Members of our Drill Team — all certified therapy dogs — brighten the day of residents at the Arbors. Members of our group also visit patients at hospitals, nursing homes, long-term group residences, libraries and schools weekly..
Pausing for the photograph, here were the visitors to the Arbors in Columbia, MO.
The exercise has many purposes. The exam is part of the American Kennel Club’s Canine Good Citizenship test. It is the beginning of dental hygiene. It is a control exercise over one of the dog’s tools — his mouth. It proofs the sit/stay command.
Stuart has his mouth examined as part of early, routine, basic training.
Members of our therapy dog and drill team group traveled to Marshall to help celebrate dog daze at Jim, the Wonder Dog, event.
Our drill team exhibited twice during the Jim the Wonder Dog celebration in Marshall
Amazon.com has produced a list of most pampered pet cities (those with over 400,000 population) in the United States. Neither of Missouri’s big cities appear on the top 20 list. The list is based on the number of pet-related items Amazon sold in 2013 based on a per-capita basis. The story appeared in the Wall Street Journal yesterday.
Keep in shape – herders need it too.
Every athlete knows the importance of off-season practice. Here Moss, Sr., has a practice session with the family rooster. Dog and rooster put on this demonstration for us during our first trip to see the parents of our Border Collins at Sheena Kerr’s farm in Dalguise, Scotland. See for yourself.
It appeared to us as a game in which the rooster and dog both took pleasure. Moss, Senior, and the family rooster in the front yard of their farm home with Sheena Kerr in Dalguise, Scotland
Get your dogs busy. Here’s a story about the family that won $1 million on the “America’s Got Talent” TV show. The lesson to draw from it is the importance of giving dogs work to engage them. They will enjoy it. This story describes the family duo of Richard Olate, 56, son Nicholas, 21, and 10 poodle-mix dogs.
The members of our training group report unexpected service benefits from visits to hospitals, nursing homes, libraries, schools, etc. Here is a similar story from a resident of Newton, MA. What are the odds of this kind of encounter? Our folks will say low – it happens often. Join us if you’ve been thinking about dog therapy service work.
Those of us who have worked with dogs are well aware that the benefit flows both ways. Here’s additional evidence – a report of a two-year old training program at a women’s prison in Lowell, MA.
We know the remarkable impact dogs have on the lives of people they encounter. Here is such a story from High Point, NC. Interestingly, the story is similar to the backstory of how Miste came to live with us from her first home in rural Scotland.
What to do when there is no cup.
