We took the dogs to the prison and met the prisoners who help train the dogs. It was a very emotional time because we all had to tell the prisoners how the dogs are going to be used and several of the parents broke down when telling their stories and how the dogs have already changed their child's lives. After this we went to the mall for our "test" which included leaving the dogs in the middle of the food court out sight on a "down stay" for 3+ minutes with lots of distractions! Usually the mall isn't too busy on a Thursday afternoon...but for some reason school was out today so it was super busy! After the mall I went on my own into Petco and Kohls. It's going to be interesting when we get back home because she has to pretty much go everywhere with me at first until we get a kennel/crate!
Here are the dogs on a "down stay" with the trainer playing ball in front of them.
Shoney's the one looking at me!
The big poodle is Diogi. She's helped the boy next to her several times already!
Here is Shoney on the left and Ollie on the right. This is under the table at Applebees where we ate for lunch. Ollie will be working at another school in my district! Ollie and Shoney will be the 3rd and 4th dogs in the district!
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