Gage and I had pet therapy at the home this morning. It is always such a
blessing to share this sweet dog with others. Today was a very special blessing.
The woman in this picture is a new resident and she is blind. When she was
brought to the area where we do our visits, I was told that she was unsure about
coming because she would not be able to see what was going on. Unsolicited by
anyone Gage gently climbed up on the couch next to her and wiggled his butt
right into her. As she petted and felt him all over, I described to her what he
looked like. She then said, " today I saw and what I see is a magnificent
animal". How blessed my heart was by that.
The other thing
that happened was that one of my favorite residents recently spent two weeks in
the hospital. She has been back at the home for a couple of weeks but has
refused to leave her room because she is now confined to a wheel chair. When we
arrived I asked about her and was told that she would not come out. I asked one
of the staff if they would just go tell her that Gage was there to see her. By
golly, it wasn't long and there she came wheeling herself out to the group. I
was thrilled and so was the staff. What a blessing this little spotted dog is to
so many.
I was so pleased to receive some pictures of Geno and to hear how well he is doing. JoAnna reports that he is very much loved and a bit spoiled. Here he is with his very own spotted pumpkin for Halloween.
JoAnna also sent this great picture of hand/paw from Geno and herself. What a great shot! They both have lovely nails. Geno is from the Gia/Tolliver litter. They will be celebrating their 4th birthday next month.
There is no stopping this girl. Lisa and Jim are so proud of this hard working little brown girl and we are proud of all of them. Jim has been running Jazz in agility and the two of them qualify on nearly every run and place in the ribbons as well. Jazz and Lisa have also completed 6 of the 10 RAE wins that they need for that championship. To top all of that off, Jazz and Lisa have now received Jazz' Obedience Companion Dog title with another first place win. What a great team! Congratulations to you all.
