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Lucas and Emmett are currently training for the AKC’s Canine Good Citizen test. Tonight was week 3 of 7, and it’s been interesting… there’s an array of skill levels in the class, which actually serves as a good distraction for the boys. The test is similar to the test Emmett took for the Delta Society, …
I suppose I should just say cancer sucks. Because it really does. Emmett’s cancer is top-of-mind right now because he has his second leg check today. We actually had him at the vet’s a little over a week ago because he had a bump forming in the scar, which we worried was the start of …
Rain has dumped on us for the past two days. Yesterday they called for four inches; I haven’t checked how much we’ve actually gotten, but based on the giant pond-sized puddle in my backyard, I’d say we’re close. Two days of a constant downpour, though, means that my pups do not want to go outside. …
Over the summer, a woman in our neighborhood organized a pick-up volleyball game in the park. We went in an attempt to meet more neighbors. Within minutes we realized everyone (and I mean everyone) already knew who we were. “Ooooh,” they’d say. “You live in the red house. Say, what kind of dog do you …
This past Saturday, Emmett tested to become a registered therapy dog through the Delta Society, an organization dedicated to “Improving human health through service and therapy animals.” We began training together to be a therapy team in September. The work included medically-specific distractions (wheelchairs, walkers, loud noises, etc.) added to basic commands like heel, sit, …
