she will enjoy getting to visit
Once the test started with
and be petted and loved by
the dogs in a down position
others.
and the handler filling out the
The two other evaluators
necessary papers, everything
congratulated each of the first
went pretty fast. After the
four teams, and I was so
papers were filled out and the
excited and thankful to have
evaluator had them in her
another dog that wants to be
clipboard, we began by havaround people and wants to
ing a volunteer come to our
be petted so we can make a
chair and take our dog’s
difference in someone’s day.
leash. The handlers went out
It still brings tears to my eyes
of sight for one minute and
to know Dee is given a chance
came back to take charge of
to share her personality and
their dog. Dee was just fine
love with others and that she
with the volunteer she had
has earned that right by
and so were the other dogs.
learning how to behave, but
So far so good! As a group we
most of all, because she has
had a sit stay and a down
the correct temperament and
stay. Our dogs were about
love inside her. She deserves
eight feet apart and that gave
to be a therapy dog.
plenty of room for each team.
After her group was finished,
The other three dogs and hanthe others were dismissed
dlers left the ring to a waiting
and could leave if they wantarea right outside the ring
ed to, but DeeDee had to sit
while dog #1 (Dee) was testin the wire crate I brought her
ed on heeling with medical
and wait until I finished evaldistractions, walking on a
Sydnee is proud to co-own DeeDee
uating the rest of the dogs
loose lead, being petted by
several people using me