Newton, Leia, Milo, Moe, Magnum, Pudge and PeytonThis is Milo's graduating class :)
Saturday, March 31, 2007
Friday, March 30, 2007
We're Home
We're home after a very long, exhausting week. Yesterday we went to St. Jacobs Market (fun fun fun), and had two lectures in the afternoon. And then last night we had a dinner to meet the puppy raisers and volunteers that were involved with our dog over their puppyhood. It was a great evening, I met Milo's puppyraisers, a great young couple who are having a difficult time letting Milo go, but I can totally understand why...Milo is a great dog! After that we all went out for a nightcap at the hotel for one final night together :(
Today was our practise run-through for our public access test! Wow, that makes one sweat. But Milo did fantastic, he surprised me at what we can do together :) It was an amazing feeling walking through the mall, with my dog, knowing that he was doing such a great job, I couldn't have been more proud.
Then Steve picked me up from the hotel. Abby and Justus were with him. Abby was very upset, in meltdown mode because they had been in the lobby and she caught sight of the pool :( But after she settled down, she was excited about Milo. Justus is also pretty interested. Logan is doing FANTASTIC with the transition for a dog in the house. You can tell he was stressed, but he was interested too. He's done a great job of petting him, and coming by time after time...Logan and Abby have both tried to ride him like a horse, but Milo doesn't seem to care. :)
Overall, I'm extremely happy at how well the first day went, I expected that they might throw a fuss or something. I'm pleasantly surprised.
Today was our practise run-through for our public access test! Wow, that makes one sweat. But Milo did fantastic, he surprised me at what we can do together :) It was an amazing feeling walking through the mall, with my dog, knowing that he was doing such a great job, I couldn't have been more proud.
Then Steve picked me up from the hotel. Abby and Justus were with him. Abby was very upset, in meltdown mode because they had been in the lobby and she caught sight of the pool :( But after she settled down, she was excited about Milo. Justus is also pretty interested. Logan is doing FANTASTIC with the transition for a dog in the house. You can tell he was stressed, but he was interested too. He's done a great job of petting him, and coming by time after time...Logan and Abby have both tried to ride him like a horse, but Milo doesn't seem to care. :)
Overall, I'm extremely happy at how well the first day went, I expected that they might throw a fuss or something. I'm pleasantly surprised.
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Another Great day
Milo and I are starting to bond pretty well. I'm very impressed with how he's doing. It's definitely more difficult when we're around all the dogs, but on our own, we're definitely getting the hang of things.
The day was fun, we were in Stratford. We walked along the water and downtown. I think Milo will need some training around the water in Meaford, but it'll be good :) I think that Milo and Logan are going to have a great bond.
I'm looking forward to going home, it's been a long week, but it'll always be a lot of work. Milo is a strongwilled puppy, so he'll always be fighting to be "alpha male" but I'm digging down deep and finding the strength to be the higher will LOL.
The day was fun, we were in Stratford. We walked along the water and downtown. I think Milo will need some training around the water in Meaford, but it'll be good :) I think that Milo and Logan are going to have a great bond.
I'm looking forward to going home, it's been a long week, but it'll always be a lot of work. Milo is a strongwilled puppy, so he'll always be fighting to be "alpha male" but I'm digging down deep and finding the strength to be the higher will LOL.
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Survival
Well, we made it through the second day and I think I might be getting the hang of this lol. I'm really enjoying myself. It's a great bunch of people, and a great bunch of dogs. I'm really happy with our match with Milo. I'm already in love with him. I can't wait for everyone to meet him.
Tonight we're going out to a restaurant without the trainers...wish us all luck.
Tonight we're going out to a restaurant without the trainers...wish us all luck.
I'm tired
OK, the dog snores louder than Steve!!! And has some pretty violoent chasing kitty dreams. It's cute, but man I'm tired. I think I saw every hour last night. Something is crazy about that. I thought I was supposed to sleep more without the kids or Steve, but I'm sleeping much less. Such is life.
Milo was so excited to see me this morning, got really playful with me. He and I are finding our routine, and I'm starting to establish my role as "alpha male" but mr milo will give me a run for my money. Today is another full day of training. I'm not looking forward to it...I'm gonna bushed tonight...maybe I'll actually have a good night sleep.
Have fun :)
Milo was so excited to see me this morning, got really playful with me. He and I are finding our routine, and I'm starting to establish my role as "alpha male" but mr milo will give me a run for my money. Today is another full day of training. I'm not looking forward to it...I'm gonna bushed tonight...maybe I'll actually have a good night sleep.
Have fun :)
Monday, March 26, 2007
Hurray
We have a chocolate lab named milo. He is SOOO cute. He and I are still looking for our "routine" but it's coming.
It's been such an emotional day. We worked with all the dogs during the day and while we were in Petsmart, we were introduced to our match. It was amazing when they brought Milo over. I've always wanted a chocolate lab.
Tonight we've been hanging out in the room, playing with toys and we're out for some training and walking. It's fun. I'm ready for bed though. It's hard work, and I have tremendous respect for all the puppy raisers.
That's all for tonight. We're headed outside for some fresh air. :)
It's been such an emotional day. We worked with all the dogs during the day and while we were in Petsmart, we were introduced to our match. It was amazing when they brought Milo over. I've always wanted a chocolate lab.
Tonight we've been hanging out in the room, playing with toys and we're out for some training and walking. It's fun. I'm ready for bed though. It's hard work, and I have tremendous respect for all the puppy raisers.
That's all for tonight. We're headed outside for some fresh air. :)
Fancy That
I didn't realize there was a computer here...I guess I get to blog my week :)
Yesterday I arrived here in Kitchener, and met all my teammates and did the paperwork for the dog. We then went to Chris Fowlers house for a meet and greet.
Such a wonderful group of people, and I'm so honoured to be here. Such a surreal experience. One of the most amazing things I was able to meet Maureen and Brodie, the mother and son who have changed the lives of 150 other families. Without her persistence, we wouldn't have the opportunity to be here this week, and to give Logan the independance he so deserves. Brodie is a great kid, very well rounded and humorous. It was a highlight for me for sure. :)
TODAY is the day we meet the dogs and I will find out at the end of the day what dog we'll be getting. I'm so excited, I was up at 4 am and unable to get back to sleep. It's amazing..I'll post again tomorrow.
Yesterday I arrived here in Kitchener, and met all my teammates and did the paperwork for the dog. We then went to Chris Fowlers house for a meet and greet.
Such a wonderful group of people, and I'm so honoured to be here. Such a surreal experience. One of the most amazing things I was able to meet Maureen and Brodie, the mother and son who have changed the lives of 150 other families. Without her persistence, we wouldn't have the opportunity to be here this week, and to give Logan the independance he so deserves. Brodie is a great kid, very well rounded and humorous. It was a highlight for me for sure. :)
TODAY is the day we meet the dogs and I will find out at the end of the day what dog we'll be getting. I'm so excited, I was up at 4 am and unable to get back to sleep. It's amazing..I'll post again tomorrow.
Saturday, March 24, 2007
Cruise 2007
Hey Everyone, I made an album of our vacation pictures here. Please check it out, it's so much easier for me to just post the link than to post all the pictures here.
I will share my favourite one though. It is a castle in Rhodes, Greece. This was by far our most relaxing day. I really enjoyed myself here. The town is absolutely beautiful. We had a lot of fun exploring around the town.
Monday, March 19, 2007
We're Home
We had such a great vacation. I was completely overwhelmed by everything that we saw and experienced. The ship was unbelievable, we were pampered beyond our wildest dreams. The two places that we were least excited about ended up being our favourites, Dubrovnik, Croatia and Rhodes, Greece. But I must say that every port that I saw was breathtaking and memorable. I ended up not going into Naples, to see Pompeii and Mt Vesuvius. I woke up under the weather, and couldn't bring myself to climb a volcano and walk through ruins. I was disappointed to miss it, but Steve still went and took an abundance of pictures.
Our vacation was all blissful until we hit JFK airport...then the stress began. We landed to find that we were in the middle of a "winterstorm" and our flight to Buffalo had been cancelled. JFK is a big airport, and difficult to get around. We ended up trying to find a hotel close to the aiport, they were all booked, and the last amount was 275/night!!! We were told about a motel in Queens, and we shared a cab with a couple from Sudan and went over to the motel. We spent the night, and tried to find flights available: WEDNESDAY, meaning two days from now. Totally unacceptable, we called about trains: TUESDAY, totally unacceptable! So we called a car service, and hired someone to drive us from Queens to Buffalo (read cha-ching, very pricey). It ended up not too bad, we had a personable driver from Pakistan, but definitely he had the need for speed! We made it to Buffalo in 7 hrs. We arrived at my parents house at 2 in the morning. We slept until around 7, left for home at 9. I tell ya, my bed has never felt so comfortable.
We were so excited to see the kids, and the same went for them. They had huge smiles for us. They seem so big, and Justus has learned so much in just a couple of weeks. He's mastered going up the stairs! We'll definitely have to teach him how to go down the proper way now. He also cut 4 teeth while we were gone. Logan's repeating has become so clear, and he seems so interested in everything. I was putting together the photo album of our trip, and he was so intent on the pictures. It was cute. Abby is happy that we are home, but is definitely having some trouble readjusting to life, this morning she had a hard time leaving us to go to school, and has been a bit cranky/testy too. But we expected it, so it's not too bad.
We're starting to get caught up on our sleep, but it's going to take awhile I'm sure. We had very little sleep from Thursday night to Saturday night, so we'll take the next few days to recoup. I think it's why I've got such a terrible headache. But it's coming along, jetlag never killed anyone that I know of. Once I've got the pictures uploaded to the computer, I'll post a few. And I'll give some thoughts about our trip and each port later on...I've got to get caught up on laundry so I can pack and head off for training with Logan's service dog.
Take care everyone!
Our vacation was all blissful until we hit JFK airport...then the stress began. We landed to find that we were in the middle of a "winterstorm" and our flight to Buffalo had been cancelled. JFK is a big airport, and difficult to get around. We ended up trying to find a hotel close to the aiport, they were all booked, and the last amount was 275/night!!! We were told about a motel in Queens, and we shared a cab with a couple from Sudan and went over to the motel. We spent the night, and tried to find flights available: WEDNESDAY, meaning two days from now. Totally unacceptable, we called about trains: TUESDAY, totally unacceptable! So we called a car service, and hired someone to drive us from Queens to Buffalo (read cha-ching, very pricey). It ended up not too bad, we had a personable driver from Pakistan, but definitely he had the need for speed! We made it to Buffalo in 7 hrs. We arrived at my parents house at 2 in the morning. We slept until around 7, left for home at 9. I tell ya, my bed has never felt so comfortable.
We were so excited to see the kids, and the same went for them. They had huge smiles for us. They seem so big, and Justus has learned so much in just a couple of weeks. He's mastered going up the stairs! We'll definitely have to teach him how to go down the proper way now. He also cut 4 teeth while we were gone. Logan's repeating has become so clear, and he seems so interested in everything. I was putting together the photo album of our trip, and he was so intent on the pictures. It was cute. Abby is happy that we are home, but is definitely having some trouble readjusting to life, this morning she had a hard time leaving us to go to school, and has been a bit cranky/testy too. But we expected it, so it's not too bad.
We're starting to get caught up on our sleep, but it's going to take awhile I'm sure. We had very little sleep from Thursday night to Saturday night, so we'll take the next few days to recoup. I think it's why I've got such a terrible headache. But it's coming along, jetlag never killed anyone that I know of. Once I've got the pictures uploaded to the computer, I'll post a few. And I'll give some thoughts about our trip and each port later on...I've got to get caught up on laundry so I can pack and head off for training with Logan's service dog.
Take care everyone!
Friday, March 02, 2007
TOMORROW
I must admit, the anxiety level in our house is getting pretty high but excited nonetheless. We leave tomorrow for Niagara and then fly out of Buffalo on Sunday. It's amazing to know that in a couple of days, we'll be in Venice, on board Carnival Freedom(pictured left). Before we were married, I remember Steve and I having a discussion about all the places that we want to visit, and this cruise hits them all. It's an unbelievable trip, for an unbeatable deal. Take care everyone, and I'll talk to you in a few weeks. :)
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