Today was a great day to be proud of our boxer Bella. We tried to get her certified as a therapy dog. That way she can go to hospitals or nursing homes to visit and help people feel better. I also feel this would be a wonderful experience for the children ....to get them out to see that people have things going on in there life that is uncontrollable. To be able to make a child smile that is going through chemo treatments, the light to shines in there eyes is a priceless thing to witness. To visit with shut ins that may have had dogs all there lives but now cant care for them. That is a feeling you can't teach.
Bella did not pass her test.....why you might ask. She is a wonderful dog and great with people. She did not pass the test only because she refused to lay down on command. She did everything else perfectly!!! Just like a damned kid! Oh well...we have 6 to 8 months to work on it and we will try again. We only have one more shot and then it will be an Epic fail as she will not be able to try again.I am very proud of her though.....she preformed very well. What a good girl she is.
Needless to say...we Will be working on "lay" every chance we get....
I can't believe she didn't pass. She's such a sweet girl. We'll get "lay" stuck in her dense boxer head yet. Lol
ReplyDeleteShe'll do it - she's such a sweet girl, she'll make a great therapy dog!
ReplyDeleteBella! Nicci misses you. She can do it!
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