Imagine Independence

Thursday was a fund raiser for CCI called "Imgaine Independence."  Misty and I left work early to go help set up.  I helped put the table decorations together while Misty relaxed at my feet until her friend Cabo came and they had to wrestle on the floor for a few minutes.

Then they settled down and were good dogs.

There was a silent auction, dinner and a guest speaker.  I haven't heard how much was raised, but I think we did pretty good.  It started to rain during the speaker so when he was done Misty and I left before someone caught us to stay and help clean up. =) We were exhausted when we got home.  Here are a few more pictures I took.

There are more pictures on my Facebook page if you would like to see more.

Today Misty, me and my mom went to Primary Children's Medical Center to talk to a group of disabled kids.  I showed them how Misty picks things up for me.  They thought Misty was pretty cool!  I hope they choose to get a service dog.  They are pretty cool dogs!!!!!!!!!

 

This past week was a busy one for Misty and I. Tuesday we went to Salt Lake for a CCI meeting. Misty was excited to see some of her doggie friends and her puppy raiser, Amy. As you can tell from the picture the dogs LOVE Amy. =)

Misty and Annie resting after chasing each other around two chairs in the backyard.

On Thursday we went to a meeting for the next fund raiser for the CCI dogs and Misty got to see more of her friends. Yesterday my niece, Erin brought her dog to my mom's house for my mom to puppy sit while her family went to St. George for a few days. Her name is Annie and she is a miniature maltese, so she can pretty much fit in one hand. We put them in the backyard and they chased each other around two chairs and had a blast!!! Tomorrow I'm going to try and record it and see if I can get it posted on here. It's very funny to watch!!!

On Monday I got asked to judge the Plain City Dog Show for the 4th of July. I put Misty in it last year and she won Best Talent for picking up my keys and giving them to me. We got to ride in the Plain City parade. I am excited to be able to be a judge this year.

Sorry the pictures and words are all over the place! I'm still learning how to place the pictures and add text. =)

Yesterday was a busy day. Misty and Cabo ran around a gated grassy area at work and then Misty spent the night at Rowdy's and Aj's house, they have 2 dogs that Misty loves to play with, while I went to Salt Lake with a friend to see the musical "Beauty and the Beast". That was a great show! I love going to musicals. When I picked up Misty this morning she was exhausted!!! We had to go to a lucheon this afternoon to show a group of older women what service dogs can do and hopefully get some more puppy raisers. They loved watching Misty pick up my keys and give them to me. That's always a good thing to show people. We got home a few hours ago and Misty ate dinner and has been asleep ever since. She will be ready to run again tomorrow.

Nice Day

Today Misty and I went to Salt Lake so Misty's puppy raiser, Amy could give Misty a bath. As soon as I opened the car door Misty knew exactly where we were. It's amazing what dogs can remember. Misty now looks very shiny and smells lots better! After her bath we went to my mom's house and just hung out in the backyard and enjoyed the sun. Misty LOVES to lay on the grass where the sun is hitting her the most.

Play time

Yesterday Misty and I went to a friends house for a few hours to make doggie treats. Unfortunately I forgot my camera! I would have gotten some great pictures! There were 3 other dogs there: Daya, Pixar and Tripoli. They had a blast running around outside for hours. But now Misty is ready for a bath! One of the good things about black dogs is that dirt does not show up on them very often. Today is a sunny day so Misty is spending lots of time laying on the grass in the sun. It is still a little too cold for me so I stay inside and watch her. I think she still worn out from playing with her friends yesterday.

Fun Day

Today Misty and I went with Lily and Cabo to visit some mentally disabled adults. They loved the dogs and as you can see from this picture the dogs got LOTS of attention! Misty loved the belly rub this girl gave her. We are going back next month to visit them again. It was a great experience!

On the way home I looked back to check on Misty and somehow she got the seatbelt around her. I guess she was scared of Lily's driving! =)

When we got back to work my friend Cindy had some carrots waiting for Misty. Misty brought them to me so I would give them to her.

Boy Scouts

Tonight Misty and I went with Lily and Cabo to talk to a group of boy scouts. We explained about CCI and Misty showed them how she picks things up for me. I was expecting to only speak to about 20 people but it was more like 50! The kids loved the dogs of course. Misty and Cabo love kids so they had a blast too!