Goodbye Puppies!

On Saturday the 27 puppies that I have been helping to take care of will go to their 'puppy raiser's homes'! The dedicated puppy raisers spend about a year teaching these energetic little puppies how to be socialized, housebroken, obedient dogs who are ready for their specialized training to become guide dogs. About 70% of them make it all the way to graduation and spend their lives helping a visually impaired person. The rest are known as 'career change' dogs and they go on to become search and rescue dogs or therapy dogs or police dogs or just become wonderful family pets!

Here are a few things you can learn from puppies!

• Be aware of when to hold your tongue, and when to use it.
• Leave room in your schedule for a good nap.
• Always give people a friendly greeting.
• If it's not wet and sloppy, it's not a real kiss..
• Take naps and stretch before rising.
• Run, romp and play
• Eat with gusto and enthusiasm
• Thrive on attention and let people touch you
• When you're happy, dance around and wag your entire body

"Whoever said you can't buy happiness forgot about little puppies." -- Gene Hill