Phase Report

Breeze 41Y4 LAB F 0 
Barley 40Y8 LAB M 0 
Batik 41Y3 LAB F 0 
Becky 41Y2 LAB F 0 
Bronte 41Y5 LAB F 4 
Bruno 41Y1 LAB M 1

Well here is the phase report of Breeze and her siblings keep going Bronte and Bruno and Go Breeze, Becky, Batik and Barley!!!

~Katherine, Breeze, and Hazelle

Phase Report

Well today we got phase reports but Breeze and 2 of her other siblings that went back on the truck with her have not been added to the list yet so hopefully she will be on the list next week maybe in phase 1 haha probably not though. They are most likely still doing medical evals with her!

~Katherine, Breeze, and Hazelle

Off to Oregon and last couple days at home

Well yesterday morning I got up bright and early to take Breeze to the puppy truck. We decided that we wanted to leave little Hazelle home. We got there at about 8:00 AM so we just talked to the people at the truck who were giving away their dogs also. I saw two of Breeze's siblings there Becky and Batik. They are both heading to Oregon with her and I am excited to see how they all progress.
The two times I have been to the puppy truck they have been happy times but this time it totally stunk. When we got there one of the drivers of the truck asked me some info about Breeze mainly if she had had Heart worm and then what type of food she is on and how much she gets each day. It was all easy to do until I had to put Breeze on the truck. We put her up in her kennel and said our goodbyes and she just looked like she didn't really care why she was up there but then when we closed the kennel door she looked sad and wondering why we just did what we did. It was really hard for me to leave but then finally did. I hope she does well but there is also a part of me that wants her Career changed because I would love to keep her as a pet. Breeze totally reminded me of me and I think that is why it was also so hard for me to give her up. I am looking forward to the phase reports every week now and every time my leader calls me I will probably freak out.

Breeze in her kennel ready to go to Oregon

Breeze looking sad and wondering why we just put her in there

Breeze should be in Oregon now or soon and is stepping into the next part of her life.

A couple days before Breeze left and when we had just gotten Hazelle we had 4 dogs at our house. We had our own pet dog Graham and then we also had three PIT's in our home: Breeze, Hazelle and Lacole who is a dog in our group. 

Lacole has been an awesome dog to watch and even though we had four dogs she made it easier because she is much calmer and kinda lazy like Breeze. It was pretty hectic having four dogs but I think I would rather have four dogs then have Breeze missing. Here are some pictures of the dogs the past few days.

All four dogs settled down and none of them are on tie down. They are all touching each other also.

This picture is of all the dogs lying down and touching

My two girls Breeze and Hazelle 

~Katherine, Breeze, Lacole, and Hazelle

My H puppy!

Well today I got my second guide dog puppy she is a female yellow lab name Hazelle pronounced Hay- Zel not like the normal word Hazel. She was born on April 2, 2011 to Jenkins and Jillian. She is super cute and is a lot of fun so far!

The Puppy Truck

Hazelle in the grass at the puppy truck

Hazelles first meal. Look how skinny she is

Now look how fat she is

Hazelles first bath

Looking sad and pathetic

This picture reminds me of one of Breeze

~Katherine, Breeze and Hazelle

Next letter

Let the name guessing begin! My new letter is H! It is going to be a female yellow Lab. H is a very rare letter in our group and my new puppy will be the first after a couple years of no H's! Well have fun guessing names!

~Katherine and Breeze

What happened to my 10 week old pup?

Well today is Breeze's 15 month old day which means she can officially go back to the Guide Dogs for the Blind campus. I remember when I got Breeze at 10 weeks old and just barely starting her training now I have 13 days left with her and getting ready to start the adventure all over again with a new puppy. She was a quick learner and easier to teach because of it. I will miss my white little Breeze like crazy but I really hope she makes it as a guide. I don't think Breeze will be happy just staying home and being a pet dog because she loves going everywhere with me and hates it when I do not take her with me. Breeze has been a great first puppy to train even though she can be super stubborn at times and doesn't want to do what you want her to do at times. She also likes to do things that she know she is not supposed to do just to make sure that you will get mad at her for it such as picking up things in her mouth. She will pick things up in her mouth and then run to you to see if you notice she picked something up, she will drop it once you see what she has but she just does it to make sure that she is still not allowed to do it. I am looking forward to seeing her name on the phase reports every week and seeing her progress and I am excited to see how well she does.

Breeze 10 weeks old on my lawn

Breeze at 14 months sitting in my yard

~Katherine and Breeze

14 Months old

Here are just 14 random things I thought about Breeze.
1. She is very calm with her vest and people always ask if she is always that calm. The answer is no.
2. She is super sweet and I love how she likes to follow me everywhere.
3. Breeze always looks sad even though she is happy.
4. I honestly think she picks things up in her mouth just to see if she will get in trouble.
5. When we let the dogs out to play in our almost an acre yard they just sit at the back door wanting inside.
6. She is very stubborn at times and very easy going other times.
7. She is very good in band class but doesn't really like being in the same room when I play piano.
8. Breeze would rather play with a jug over a bone.
9. She is very stubborn with somethings but totally doesn't care about others.
10. She will not drink plain water from a bowl but loves having it in ice form. :) (we are working on that)
11. On all her Nylabones she chews the 2 sides but never really chews the middle.
12. She will lay on anything to use as a pillow.
13. Because she loves  to follow you everywhere when you are in a bathroom she will go and lay on the towel on the ground or when you are near like a door rug she will lay on that.

 Kyle laying on top of Breeze

Clyde laying on top of Breeze

Breeze looking all sad. Like normal.

Kyle and Breeze laying like if they were looking in a mirror.

Breeze in uniform in my yard.

Breeze sitting in the grass in my front yard.

and last of all
14. She is tentatively leaving on the June 9th truck.
~Katherine and Breeze

13 Months

I am such a terrible person and did not write a 12 month post plus I got this one out a day late. I promise you though that I wrote all of it yesterday except for 2 of the numbers. :) I also did not do very much on her birthday although I did have to give a slide show presentation and we mentioned her in it. Anyway here are her 13 things at 13 months.

1. Breeze is awesome on outings.
2. She has been going on outings without her head collar on and doing really well.
3. Breeze is being recalled on June 8 or 9. I am not looking forward to this day but I think she is ready to move on in her life.
4. She is super soft and super fun to cuddle with and pet.
5. She makes me laugh multiple times a day because she is so dopey.
6. She is pretty much always loose in the house now and does pretty well.
7. She sleeps outside of her kennel on her bed, and does not mess with anything in my room.
8. We tell her to leave a room and she leaves.
9. She will wake you up in the morning if she is told to.
10. She will do anything and go anywhere because she has a very whatever attitude.
11. She is a very calm dog and does not require much energy.
12. She comes to band class with me and does really well in it. Everyone loves her.
13. She is very obedient.

~Katherine and Breeze

Notice the Difference?

                          (Breeze at 10 weeks old.)

 

(Breeze almost 9 months old)

notice the size difference?

(Now do you notice the nose? She is 11 months old.)

~Katherine and Breeze

11 months already :(

It is so sad that my time with Breeze is almost up. She is almost a year old! Here are her 11 things at 11 months.

1. She loves to go to school and see all her new friends.

2. She does really well out in public and will just sleep through school. At home is another thing...

(Breeze with a roll of tape over her mouth)

3. She does really well at night where she just sleeps on her dog bed and doesn't bother anything but her bone.

4. She struts through school like she owns the place. With her tale wagging and her head up. (so cute)
5. She now weighs 56 lbs.
6. She loves to be with people and will lick them anytime she gets the chance. (I am trying to stop it. The licking that is)
7. She is really good at all her commands besides stand. Believe it or not she is quite the lazy dog and tries to lay down as soon as she can.
8. Right after her dinner she just totally crashes on tie down as if she has nothing else to live for.
9. She has started to come to P.E. with me and she is really good except that she gets up from where she is at to come look for me. We will be working on that also.
10. She does really well in my band class and just sleeps through it all. Everyone wants to know how she does it. :)
11. I love her droopy eyes and how she always looks sad. She also is super soft!
I love my doggy! She is so great!

(Her favorite toy. Who knew?)

~Katherine and Breeze