Back on the farm! August 15, 2011

I was back on the farm this weekend. Really good time playing with Tobie, rolling around in the leaves and the dirt and going swimming! I went in the big pool over at Momma Ellen's and I also got my very own baby pool! None of the other dogs even want to swim in it - so it's all mine!

I bring in my yellow tennis ball and then splash and splash! My Peggy Mom sat on the edge with her feet in the water - it was great. I could then jump up all wet and get her all wet too!

Oh I almost forgot to tell you. I went to the vet for the very first time. I have to potty (number one) a whole lot and the other night when we went to Chik Fil A (I'll post pictures later) everyone was concerned I might have what you call a UTI. So I went to the vet. Good news, no UTI, but really really disgusting, I had worms. Dr. Griffith gave me some medicine which made those bad things go away!!!

Overall, I had a really good, fun weekend. My brother, Cody was home from the Navy so I got to make a new friend too!

A Sienna Update - Saturday August 6. 2011

Hi! It's nice to be back - my Peggy Mom has been really busy so she hasn't been helping me tell my stories. You won't believe how big I am. I already weigh 20 pounds! My Momma Ellen and Peggy Mom are shocked. They still remember when I was only 8 pounds. They say I have really big feet so I may grow really big - like maybe 70 pounds.

A lot has been going on. I've been back and forth between my two houses. It's really fun because I get to do all kinds of things no one else does. I like to go for long walks with Momma Ellen and Daddy Rich. When I'm at Peggy Mom's my friend Tobie likes to play with me. I lay on my back and kick my feet in her face. She likes it too because she bites me on my neck and tickles me. It doesn't really hurt. If things get too rough, Peggy Mom always comes to my rescue. Sometimes Tobie tumbles me in the dirt! Then I have to be toweled off before I can come back into the house.

I sleep all night without making a single sound. I wait until I hear my Peggy Mom's alarm clock. Then I know it's okay to bark. As soon as I bark, she comes and takes me out the front door to do "busy." I've had a couple of accidents but I'm getting much better.

I learned to speak this week. I learned in about 5 minutes. My Peggy Mom thought if she could teach me to speak on command I might not talk so much the rest of the time. Hasn't really helped much because I have a lot to say. Now we are working on shake. Don't get the point, but I'm still trying.

This week at puppy class I was really tired.

I went to the Orlando Humane Society on Wednesday morning and had to speak to a group of 25 kids! They were really noisy and every single one of them wanted to pet me. Peggy Mom told them all about New Horizons Service Dogs and what I'm going to do for a living when I grow up. Then, that same day, two more young girls came to Peggy Mom's office and played with me for a really long time. By the time I had to go to class, I was ready to go to bed! At class, they were having me do stuff I already know how to do. We had to go up and down stairs. Oh big deal! I do that every day at the office. Some of the big dogs were afraid though. They needed extra help. We also had to walk along side while Momma Ellen and Peggy Mom used a wheelchair, a walker and some crutches. Like I've never seen that before. They should come to work with me and see everything I've learned there.

Here's a picture of me riding in the car. I have this really cool hammock that covers the back seat. I like it best when the AC is blowing right in my face.

I heard I might get to go swimming! I'll be sure and tell you more about that later!