I am a first time volunteer Puppy Raiser for Canine Companions for Independence (CCI). This wonderful organization has been providing Service Dogs, Facility Dogs, Hearing Dogs and Skilled Companions to people in need since 1975. My job for the next 18 months is to socialize, train and prepare the puppy (Helper II) in my care to successfully enter advance training in Oceanside California. I have started this blog to document our journey together.
Saturday, September 1, 2012
Puppy Class
One of the important requirements for a CCI Puppy Raiser is to go to class with your puppy twice per month to learn basic commands. We are lucky in our area to have a great trainer! Jeanie has been a trainer and owner of her own dog care/training business for many years. She has attended sessions at CCI's regional offices in Southern California so she knows what it takes to prepare our puppies for advance training and ultimately graduation. This picture featuring Jeanie with two puppies was taken after our class today. When you are looking at the picture, the dog to the left is Hala and the dog to the right is Helper. They are sisters from the "H" litter raised until they were 8 weeks old by the Poole family! Tomorrow they will be 8 months old. Happy Birthday to Hala and Helper!!! It was fun to see them together at training today.
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