Tonight was Battier's last puppy class as a puppy in training. In the Gold Rush Chapter our last puppy class is always at the UC Davis Medical Center. It's nice for the puppies to get to visit with the kids. They were able to make a lot of kids, parents and staff smile tonight!
We started class by finding an unused gurney with our hospital host. The dogs practiced UP and after that a JUMP on the gurney. There was a volunteer on the gurney that would pet the dogs so we could see how they would react with the kids. They all passed with flying colors.
One of my favorite parts was when Battier went to visit a boy in the play room. He seemed to be a little nervous around the dogs at first. I asked him if he liked Batman and he said he nodded that he did. I pulled Battier's Batman mask out of the bag and put it on her. The boy started giggling and then laughing so hard, it was so cute! I then asked if he wanted to pet "Batman" and he did. These dogs make such a difference in the lives of people that they meet.
I was able to use some of my ASL skills tonight as well. There was a Deaf family and I was able to tell them about Battier and a little about Canine Companions for Independence as well.
It was a great class and all the dogs are definitely ready for their next step! Off to Advanced Training on Friday.
You can watch us cross the stage on Friday! Check out the link on Friday at 1:45pm.
Looking extra cute for the kids!
Big Dog class: Louis, Nilda, Pippa, Napa, Battier and Nilight.
Here's Battier in her Batman mask! There were no pictures inside of the hospital for privacy reasons.
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