This summer Marsha and I took Helper and Nessie to the Willowbend Mall for several children's programs. It was a great way to expose them to large, loud crowds of people (lots of children) while we focused them on executing commands. All events included loud music and performers. They both did very well handling all of the distractions!
In this pic... Helper rest her head on Nessie as they take a break from the action.
Here Nessie and Helper participate in a photo opportunity with a fun character..."Flumpa". I was impressed because they were both calm and did not hesitate to get close to "Flumpa" the frog. Great control for a service dog in training!
Here Marsha is talking with a group of children that stayed after the program to meet with our dogs. Helper is the dog on the left and Nessie is on the right. As usual they are calmly accepting the attention of these children.
The last event of the summer was held by the Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus. Here one of the clowns pose with Helper (on the right) and Nessie (on the left).
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