Sunday, November 20, 2016
Tonight's photo was taken in July of 2008, right before Mattie was diagnosed with cancer. Mattie loved taking baths and when he collected all the soap bubbles and placed them on his chin, I called him.... Santa Mattie. Mattie got a huge kick out of that name!!!
Quote of the day: Once you have had a wonderful dog, a life without one, is a life diminished. ~ Dean Koontz
We took Sunny for his third training session today. His final class is next week and then on December 4th he and I get evaluated/tested. If Sunny passes his test, he will get a Canine Good Citizen certification. A certification which is needed in order for him to apply to a pet therapy program. If accepted into the pet therapy program, then we will take a six week training class plus undergo an internship within a hospital setting.
Some organizations make qualifying for pet therapy training easier than others. I am going with the most rigorous program, so Sunny will qualify to work in hospitals with children who have cancer.
It was frigid today and windy. Winds like I have never seen before. You felt like you were going to become airborne. Which made walking Sunny challenging. Later in the afternoon, Peter was on the couch watching a game and he was joined by our two furry family members! Seemed like the perfect place to be on such a cold day.
Tonight's photo was taken in July of 2008, right before Mattie was diagnosed with cancer. Mattie loved taking baths and when he collected all the soap bubbles and placed them on his chin, I called him.... Santa Mattie. Mattie got a huge kick out of that name!!!
Quote of the day: Once you have had a wonderful dog, a life without one, is a life diminished. ~ Dean Koontz
We took Sunny for his third training session today. His final class is next week and then on December 4th he and I get evaluated/tested. If Sunny passes his test, he will get a Canine Good Citizen certification. A certification which is needed in order for him to apply to a pet therapy program. If accepted into the pet therapy program, then we will take a six week training class plus undergo an internship within a hospital setting.
Some organizations make qualifying for pet therapy training easier than others. I am going with the most rigorous program, so Sunny will qualify to work in hospitals with children who have cancer.
It was frigid today and windy. Winds like I have never seen before. You felt like you were going to become airborne. Which made walking Sunny challenging. Later in the afternoon, Peter was on the couch watching a game and he was joined by our two furry family members! Seemed like the perfect place to be on such a cold day.
1 comment:
A beautiful blog, that started with the wonderful picture of Mattie!!!! I don't have a dog but I feel if I did this quote would absolutely apply to me!!! The wind was horrible. I bet SUNNY was like an anchor for you!!! How wonderful that you aim to have him eventually be a part of Pet therapy with kids who have Cancer. Makes me smile already realizing the happiness SUNNY will bring!!!!
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