Hello my doggy loving friends,
Yesterday, Sheri drove us to a new place I'd never visited! It was really BIG and lots of trees, a playground with little kids playing, a few strange looking dogs on the walking track with their masters. At first it appeared okay with all the trees and mulch around them, that had new and different odors. Sheri and I walked a 1/2 mile on the track, then she let me explore things! I especially liked the oldest cemetery in our town. We walked on the perimeters, observing tall monuments as Sheri would tell me what some of the said! On the back of one of those big stones, engraved, was a question...Have You Seen My Sweetie? Sheri said she'd never seen anything like that encrypted on a grave stone monument, and especially in bold black letters. It felt a little strange and erry. Right after that I took off toward our our car, barked a few times, saying, 'let's go home!' Guess I was out of my comfort zone for sure! Sheri told me that the dog trainer told her to start taking me to different places now that I'm the right age. It is supposed to help me become part of this great big world with interest and acceptance! Sheri reassures me when I feel a little scared that she is right with me and just relax. Our visit today was one of times I felt more than a little scared in that cemetery. Hope we don't re-visit there anytime soon! Luv to all my friends, Luci. Can't end anymore with dog days of summer, the weather has finally broken into cooler temps and rain earlier in the week..it is SO nice to be outside!
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I am Luci, a pet therapy Corgi. Sheri, is my ghost writer.: A Nursing Home Visit
I am Luci, a pet therapy Corgi. Sheri, is my ghost writer.: A Nursing Home Visit: "It was last Friday afternoon when Sheri informed me that we were going to take a ride in her car! Just saying those words throw me into a fr..."
Monday, July 26, 2010
A Nursing Home Visit
It was last Friday afternoon when Sheri informed me that we were going to take a ride in her car! Just saying those words throw me into a frenzy of excitement. I ran around the house several times, out of sheer happiness! She brushed my coat really well, she says my shedding has slowed down, but I really don't mind her brushing me, it feels sorta good and I've learned to turn over from the right side to my left side when Sheri asks me to.
Well, Sheri put my pink collar on with the pink leash and of course, I went into my extreme excited behavior and even barked once in the house...Sheri asks me to 'not bark in the house' and I am good about not barking inside the house but she seems to understand why I have to bark just once when we are going out for a visit in her car!
Sheri put a big fitted sheet on the passenger's seat for me, as she said, 'Luci, your shedding hair is a problem on my car seats!" She fixed a small cup of water in one of the drink holders for me and buckles me up before we left the house. I was pretty happy and excited but I stayed in my seat and stood up on the console to watch the cars and trucks behind us. It took us about 30 minutes to get to the nursing home to visit our sweet friend who loves me to come because she has to live here now. She misses her 5 dogs she had to leave at home. Our friend was having dinner when we arrived so Sheri took me for a walk around the nursing home. Then we visited other residents that reached out for me and wanted to pet my head. I love people, all ages, and especially those elderly folks who appear to be soooo sad, but right away, they begin to smile and become happy to see me and want to talk to me and tell me about their dogs they once had. Meeting new people is one of my favorite things in my short puppy life, it's just pure fun! I like to make people happy when they are sad...Sheri says that's one of my jobs and it doesn't even seem like work at all!!!!
After about an hour, our friend finished her dinner and came back into her room, (her home,) as Sheri tells me, and we must always knock and ask to be invited into someone's home/room at the nursing home. She says I am learning good manners and that this is very important.
Our friend was delighted to see me and began smiling and looking so happy and pleased that we had come to visit. Our friend likes for me to step up on her knees and I let her pet my head and I lick her hands because Sheri says it's okay, as our friend likes this. But Sheri warns me that I don't step up on anyone or jump up on anyone or lick them unless they tell me it's O.K.! We brought our friend some special foods and sodas that she likes and stocked up her little frig. I could tell that our friend was thankful, even though she can't speak, I can sense it through her head movements and smiles.
Our visit was fun and good therapy for our friend and as Sheri tells me, good therapy for us too! The nursing staff know me now and they comment on how well behaved I am! Guess that means I am nice!
I was ready to go home after about another hour. Our dear friend loves me very much and wants Sheri to bring me back real soon.
I slept for the 30 mile drive back home after I took a big drink of water. It was good to get back to familiar surrounding, my big back yard where I can run and chase birds and squirels and sometimes a cat! I am saving my cat story for next time. So, until then, Happy Doggy Days of summer. Love to all, Luci (Lu-Lu)-a pet name that I rather like!
Well, Sheri put my pink collar on with the pink leash and of course, I went into my extreme excited behavior and even barked once in the house...Sheri asks me to 'not bark in the house' and I am good about not barking inside the house but she seems to understand why I have to bark just once when we are going out for a visit in her car!
Sheri put a big fitted sheet on the passenger's seat for me, as she said, 'Luci, your shedding hair is a problem on my car seats!" She fixed a small cup of water in one of the drink holders for me and buckles me up before we left the house. I was pretty happy and excited but I stayed in my seat and stood up on the console to watch the cars and trucks behind us. It took us about 30 minutes to get to the nursing home to visit our sweet friend who loves me to come because she has to live here now. She misses her 5 dogs she had to leave at home. Our friend was having dinner when we arrived so Sheri took me for a walk around the nursing home. Then we visited other residents that reached out for me and wanted to pet my head. I love people, all ages, and especially those elderly folks who appear to be soooo sad, but right away, they begin to smile and become happy to see me and want to talk to me and tell me about their dogs they once had. Meeting new people is one of my favorite things in my short puppy life, it's just pure fun! I like to make people happy when they are sad...Sheri says that's one of my jobs and it doesn't even seem like work at all!!!!
After about an hour, our friend finished her dinner and came back into her room, (her home,) as Sheri tells me, and we must always knock and ask to be invited into someone's home/room at the nursing home. She says I am learning good manners and that this is very important.
Our friend was delighted to see me and began smiling and looking so happy and pleased that we had come to visit. Our friend likes for me to step up on her knees and I let her pet my head and I lick her hands because Sheri says it's okay, as our friend likes this. But Sheri warns me that I don't step up on anyone or jump up on anyone or lick them unless they tell me it's O.K.! We brought our friend some special foods and sodas that she likes and stocked up her little frig. I could tell that our friend was thankful, even though she can't speak, I can sense it through her head movements and smiles.
Our visit was fun and good therapy for our friend and as Sheri tells me, good therapy for us too! The nursing staff know me now and they comment on how well behaved I am! Guess that means I am nice!
I was ready to go home after about another hour. Our dear friend loves me very much and wants Sheri to bring me back real soon.
I slept for the 30 mile drive back home after I took a big drink of water. It was good to get back to familiar surrounding, my big back yard where I can run and chase birds and squirels and sometimes a cat! I am saving my cat story for next time. So, until then, Happy Doggy Days of summer. Love to all, Luci (Lu-Lu)-a pet name that I rather like!
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
luci, my pet therapy corgi dog: Early morning walks with Sheri
luci, my pet therapy corgi dog: Early morning walks with Sheri: "Sheri and I go on early morning walks in the neighborhood. My favorite places to go are grassy open meadows behind our home. I know the wa..."
Sheri takes me, Luci, on a our exciting morning walk!
Hi Friends and dog lovers,
This morning I was so excited when Sheri brought out my pink collar and leash that I could hardly contain my emotions! I jumped up on Sheri and ran around in a few circles before she can get me calm enough to hook my up! I've learned to jump up on a patio chair, facing Sheri, and this lets her get the collar on me pretty fast, and then the leash is a snap. I like to bite at the leash a few times before we get out of the back yard, don't know why, guess it must be a left over behavior from my early puppy days! Sheri says it's part of the 'puppy anxiety' that goes along with just the thought of taking a long walk!
Our walk went well, into the meadow and along the creek that had hardly any water in it today. I tried to find just one spot for a drink but that spot was too deep down the creek's edge, but I tried anyway! Sheri gave me a stern, 'don't jump into that deep place, Luci!'
When we got us into the residential area, here comes a BIG friendly male boxer ( no collar or tags) approaching us...and my nature is to be shy with the big dogs, even if they are friendly...just something about that huge size, almost 4 times my height, and a very loooong wagging tail that appeared as long as his whole body. He was so nice and wanted so badly to play with me, and once he got so close that he touched my nose, and I instinctly jumped back a pace and got between Sheri's legs for protection. Sheri told me that this big boxer dog, we named, "Mr. Big Boxer' was a friendly dog and most likely had a home near by but had gotten away as he roamed freely. I wanted to be nice but it was just too overwhelming that he could become my friend right away. Sheri told me that we must call the 'Animal Protection Service' through the local police department and report that ' Mr. Big Boxer' was on the loose and scaring me. That's what she did and the 'Dog Protection Truck' came in about 10 minutes, as we waited under the shade of some trees. Mr. Big Boxer stayed right with us and kept attempting to get close to me and touch noses, but I just couldn't bring myself to let that happen again. The nice man in the 'Dog Protection Truck' must have had a way with dogs, because Mr. Big Boxer went running right to him and a collar was soon on him. The nice man, we named, Mr. Nice, asked if Mr. Big had bothered or hurt me, and Sheri told him, 'No, just scared her' but we wanted to get him to a safe place so his owner could find him. Mr. Nice told us that he could scan Mr. Big for a micro chip right there in his truck, and if he had one, his owner would be called and Mr. Big would go home real soon. Whew...Wow...what a new and scary experience for me, Lil Luci, and my first confrontation with a big male boxer dog who was friendly. Sheri tells me that each time we encounter a new dog like we did today, it will help me to learn more of 'dog socialization' which Sheri thinks is important for my emotional/mental health! I am really not sure about all of the things that humans think important for Lil dogs? :(.....
Well, that's about it for today...I was really happy to get back home in my big back yard and romped in the sprinkler system that on full blast. Sheri and I were quite hot, and that was a fun cool down! Until next blog, happy dog days of summer and I would love to hear from your with comments at the end of our blogs?! Puppy luv, Lil Luci...
This morning I was so excited when Sheri brought out my pink collar and leash that I could hardly contain my emotions! I jumped up on Sheri and ran around in a few circles before she can get me calm enough to hook my up! I've learned to jump up on a patio chair, facing Sheri, and this lets her get the collar on me pretty fast, and then the leash is a snap. I like to bite at the leash a few times before we get out of the back yard, don't know why, guess it must be a left over behavior from my early puppy days! Sheri says it's part of the 'puppy anxiety' that goes along with just the thought of taking a long walk!
Our walk went well, into the meadow and along the creek that had hardly any water in it today. I tried to find just one spot for a drink but that spot was too deep down the creek's edge, but I tried anyway! Sheri gave me a stern, 'don't jump into that deep place, Luci!'
When we got us into the residential area, here comes a BIG friendly male boxer ( no collar or tags) approaching us...and my nature is to be shy with the big dogs, even if they are friendly...just something about that huge size, almost 4 times my height, and a very loooong wagging tail that appeared as long as his whole body. He was so nice and wanted so badly to play with me, and once he got so close that he touched my nose, and I instinctly jumped back a pace and got between Sheri's legs for protection. Sheri told me that this big boxer dog, we named, "Mr. Big Boxer' was a friendly dog and most likely had a home near by but had gotten away as he roamed freely. I wanted to be nice but it was just too overwhelming that he could become my friend right away. Sheri told me that we must call the 'Animal Protection Service' through the local police department and report that ' Mr. Big Boxer' was on the loose and scaring me. That's what she did and the 'Dog Protection Truck' came in about 10 minutes, as we waited under the shade of some trees. Mr. Big Boxer stayed right with us and kept attempting to get close to me and touch noses, but I just couldn't bring myself to let that happen again. The nice man in the 'Dog Protection Truck' must have had a way with dogs, because Mr. Big Boxer went running right to him and a collar was soon on him. The nice man, we named, Mr. Nice, asked if Mr. Big had bothered or hurt me, and Sheri told him, 'No, just scared her' but we wanted to get him to a safe place so his owner could find him. Mr. Nice told us that he could scan Mr. Big for a micro chip right there in his truck, and if he had one, his owner would be called and Mr. Big would go home real soon. Whew...Wow...what a new and scary experience for me, Lil Luci, and my first confrontation with a big male boxer dog who was friendly. Sheri tells me that each time we encounter a new dog like we did today, it will help me to learn more of 'dog socialization' which Sheri thinks is important for my emotional/mental health! I am really not sure about all of the things that humans think important for Lil dogs? :(.....
Well, that's about it for today...I was really happy to get back home in my big back yard and romped in the sprinkler system that on full blast. Sheri and I were quite hot, and that was a fun cool down! Until next blog, happy dog days of summer and I would love to hear from your with comments at the end of our blogs?! Puppy luv, Lil Luci...
Saturday, July 10, 2010
Early morning walks with Sheri
Sheri and I go on early morning walks in the neighborhood. My favorite places to go are grassy open meadows behind our home. I know the way to my best wadding creek and watering hole where I slurp up a few drinks of fresh running water. You see, we've been blessed with an abundance of rain this summer, along with extra humidity and heat. And I do get extra hot on these walks! I like to chase a baby cotton tail rabbit that lives in the meadow, and stop along along certain fence lines that have pups about my size. One little male terrier continues to wag his tale at me and whines for a nose touch or smell or something....so far I've played coy, as I haven't had a lot of what Sheri calls, 'animal socialization' which sounds like too big a word for me to understand. But, she says I'm coming along, especially with our family kitty kat who has lived in our home a lot longer than I, in fact she is really 'old' according to 'cat age', she's 10 and going on 20. (she is a grouch) She's rather set in her ways and didn't dream Sheri would bring a 'DOG' to live in HER home! She hasn't accepted me yet, even after a year of trying hard to 'talk' kitty kat sounds to her! I don't give up easily and one of these days, we'll get 'socialized' or whatever that awful sounding word means. I do understand words and sentences that Sheri, and her husband and son say to me. They say I'm smart and bright for a year old puppy. My greatest fear is getting caught finishing off kitty kat's food...one day Sheri just threatened me with a rolled up newspaper, and it hurt my feelings so badly that it took at least 10 minutes to recover. Well, it's late and Sheri mentioned that she is taking me for a walk to my favorite meadow...just maybe I'll see that little cottontail baby rabbit I can chase! More next time...Happy Summer Dog Days to one and all....Luv, Lucille 'Luci' Ball...Sheri named me after this famous person because I'm red on the head and I make everyone smile and even laugh out loud with my funny nature.
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