Puppy Meeting

Yesterday we had a fun-filled and educational puppy meeting! I absolutely LOVE my group, they are an awesome group of people!

This was the first meeting that I have been to without Parker (MGR) or Savannah (MBL)! They are two sweeties and I wish them the best of luck in formal training.  It was also the first meeting with Hercules, an ADORABLE 8 week old male black lab.  He has the sweetest face and he is a pretty big boy!

We had a wonderful guest at our meeting.  He is the director of programs at GDA.  He has an awesome story and actually used to be at GDB and CCI!

He worked with Westin:

And he also treated me like a dog!

The meeting aside, guess what? Since Westin is a sponsored puppy, his big boy jacket is embroidered.  It came the other day......

But maybe.....

...jst maybe we should stick with his baby bib.....

...especially because poor 6 month old Mandy doesn't have her big girl jacket!

At our meeting we also got to go through an obstacle course to practice for open house! Unfortunately it was outdoors and too dark to take pictures.

This is Westin with the camera at eye-level.

A Mother's Day Graduation

Congratulations to all of the graduating teams today!  Everyone looked oh so happy and all of the speeches were really thoughtful.

I really enjoyed talking to a bunch of puppy raisers today.  It was good seeing all of you!

And happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there! I hope your four-legged (and two-legged if you have them) children treat you well :) I personally was given many puppy kisses.

Survey

#1 What is your current obsession?
Guide/Service dogs and their schools :), suspenseful movies, swimming/jacuzzing, and moon tanning! (laying out on a towel at night with friends)

#2 Who was the last person you hugged?
Westin

#3 What’s your favorite dinner?
It depends on the weather, but I ALWAYS like whole food's sourdough bread!

#4 What was the last movie you saw in the Theatres?
I don't remember....

#5 What was the last thing you bought? (to wear)
I just got a bunch of new clothes from forever 21!

#6 What is your most challenging goal right now?
Surviving the school year...I was one step closer yesterday by taking 2 hard tests in one day.

#7 What is your weirdest obsession?
Is this weird...psychology?

#8 Why did you start a blog?
When I first considered puppy raising, I read a ton of blogs. Blogs passed the time while I waited for my puppy. How could I possibly not start my own?

#9 What's your blog about (give me the 2-3 sentence elevator pitch)
Raising a puppy for GDA , of course!

#10 Which blogs are you obsessed with at the moment?
Blogs related to puppy raising and post secret!

#11 What is your dream job? (realistic or unrealistic)
This is a toughie...I think that it would be fun to be a service dog trainer :) or get paid to go on adventures!

#12 If you could change professions or careers, what would you like to try?
I'm currently a student.....so N/A

#13 Who is your favorite designer at the moment?
It's not designer, but I love my forever 21!

#14 What are you listening to right now?
The sound of my pet dog, Jake, licking the floor....?

#15 What is your favorite weather?
Varying weather by season. I want leaves in fall, snow in winter, flowers in spring and the beach in the summer :) Is that too much to ask?

#16 Say something to the person who tagged you.
I didn't get tagged, but I stole this from Elizabeth and Peyton

#17 Tea or Coffee?
Tea

#18 What did you want to become as a child?
At first an author, and then a psychologist, and then a pediatrician...now I'm unsure.

#19 If you could go anywhere in the world for the next hour, where would you go?
Probably somewhere in Europe or Australia

#20 Who do you want to meet in person?
All of you fabulous bloggers!

#21 What's your favorite brand of jeans?
I buy my jeans mostly at forever 21...

#22 One thing that you would snitch out of someone's closet, with no regrets.
A really cute puppy raising shirt!

#23 What designer piece of clothing would you most like to own?
I don't know.

P.S.
You get to meet a new puppy tonight...I'm swapping pups for 3 days

Circle Tail Wagging?

Westin sometimes wags his tail in a circle.  It is super cute and I hope to get it on video :) I took a picture, but my friend won't let me post it because she thought it was "puppy porn".... however, I thought it was super adorable. I guess that's the puppy raiser in me?

 Does anyone else's dog exhibit this amazingly cute behavior?

Growing like a weed

Sorry for the lack of updates; Westin is just busy GROWING!