Today was our last class day with one final Going Home lecture yet to go before Graduation Ceremonies Friday afternoon. Typically, there's some 300 people at Graduation with family members and friends showing up in full force as well as past assistance dog recipients, CCI staff, donors, volunteers, and anyone otherwise interested. It's a media event!Today, we heard a comprehensive lecture from the vet, got all the health information about our dogs, went over what to do when we return home and set up routines, took ID photos that will go on our Certificates for Public Access cards and had group photos taken as well as individual photos for the Graduation slide show. Our outing was to Pet Smart and we stocked up on essentials and toys. I bought a filled bone for the long trip home via ferry and car.
It's a big day tomorrow with the Final Exam in the morning and the Public Access test in the afternoon at the Mall. "Fido" wished me well (in the photo above), after we did some training on Get the Leash (for when he drops it). After graduation, I can let you all know what Fido's real name is.
I'm off to a study group. Wish me good luck!!!
Best of luck at the test ... We are all ready for you both coming home
ReplyDeleteKathi, looks like you're having a ball and gaining a great new companion. Lucha looks amazingly like our dog, Hiawassee, who is almost pure white, too. Hope they'll get a chance to meet each other one of these days. Congratulations on taking the leap!
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