Working.... and hoping to play

I have been working for my mom for nearly three years... I love it....

We recently started getting back into doing some education work for PAWS With A Cause, the organization that trained me for her.

I like showing some of my skills for people... mostly kids so far.... I pull mom's chair when there is room, I pick stuff up that she drops... the kids have really enjoyed it so far when I have picked up coins off the floor... I like it when they applaud for me... makes me happy.

Mom talks about PAWS and the dogs they train and how we are trained and what we mean to our partners... she is always saying I mean so much... Don't know why.... but I do my best.

I hope we are going to do some more work again soon... I love showing what I can do for my mom.... it means a lot to her to show people what we mean to our partners.


Mom is hoping to be able to get together with some people soon... she is missing getting together with other PAWS people and having some fun... just hangin' out. If you want to hang out with me and my mom.... get in touch.... we don't bite!!!!!

More later,

Wags and wiggles,

Cooley

Fundraising

Hi there...

Mom and I are raising some money for PAWS With A Cause, the organization that trained me and Ike for her. We want to see more people with disabilities like my mom be able to be helped like I help her every day... there is a link to our page right here on the blog.

If you want to give... great.... every little bit helps...

Thanks for listening...

More on our adventures coming soon... I promise. We are going to be getting out more a bit now that the weather is better... :)

Wags and wiggles,

Cooley

Frankenmuth

We went to Frankemuth this past weekend. It's not super far from home... but long enough I got bored in the car... I like to go...















We went to this place called Birch Run... and did a lot of shopping... I had to wait while Mom bought shoes..... and we looked at so many things.... it was a lot of work... but fun too... funny how that works.















Then on Sunday we went to Zehnder's for the Sunday brunch down in their cafe... Mom just loves the brunch... She was proud of me... cause I remembered to keep my tail all tucked up.















Then we went to Bronner's.... a whole store with Christmas stuff... although they have a few other holidayish things too... but mostly Christmas... I don't know why she likes it there anytime of the year... but she does... so we go...















Then the camera came out....

Me and the Cheese House Mouse..... cheezy photo this!!!!!!

Me and the snow bear... dog.... sculpture thing at Bronner's....



More to come in a later post...

Wags and wiggles....

Cooley

We did it!!!!!

Well... it finally came... okay... maybe it wasn't so long... but it sure seemed like it at least to my mom... She is now very proud of me.... even more so than before... I guess it was important that I do well and I did do very well... so YAY for me.... this is me with my new ID card.... silly pose I think... but it made mom happy.... so it is good.

No news

Hi there....





I know... I know... it's been a long time since I have been able to get Mom to update my blog. I am sorry... really.





Just that we haven't been doing a lot of things that she thought were worthy of updating. It has been a time of working for both of us... and not a whole lot of other stuff... except for more plays and things like that... I am well on my way to becoming a Broadway dog.... that is what Mom says...





We took our recertification test for PAWS this January and were told we did well... I just got my new flap for my harness... but our new ID card hasn't come yet... so mom says it isn't 100 percent official yet.... oh well... we wait some more.





I am really starting to settle in with Mom now... I love taking care of her. I am happy to help... and she is glad to have me.

That is a picture of me with the big bone I got for Christmas... it has my name on it and everything... I love to carry it around...

That's about all for now... I promise to nag mom to update more... really.

Wags and wiggles,

Cooley

Friends and the fire department

Well... we had a bit of an adventure today. My mom's friend Andrea got a new puppy to raise to be a helper dog just like I am... and today we got to meet him.

His name is Mac.... and no.... he is not a PC... :) He is a black labrador.

Here he is with Mom. She was real proud of me cause I didn't get jealous.



Mac's mom took this photo.....





I got to see an ambulance up close and it was okay. Mom wanted some pictures of me... so here they are...




Outside....












Inside....

It was fun... I wasn't scared of the sirens or anything. Mom says that is because my foster mom and dad did a great job with me when I was little like Mac... So thanks to them!!!


More adventures to come I'm sure.

Me...

My mom just loves this picture of me... She calls me Napoleon when i do this... I don't get it. But she doesn't seem to mind it... so I guess it is an okay thing. She has lots of silly nicknames for me.

I enjoy working for my mom.... she drops stuff... I get it... She buys stuff... I carry it...
She needs me.... I am there... anytime. I am glad to have a job to do.