More Midnight!

 Midnight is almost nine months old!

Have you ever seen a pair of eyes like these,

when Middi looks at me like this, I melt, 

he is so trusting and loving.

This is my problem, 

it is my responsibility to help him become the best Asistance dog he can possibly be.

Sometimes I feel I cant do it, that I am not good enought, 

this is when I need to look back at all the things we have both learned,

IN LESS THAN SIX MONTHS!

We have learned to trust each other enough to travel 7kms in any direction from our home, we can go on trains,

ride in hoist buses together,

attend council meetings 

and even go through the scarry underpasses. 

I can protect Midnight from potentially dangerous dogs

and he gives me the courage to attempt things I would not do before having him.

None of these things would we have been able to do 

without the help of "Chris".

We met when I was looking for a puppy school for Middi.

I wanted us to learn basic obedience skills

and him to play with other pups.

The trouble was, we couldnt get up the stairs

at the puppy school, so Chris came to us! 

This is her web site ---

http://www.baybark.com.au/index.html 

it explains the way she teaches - always positively

and with patience. 

Midnight and I, are her first "disabled team", 

so it is a learning experience for all of us.

Here she is with her own dogs --

read about them on her web site.

Here she is working with Middi --

"sitting" beautifully for a treat.

practicing "look".

having a cuddle at the end of a session.

walking with "Angel", 

it is very important that Middi learns to walk on a lead, not just in his harness.

this is Kimmy, she is Chris's rescue dog,
she doesn't stand any nonsense 
from adolesent poodle boys!
I have a prettier picture of Kimmy, but I love tongues!!


This is a very small part of the training Chris and I do together.
I think I am very lucky to have found someone as caring and dedicated, 
who can also put up with
unsure 66 year old wheelies!!!!!


Next time I will talk about what we do in our sessions together.


Until then --- love a puppy, [and yourself]