Paws

Well I was looking at Breeze's paws and I think they are huge. The reason I think this is because they are bigger then my dog Grahams. Here are some pictures of both of them. Tell me what you think!

(My Dog Grahams paw)

(Breeze's paw)

(Breeze and Grahams paw)

(Graham and Breeze)

(Graham and Breeze together)

~Katherine and Breeze

School and such!

Well the past few days Breeze has been coming to school with me. She has not started going full days yet but I hope she soon will. On Wed the 15th she was at the vet getting spayed. I did not get her back until Friday. She did not go to our puppy meeting on Saturday but she did go to church with me on Sunday and has been going to school with me since Monday. The reason we started taking her out so early (since she still had stitches) is because we figured she was safer at school then at home where she might rip her stitches out while playing with my dog Graham. So far Breeze is doing great at school.

Breeze has been going to school since the 10th and she has been doing really well.
The questions and reactions I get from people are interesting. I mean I love how people are interested in learning about Guide dogs, but it is hard to keep answering the same questions over and over. Luckily while I am at school I am usually with friends so they help out. There are still people at school who have not figured out that a dog has been going to school for awhile. Oh well... The best question I get though is "Are you blind?" The answer is no I am not. Well not legally anyway... I am not the only person who gets asked this question though the people I eat lunch with and people I hang out with get asked "Is she blind?" The all reply no. It is a lot of fun being able to take a dog to school and it is a great learning experience for everybody!
Breeze may be getting her stitches out either today or tomorrow. I think she is awaiting the day though because she may look like she is super calm but she really is not and she wants to be able to run around the house and backyard with out getting in trouble for it.
Well that's all for now!!
(Sorry no pictures of Breezes' first days at school because camera's are not allowed at school along with backpacks which rather stinks but I guess that is just how it is...)

~Katherine and Breeze

Well Breeze is not with me for the moment. She happens to be getting neutered. *sad face* I will not be getting her back until Friday but that is not the sad part.The sad part is that she will not be coming back to school with me until around September 27. I will update about how school is going and how Breeze is doing later!!
~Katherine and Breeze

6 months and more

Well I have not posted in a while so here are a few things. Breeze now weighs about 48 pounds. She is also 6 months old but I never did a post for it so I will do it right now.

Things she does well:

1. She is very calm out in public and settles really well.
2. She is getting really good on Tie Down but still needs some work.
3. Her come is improving. She was going through the rebellious stage so she would stop coming but now she is getting better at it!
4. She is starting to walk on a loose leash with a flat collar but still needs the head collar.
5. Breeze is really good around kids and enjoys them.
6. She does most of her commands when you tell her to.

Things to work on:

1. Breeze is very dog distracted and pulls on the leash to get to them.
2. She is starting to have accidents again but I think that may be some of my fault.
3. Breeze is a very big garbage mouth and will pick up anything that is on the floor.
4. She plays keep away with toys she is not aloud to have.
5. Breeze is not able to "stay" in a room that I am not in. Instead she tries to follow me around.
6. She also knows when I don't have treats for come so she will not come.

Because Breeze is now 6 months old we got a letter telling us that she needs to get spayed! Also Breeze will be going to school with me tomorrow, Monday and Tuesday then will be getting spayed on Wednesday!

(Breeze sitting in my yard with her vest on)

~Katherine and Breeze

School

Well my school will be starting up at the end of this month so I had to go talk to the principal of my school. I went to school to get my schedule and talk to him. He said that he had to call the district and ask about it but was not opposed of her coming a few times in the school year but he didn't want it to become a distraction for other students he also was worried about kids who had allergies.  My principal is new this year but has been a vice principal at my school for 2 years.He told me that he would call me back after talking to the district.
Well I just got the call and he said that it was okay to bring her to school and that in the middle of September I have to go in and talk to him and set the first date as her "test" day where we see how well she does and such! If she is doing well and can handle it and everything then she will be able to come to school with me a few times in the week but he does not want her coming everyday which I understand. I knew that the district would say that she could come because the state law for disabilities says that a service dog in training can go anywhere a normal service dog could go or any normal person. I am just glad that he is not against the idea so I didn't have to fight him!

~Katherine and Breeze

5 Months Old

Today Breeze is 5 months old so here are the 5 things to work on and the 5 things that are good.

Things to work on:

1: Puppy Push up. We have started doing the sit, down, puppy push up and she is getting really good on them considering that we started only about 3 days ago!

2: She still has trouble staying in a sit if I leave the room she will get curious and wonder were I went so she will start following me.

3: Breeze has now started jumping up on people and on objects. She will jump up on you if you are standing and have food in your hand.

4: Breeze also whines on Tie Down and in her crate if you keep the light on and don't close the door.

5: She takes toys and things that are not hers and will play keep away with them.

Good things:

1: She is really good out in the public!

2: Her come is getting really good while off leash.

3: Her "go to bed" is really good she will most of the time go on command!]

4: Breeze will do her business on command and she will do it on cement too.

5: Breeze is getting use to the command Kennel and now when I tell her to go into her crate a few feet away she will go right in.

Here is a picture on her 5 month day!

~Katherine and Breeze

Green Leash Give Away

Megan in my group is doing a green leash give away. If you would like to enter to try to win a leash Click here or go to http://megansgdbpups.blogspot.com/
~Katherine and Breeze

"Come"

For the last couple of weeks I have been working on the Come command.I think it is really important and is very useful. Breeze has picked up on it really well and is getting really good at it. Here are a few pictures of her coming! Sorry about the dead grass!

(Breeze running towards me after I tell her come)

(Breeze running with her lips all spread out)

(Breeze after coming a few times)

(Breeze relaxing after running out in the heat)

~Katherine and Breeze

4 Month Day

Breeze turned 4 months old yesterday but I was not home so I could not write this post! Well Happy 4 month day Breeze!!! Well since she is 4 months old that also means that she has gotten her 16 week shots and that also means that we can start taking her places. She has been to 2 places with me. She went to Target and then to a restaurant. She did really well in both but threw up a little in both. Anyway the 4 things I love and 4 things I need to work on are:

Love:
1. She is very smart.
2. The places I have taken her she does really well.
3. Does sit really well and also Wait.
4. Her attitude is awesome. She is always happy and willing to please!

Work on:
1. The throwing up.
2. Her stay. She always gets up before you tell her to.
3. Her down. She hates going down although is always Lying Down
4. Walking on a leash. She pulls while walking so I have been using the Gentle Leader and Halti



~Katherine and Breeze

Down Wait

Well since Breeze has figured out sit I have now been making her go down and wait for her food. She is getting really good and is picking up on down really well. She will go down on her own sometimes and other times I just have to help her a little. Breeze is learning commands really fast and I am very proud of her. We are working on Stay with her now because she knows what wait is.

(Breeze lying down waiting for her food. Her head is resting on her paw looking up at

me waiting for me to say Okay)

(Breeze not even looking at the bowl. Her head is resting on the floor.)

~Katherine and Breeze