Golf

Weily's first full day in Oregon started with two long walks. One walk before his breakfast and another while Lisa was getting ready. While Lisa was making the bed, Weily jumped up - not sure where he learned that this past month.

We had a lot of work to do around the house, but the weather seemed to have changed for the better, so we changed plans and visited the Farmer's Market in Madison. A few laps around the square and quite a bit of attention for Weily. A veterinarian and her children were very interested in Weily. They thought he was a very handsome dog, so calm and well behaved. We stopped for some popcorn, which was the one food to catch his attention.

We left the market to have a quick lunch. Weily must have been tired because he slept through lunch which turned out to be a very good thing since we were meeting our goddaughters at the zoo. More walking as we waited for them to arrive. Followed by more walking as we tried to keep pace with two preschoolers. Weily received a lot of attention from the other guests as well as the zookeeper. She offered a little advice and shared stories of other service dogs that have attended the zoo.

We then picked up our new television before stopping for dinner at the custard shop. Our last stop of the day was for golf. Weily and the two of us were in charge of the preschoolers while their parents hit a bucket of balls. Weily helped the kids play some miniature golf. Keeping him away from the balls was not our biggest challenge, keeping the girls focused was.

We finally returned home for Weily's dinner and some play time with the kids. I had them work with Weily on STAYing. They would tell him to sit and stay, place the ball on the floor in sight, and have him wait until they said "OK". All three enjoyed the game.


Dogs are miracles with paws. - Susan Ariel Rainbow Kennedy