[nagdu] Aiken update...

[rhonda cruz]

 hi jen, glad you are doing great.
 i enjoy hearing,
 good storeys, about our guide dogs, and there work,

On Feb 20, 2014, at 2:25 PM, Jen&Nixon wrote:

> 
> When was the last time I bragged about *MY* boy? A very long time LOL!
> 
> This winter has made walking pretty much impossible, as the weather
> precipitation has been a yo-yo! One day it would be snowing and melting,
> next it would be freezing rain, and melting again... We've had two weeks
> ago, a cold snap for a week, (-30C); otherwise, it has been warm, then
> freeze, etc. It has made our sidewalks a miserable mess to walk on! I've
> been mainly working indoors or doing very short walks.... today, I went for
> a longer walk not anticipating that it would be a *VERY* muddy walk! I am
> glad I wore my waterproof pants!
> 
> I always relieve Aiken before each route, as he will relieve number
> en-route, which is a no-no in my book (especially when crossing
> intersections, and we've been very lucky curbing this problem since going
> through only a once-a-day feeding so he would do number 2 in the mornings).
> 
> Each mud puddle he would point them out to me, as they were near the ends of
> each curb! Previously times, he would attempt to walk through it and make me
> get all soaking wet, not any more!!! He stopped at every intersection, and
> if I slipped he would look back and wait until I regained my footing.
> 
> I shouldn't have done this route today, but I am pet sitting next week and
> wanted to drop off my rent check today and plus, it is that time of year
> that Tim Hortons runs their month-long "Roll Up The Rim To Win", and in
> previous years, one time I won *FIVE* free cups of "coffee" (I drink tea!).
> That was ridiculous, and made my family members darned jealous!
> 
> Aiken got his treat stopping by the pharmacy to see his friend, Christine,
> who he actually *HUGS* (leans against her real hard, his way of hugging)...
> ahhh, goldens! He is now curled up on my couch sleeping, watching me work at
> the computer!
> 
> The other day I was with a friend going to Timmies with her, and Aiken was a
> bit hesitant, but boy did he show off fantastic skills, including, for the
> first time since training, a completely blocked sidewalk, someone needs to
> go back to Driver's school, and Aiken stopped and he always curls in front
> of me to keep me from moving forward, then we picked up and he picked up the
> line of travel going around the large truck back onto the sidewalk... he is
> doing absolutely *FANTASTIC*. Hard to believe, almost two years since I've
> trained with him.
> 
> Oddly enough, my landlord said, "He's certainly maturing a great deal... I
> see him maturing so much." I was a bit cross-eyed, since he's always been so
> well-behaved, but she always compliments how well-behaved he is LOL! She
> loves Aiken so much. Aiken is certainly becoming quite popular just as Nixon
> was (lots of folks still miss the mellow yellow fellow! Follow-up in
> subsequent e-mail about him shortly).
> 
> Ah, what a novel, but he's certainly a great guide dog and does phenomenal
> work, and does so well, even the one time, I was crossing the drive-thru
> parking to get to the other side where the sidewalk continues, someone had
> an unleashed dog (oddly at the time a friend saw me and text me a few days
> later to tell me that idiot dog was still there; but I've heard that fellow
> was a problem and police were required to assist in removing him etc)... his
> dog was not under control and practically went straight to Aiken's face.
> Aiken just stood there, and I couldn't do anything about it, as it wasn't
> Aiken's fault that he couldn't move! Poor Aiken... as he normally is never
> dog distracted, but the other dog was completely blocking his path. I yelled
> at the idiot, "Put your dog on a leash!" LOL We do have strict bylaws in our
> town LOL! Yep, I can be a bitch when folks don't follow rules!!!!
> 
> Anyhow, there's a long-winded update on how well we are doing as a team!
> 
> Jen McEachen and Aiken
> Pampered Critters Pet and House Sitting Services
> Prince George, BC
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