First day at school
Earlier this week was also exciting for me. On Tuesday, a new woman showed up at my house. I was very happy to meet a new friendly person. She said we were going to school at Narnia. I had no idea what that was, but she smelled like liver, so it can’t be too bad. Kim put on my harness and we got in the car. Hooray! Another car ride. This time I got the whole back seat to myself. I tried to get in the front seat, but I’m too big for that. Kim showed me that dogs need to be in that back seat of her car and that suits me just fine. We were off on another car ride.
When the car stopped, we got out at a place I didn’t recognize. We walked around the grass and there were lots of other dogs milling about. Kim took me inside. There were lots of dog smells in the building and I started to wonder if this was another animal shelter. Would I get left all alone again?
Kim and I moved into a big room and along with all the new dogs and people, I saw two people I know, Rebecca and Sara. That’s when I knew everything was going to be OK. Kim and I found a seat. There were new dogs all around, but that’s OK with me. Kim gave me treats when I sat calmly and looked up at her. We also practiced sit, down and stand. I already know how to do that, but it was a little different with all those dogs around. Other dogs jumped up on humans when they walked past, but not me. I’m pretty laid-back. I tried to pay attention to Kim, after all she had some really good food. I did get distracted a little. It’s very hard to pay attention to humans when other dogs are barking. We all wanted to sing that night, but Kim showed me that humans ignore me when I bark. Instead, as soon as I was quiet, Kim gave me lots of attention and petting.
Kim said that I did really well for my first class. I thought it was a lot of fun. I can’t wait to go back.
July 25th, 2009 at 9:50 pm
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! for giving Blu a seccond chance at life. I’m from Paris , IL, Blu’s “home town” and I’m involved in rescue also. It brings tears to my eyes to learn of Blu’s good luck. I hope somebody will get a wonderful companion and Blu will get the devoted family that he deserves. Linda Jordan