there for about 2 hours but boy what a 2 hours it was. So much to see, smell and learn. Mom and dad said we might go to another one next weekend that is entirely outside.

My mom didn't realize things were this bad......

SIDENOTE: MOMS' THERAPIST IS A FEMALE SO IN PLACES WHERE IT SAYS "SHE" A BIT I'M TALKING ABOUT BOTH MY MOM AND HER THERAPIST.
Well with the major puppy day I was having yesterday mom decided, since I am still in training and not a full SD, it would be best to leave me home last night when she went to her therapy appointment. The first thing that the therapist noticed was that I wasn't with her but could understand why she chose to leave me home. Then she told my mom that the secratary had told her before she called her back that she seemed extremely nervous and on edge and she could completely see why. She said that my mom didn't seem to be able to sit still for more then maybe 10 seconds and kept tapping her feet, tapping her hands/fingers on her legs, her eyes kept darting around the room, she kept changing positions in her chair and she had to keep telling my mom to slow down because she kept talking faster then she could keep up with her. My mom also kept getting sidetracked and talking about other subjects so at times she was talking about 2 or 3 things at once without even realizing it. This was the first time she has seen her without me with her and she said to definately make sure to bring me even if I am having a puppy day from now on and if I am having a puppy day they will just take things slow and she will give my mom time if she needs to correct him. My mom is thinking maybe bringing a chew toy that I only get there if i'm having a puppy day? That way I will be distracted from misbehaving as much? My mom told dad about what she noticed when she got back out to the truck and he said he has noticed the same things when they go out together and she leaves me here at home. Gee nice of him to tell her that.....At least now though she has someone else who has seen how much more anxious she is without me with her and this was in a safe environment. My mom would hate to see for herself what she is like someplace say like at the mall when she doesn't have me with her. My god people must think she's a basket case when she's out and doesn't have me with her......................

Carnivals

I had another perfect training chance tonight although it could have been any night between tonight and May 3 we decided to take it tonight. There is a small carnival near us. So we drove over, it's within walking distance but mom didn't want to agrevate her back, and walked around for a bit. The lady at the front tried to say "No dogs" and mom calmly explained that I am a service dog. She tried to stick to no dogs and mom said "This is a service dog and by law he is allowed to accompany me to any public place." She didn't say anything after that just took mom and dads tickets. Mom said I was great during all that and just stood calmly beside her. We were walking around and nothing phased me. You know how carnivals are....lots of bright, flashing lights, loud, sudden noises, screaming people, kids running around etc etc. Mom said I just acted like I have been to them every day of my life. She wound up doing more "people training" then dog training LOL. There was one guy that said I must bite simply because i'm an Australian Cattle Dog and his cousin has one and that dog bites all the time. Mom told him flat out that the dog must not have been trained properly then because she has never met an Australian Cattle Dog that bites. Everyone was commenting on how calm I was and of course the "Oh look at the cute dog" comments. There were so many people who either didn't know what a service dog is or didn't understand what a seizure alert dog is. Mom did get in some dog training once I had gotten a look around at everything and realized that some of the rides were moving fast. I started trying to chase after them and barking. At one ride I was even trying to jump up in the air after it as it past by over head. It was kind of cute but mom corrected me for it because that is not behaviour she wants. She did praise me and gave me treats for sitting and not barking. We walked around until I started alerting to mom.....she forgot flashing lights tend to trigger her seizures. So we headed out and came home.

Not much going on lately

Since the last time I posted not much has happened. Mom hurt her back on the 13th(before the problem we had with the jerk in the car) and by this week it was still bothering her so dad made her go to the doctor. I got to go with her so I could help her if I needed to. The doctor gave her a few prescriptions, did some x-rays and set her up for physical therapy. She has to go to the physical therapy two times a week. I didn't go with her for the very first one but I will be going with her from now on. She also set up a meeting with my "Aunt" Kelly to help me learn how to pick things up for her so she doesn't have to bend over and hurt her back more. She did find out that all the stuff that happened on the 13th did not set back my training any and is very happy about that. We are taking a bit of a break though because of how much pain her back is in and I might have pulled a muscle in one of my back legs last night so she has me taking it pretty easy right now so I can recover. I also haven't been paying attention during training times like I should be so "Aunt" Kelly told mom to take a break from any training for a few days and I get to be a puppy 24/7 pretty much.....except doing things for mom that I already know how to do. I can't wait to see "Aunt" Kelly again and learn some new stuff. This "old" stuff is getting kind of boring.

As if this morning wasn't enough

OMD. As if this morning wasn't enough mom decided to give me a training session at the park this afternoon. We were almost there and some jerk in a car hollered at me and scared me really bad. He got pulled over by the police and got a ticket HA HA. One of the police officers came over to see if me and mom were ok because I got scared so bad that I almost pulled mom off her feet. Then I didn't want to go back over to her but stood at the end of my leash shaking like crazy. Mom asked some people in the park to help out by coming from behind us hollering as we were walking slowly around in it. I kept getting scared and trying to run away but mom calmly encouraged me back to her side and continued walking. If I stayed beside her and calm I got clicked and treated. Once I finally calmed down and was ignoring them when they walked past hollering mom thanked them for their help and let me visit with them for a little bit of petting and then we did a 20 minute long training session working on lots of things. Mom said most of what we worked on I need to learn for the CGC Test that she wants me to take. She said that right now I wouldn't pass the test and that we are going to keep practicing lots and lots until I will be able to pass it. We worked on sit/stays, loose leash walking, leave it, left turns, right turns, u turns, watch mes, she mussed with my feet, lifted up my top lip to look at my teeth and then we walked the rest of the way down to meet dad at work and mom didn't put my head collar back on me. She was very proud of how I did after the scare I got and how I was able to start focusing on her again and stayed focused for a 20 minute long training session. Over all it was a long day. I'm really tired now so i'm off to bed.

Dr Appointments

OMD! This morning was real busy. Mom had 2 dr appointments in a row. The first one was with her new pysch dr. I went with her and she was very proud of how good I did. She was not, however, very impressed with the dr. She said the dr did not seem to want to be there, was talking in a very monotone voice which is hard for my mom to hear and when she didn't know or understand one of the meds my mom takes did not show any interest at all when mom tried to show it to her. I did alert once because moms' anxiety levels started going up so I alerted her and kept nudging her so she paid attention to me and calmed down. Then we got back in the truck and went to get mom and dad each a coffee. Mom realized she forgot her wallet, which has the cards she carries on her in case anyone gives her a hassle about bringing me into businesses so we had to swing back by the apartment on our way to her next dr appointment. I though she would drop me off at home but no she left me in the truck and brought me with her to her next dr appointment too. She was very proud of how good I did there too. The nurse that started the appointment asked her if i'm friendly and said that the dr is really scared of dogs. So mom set it up with dad that he would keep me in a corner of the room that was as far away from the exam table as possible to make the dr feel more comfortable but I would still be there if I needed to alert her. The dr came in and towards the end of the exam started commenting about how well behaved I was being and how cute I am. During the whole exam I just stood there beside or in front of dad and watched what was going on with mom. I did start to struggle against dad a little at first and mom pointed out that it was because he was holding the leash to tight. As soon as he loosened up his hold on the leash and gave me a little slack I settled right down. Mom is going to get an appointment with another dr to see about getting her seizures under control if they can or at least lessen the number she has and the severity of them. She is also going to get bloodwork done. I'm not sure if I will be allowed to go with her to get bloodwork done or not. She said she will probably leave me home since that is a more sterile environment but she is going to check with others who use service dogs and see what they do or what they think about whether or not I would be allowed for something like that. She isn't looking forward to that though because she can't eat or drink anything(other then water) for 12 hours prior to getting the bloodwork done and she is terrified of needles.

Appointment

Well today I went to my moms first therapy appointment with her. Her therapist told her to definately bring me to every appointment from now on including ones with her other doctor!!!! Mom said I did awesome and was very well behaved. I alerted when I needed to and helped mom calm down and even the therapist saw the change in mom. I can't wait to go to the next appointment. Mom said the meeting went good and that the therapist will hopefully be able to help her. The therapist is even going to have mom make sure dad is at some of the sessions so that they can work on their communacation more because with moms illnesses sometimes it's hard for them to understand each other and they wind up argueing which isn't good for either one of them or them as a couple.

My first Appointment

Mom had an appointment today and she took me with her! It was the first appointment she took me to with her and she was very proud of how good I did. I even alerted to her anxiety levels even though she said she was just a bit nervous I knew better. Then about half way through the appointment she had to have dad take me outside for a bit because I didn't get to fully potty before we left and so I had to tell mom I needed to go. Dad took me out and I went potty like a good boy and then we went back in and I checked on mom right away. Even the person she had the appointment with and everyone else who saw me was impressed with me. Mom said next time she won't be as nervous about bringing me with her but she will probably be at least a little nervous. Next week is going to be really busy because she has 2 appointments and she said she is bringing me to both of them. She has been having a really hard time with her anxiety and has been having a lot of bad seizures on top of it so she will definately need me with her. Tonight she is going to try and pick up a new brush for us dogs since she can't find the one she has and I need to be brushed out because i'm shedding. I'm still not too keen about getting brushed but mom has been working with me about it and i'm getting better about it.

Wow a Parade

We went to something called a parade! We didn't stay for too long because i'm just getting over being so sick and mom is sick with a really bad cold right now. I did get to see some things that i'd never seen before though. There was this people called clowns right at the start and one was riding a bike that had a HUGE frog in the basket. It even waved at me. Mom was proud because even though I had never seen them before I didn't bark at the clowns. Then there was something called a band. They were playing things called flutes and drums. I was good and didn't bark or panick with those either but just stood and watched them go by. Then there was another band playing things called bagpipes and different drums then the first band. I didn't bark or panick because of those either. After that we left though because it was raining and like I said I'm just getting over being so sick and mom is sick and it was really cold outside.

Well this has been a very boring week. I got really sick last Tuesday and mom had to call dad home from work to rush me to the vet. See I sounding like I was going to get sick and so mom went to check on me. I did get sick a little bit so she let me out of my kennel so she could clean it up right away and I could get a drink. Then I started throwing up out in the kitchen and it was bloody. As soon as dad got here they rushed me straight to the vets office. The vets office took a picture of my tummy, mom said it's called an x-ray. That showed them what was wrong with me. They had mom put me on something called a bland diet for a bit. Now i'm feeling much better but i'm completely full of puppy energy. After all I am still really young and mom hasn't let me run around and play all week long because I was sick last week. She has kept me either on my leash or in my kennel and it has not been fun at all. Thankfully she said now that i'm feeling better I can get to play again and I can go back to work learning how to help her. Which is good because she needs me a lot right now......she has been having a very rough time.

Wow A lot has happened

Well first of all my mom took me to this huge place called a Mall. We stayed for about an hour. There were so many things to see.....a ton of stores, something with these horses that went around in circles and played music(mom said it was a Carasel), these moving stairs called Escalators(I had no problem going on them to go up but I was NOT about to go back down on them), then this small room that opened up where a WALL had been.....mom walked into the small room so I went with her and then the wall closed and it felt like the floor dropped out from under me but it didn't.....then the wall opened up again and there was the store!!!!! Then we stopped and mom talked to a small group of kids about how I'm a special dog and that's why I was in the mall.....and then we stopped and talked to some people wearing uniforms. Then we finally left. It was a tiring hour but it was fun and mom said I did awesome. Then the very next day we went for a long car ride and stopped at a place. We hung out there for a while and mom learned more things about her favorite hobby of collecting and showing Model Horses. She said I did really, really good there too. Then we met Kelly at the Mall place and showed her how awesome I did there........but we went in a different door then mom brought me in and we stayed longer and this time we saw other puppies in the Mall too they were in a small glass room in a pet store. Mom needed to sit down and I told her so she sat down and I made her snuggle with me because her anxiety levels were going up and that was after I told her that she was going to have a seizure. Thankfully it was a very small seizure that didn't last too long. Then her, dad and Kelly were talking about me and Jameel and they said something about Jameel is not going to be able to help mom out in public the way she hoped he would be able to but I can and so I get to be mom "primary service dog" and Jameel is going to be a "back up service dog". So now I get to go lots more places with mom....including on the little "mini vacation" her and dad are taking next month!!!!!!! I can't wait for that. I don't know the details yet but when I do I'll let all of you know.

An awesome training session

Mom and dad took me to PetSmart yesterday and did a training session with me. First we worked on staying calm around other dogs and not barking because I want to "talk" to them and play. Then we worked on sit/stays. During that section of training mom was very proud of me. I was sitting and staying and a guy stepped over my butt end. Mom didn't plan it and wasn't expecting it but I did really good. I looked back and watched the guy but I stayed sitting. After that we worked on down/stays but mom did something different. She put me in a down/stay and then walked backwards to the end of my leash then she dropped my leash and kept walking backwards for a bit. If I got up she said "ut ut" and moved me back to the same spot and started over again. She was really proud of how good I did especially when dad told her that another dog had walked past behind her and I didn't break the down/stay. Oh and for some of the times she did this instead of calling me to come to her she walked back to me and gave me a treat and then backed away again then called me to her. She said that's good practice for some test she wants me to take but I have a long ways to go still before I will be ready for that. She said I have to learn to stay calm around other dogs first and be ok with people petting/examining me and brushing me. Plus I need to learn how to walk beside her without my head collar on. She said next week I get to see Kelly again. Kelly is the trainer who is helping mom teach me and Jameel what we need to know. I have only met her once so far but I like her a lot. She makes learning fun and gives mom great ideas on how to help me with my behaviour. That's why mom has been able to make so much progress with me so quickly. She follows Kellys' advice and does lot of work with us in between sessions with Kelly. She said next weeks session is going to be really special though because we are meeting Kelly at someplace called a mall. I can't wait to see what that's going to be like.

Wow a lot has happened. Mom got me my very own vest so no more borrowing Jameels' vest. My new vest is blue and after some minor adjustments fits me great. She has also started taking me into stores. I know I posted about her taking me into one but I forgot to post how great I did. That was my very first time in a store other then a pet store and I did awesome. I stayed right beside my mom walking to the store and then stayed right beside her while we were in the store. I didn't try to get attention from anyone or jump on the counters or anything. Well the other night mom brought me into another store and this one was much busier. Lots of people shopping. Mom was proud of me. I was clearly nervous and was fidgety but I was listening to mom and going where she told me too. I ignored all the shopping carts and didn't try to chase after kids that ran past. That's something mom has been working with me on because being a herding breed I was trying to do that. I did try to jump on the counter we stopped at once but mom caught me and corrected me quietly and I went back down to the floor without touching it with my paws at all. Dad was surprised by how good I did but mom wasn't. She knew I would do good. I can't wait to see where we go next. Oh and the vaccumm monster isn't so bad after all. In fact I got so good around it that mom had to stop working with me around it because I just simply started knocking it over instead of being scared of it. She said the next step is to get me to be calm when it's moving and then we will work on me staying calm when it's making noise.

Recap

OK so my new mom says this blog site is a lot better then the other one so here is a recap of what's happened in my time here so far....although it's been a bit since I posted a blog but not much has happened.....I'll fill you in later for now here's the recap.
I guess I should start by introducing myself. My name is Gambler. I am a 1 year old purebred Australian Cattle Dog. I am fairly new to my family. They got me a month ago just before Christmas time. My new lady needs a special dog called a Service Dog because she has some really bad health problems that she needs help with. One of my new brothers, who is just a tad older then I am, is already well on his way to becoming a Service Dog for her but she wanted and needed a playmate for him and was also hoping that the playmate could possibly become a "back up" Service Dog so if he is sick or hurt or just plain doesn't feel like working because he is having an off time she still has the safety that she needs by having a Service Dog. It took a lot of talking before her and my new man decided that another dog would be a good fit for them and once they decided that they found me. My new lady started working with me right away teaching me this stuff called basic obedience and manners. I learned a good deal of stuff real quick. I learned how to sit, lay down, stand, lap up, high five, touch, walk beside her, go up and down lots of stairs, ride calmly in the car, go in my bed, off and settle. We have also been working hard on me learning not to jump on people, not to mouth people, being quiet, leaving things alone and not trying to chase after the cats or cars and my name. Believe it or not I spent the first 11 months of my life without an actual name of my own. My new lady had another lady come over last week and that lady stayed for a long time and her and my new lady talked a lot and I got lots of treats for doing good things and got corrected or ignored for doing not good things. In the end the other lady said that I have the makings of a great Service Dog once I learn a lot more stuff. It sounds like it's going to be a lot of work but my new lady has this little thing she holds in her hand when it's my learning time and when I do something that is right I hear this odd noise and I get a treat. That's making learning so much fun because I have to try and figure out what I did to hear the noise and get the treat. My new lady is even saying things in a strange way now but I already figured out what the strange new words mean because I'm super smart.
So I'm still settling in here in my new home and all of a sudden my new lady brought out this monster last week. She said it's called a vacuum. I don't know what it is other then a very loud monster that I thought needs to be destroyed. I did my best to try and destroy it but she had me in my bed so I couldn't reach it. Now she told the new lady who was here Friday about it and I have to see the monster every day. It doesn't make any noise but even if it moves I feel it needs to be destroyed. Tonight mom(that's my new lady) took it out and then brought me out of my bed. To my surprise there were treats on the floor and on the monster!!!!! Mom wouldn't let me eat any of the treats at first because I was too excited. She said that I needed to calm down and pay attention first. After a few minutes of the boring sits and downs she has me do she finally let me eat the treats and I even got the ones from the monster. Guess I showed the monster. Anyways then mom had dad(my new man) get my clicker because I wasn't really catching on to what she wanted me to do. I decided to check and make sure the monster didn't have any more of MY treats and heard the click sound that always means I get a treat because I did something right and good. I caught on real quick then and started sniffing and even touching the monster and every time I did I heard the click sound and got a treat!!!! I even got more then one treat if I touched it. Finally I started getting bored with that so we worked on "Go say Hi" which is when I get to say "Hi" to someone but I can't jump up on them for a few minutes and then mom said that we had trained enough for tonight.
I don't get it. Same night, mom said training is done and yet we just had another training session. Her and dad took us out for our nightly walk before bed and I wasn't good. I kept trying to play even though mom kept saying it wasn't playtime. Then when we came in I didn't go into my bed the right way so mom took me back out and put me back in. She kept doing that and then I started ducking when she reached for my collar and running into her "office" and so I got in trouble for that too. She did something interesting though. She didn't yell at me or even say anything to me other then "Ok if that's how you want it." This was said in a very even toned, nonchalante way like it didn't matter to her. Then she slipped my leash over my head and let me struggle until I stopped. I didn't get hurt at all but I got the point. After that she brought me back to my bed and we went through the going in, her shutting(but not locking) the door, opening the door, her reaching in and grabbing my collar and then telling me to come back out. Just to praise me and pet me a bit and then repeat this whole process. We did all that over and over again until I was doing it all the correct way. I just don't get it. When I do something wrong she doesn't ever raise her voice to me but yet she gets what she want to acrossed to me. Boy oh boy has life gotten interesting.
Oh my goodness what gives already? Today my mom took me out of my kennel and put this thing on my back. It even had to go over my head. I didn't know what was happening so at first I backed away but mom was patient with me and tried again. The second time she got it over my head and let me settle a bit then strapped it on so I couldn't get it off. Then we went for a walk and dad picked us up in the car........in the middle of the day! Then we went for a ride and me and mom got out at a store and went INTO the store. I don't usually get to go into stores exept the pet store and this was NOT the pet store. Then tonight when dad got home from work mom put the thing on me again. This time it was much easier because I knew it wasn't going to hurt me. I even got to go into another store with mom! This one even had one of those vacuum monsters in it. It was quiet like the one here at home has been so I ignored it complety which made mom very proud of me. Everyone we came across was telling mom how handsome I am and how well behaved I was being so mom was even prouder of me.
So that's pretty much everything. Oh about the "evil vacuum monster" I have now figured out that it's not so evil after all. In fact I got so used to it that mom had to take time off working with me around it because I just simply started knocking it over. We haven't really done anymore work in stores because mom has been having problems with her eyes and I guess last night she talked to the other lady I met and they agreed that she needs me and Jameel(the slightly older pup) to learn some Guide Work as well as the Medical Alert training. So now mom said she is going to start really working on teaching us both to pick things up for her because the other lady said that would be the best place to start. They also agreed that I am ready to try working in stores more when the stores are quieter so that I don't get too stressed out or scared so mom and dad said that at some point this weekend they are going to take me into a store called Walmart or a store called Target or someplace called a Mall. They aren't sure which one yet. I can't wait because it means that I will start getting to do more with my mom instead of staying home all the time unless she is going to a pet friendly place. It also means that I will be able to help her more.