Happy Dance Time!!!

Tink and I passed the PPAT and PPST parts of the Delta Society animal assisted therapy test!!!
And actually, we passed with flying colors; all 2s which is the highest you can get : ) She did great, beautiful sit and down, excellent in crowds and with loud noises, being held, etc, etc, etc. I in return helped the situation with appropriate role play "she likes to be petted behind her ears."
We only received a predictable qualification though due to Tink's age and that she will probably experience changes quickly. And that's fine, i'm not planning on any intense visits with her anyways.

Gabe and Auntie LuAnn were there (heehee) and Gabe as usual let Tink know that she's pretty swell (what can we say?!?!)

Sabina, the lady who tested us, actually recommended looking into volunteering with people who are visually impaired... what a great concept! I plan on looking into it!!!

So in short, and as usual, Tinker is amazing!!!

Delta Society

Well, Tinker and I are officially taking the Delta test July 8th for our pet assisted therapy certification.

Now all i need to do is go through the book : )

I know Tink will be great : )

Busy Tink

Tink did an excellent job at both classes this week. It is so cool to watch miss Tink and Nick work on obedience exercises and bonding : ) She has been recalling pretty well this week. One change is that she hesitates as if she is figuring out where the sound is originating, and then she comes. So that's cool; she's adapting.

Therapy class went great overall. She got a little anxious with all the noise and craziness at one point, but a pee break and short walk helped. It was really cute to watch a little girl read to her while she was all snuggled up in her blanket (Tink takes class real seriously, she spends 5 minutes nesting on her blanket pretty soon after we get there and i have to wake her up to do some of the experiences!) One of the little girls walked Tink around and I realized how dependant she is on me and nick, she kept bumping my leg to make sure i was right next to her even though a kiddo had her leash. Another adult took her later and while she did better, she still wanted her Mum, and so we obliged and snuggled for a little bit.

We had her nails dremmelled. She was saint. All i can say is now we need one! (her nails look fantastic!)

Some nice positive events this week, and a lot of fun too!

Tomorrow she will be BAER tested. Here's to a good day!

Is she good or what?!?!!!

Tinker once again did excellent in her therapy class. She now greets the 8 other dogs without snapping even with extended face time : ) She did fine around the wheel chairs, and loud noises, and instruments (i provided), and scooters and anything else they threw at her. She walked around and greeted everyone and acted like she wanted to be a part of the events (which i'm sure she did). So ya, an awesome night for the awesome girl. She is so comfortable there now and of course everyone is falling in love with the little princess and giving her treats and attention.

Now she's gearing up for the trip up north. Apparently her cousin stretch wants his picture on her blog....he's gonna have to beg i believe : )

Sleeping girl...

So much has happened! We'll slowly get to it all today!!! Tink's second therapy class went well too! We're officially working on "leave it" and by golly Tink just walks away or turns her body away from the treat (even liver and turkey!!!) what a smarty!!!

Nick says Tink's taking after her mommy and daddy; we're music therapists and she's going to be a doggy therapist : )

Sleepy girl! (she looks seal in this pic but i promise she's not!)

living the high life...

Tinker Starts Therapy Class

Let me start by saying Tinker is EXHAUSTED. She is konked out on the dining room floor...she never made it to her bed in the bedroom... : )

Tinker and I are doing an 8 week therapy class in preparation to take the Delta Society exam so she can be an animal assisted therapy dog (YAY!) Tonight we worked on greeting the other dogs and talking over the general places, requirements, organizations and so on and so forth. Tinker did excellent with the greeting, even with the puppy. However, she quietly but noticeably let me know when she had enough which is good. I just need to help her out and remove her from the situation when she tells me she's done.

LouAnn has the cutest little Frenchie Gabe and he wanted to be friends with Tinker!

I'm not quite sure where we want to volunteer, but the possibilities are endless. A reading program was suggested this evening, but i may also entertain a pediatrics unit or something too : ) we'll see what God has in store for us!

More pictures soon : )