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I am a male yellow Lab. My birth date is September 4th 2011. I am in training to be a guide dog for the blind. (guide dog school -Southeastern Guide Dogs) I'm my raiser's fifth guide dog puppy. She will keep me for (about) 1 year, then I will head off to harness training! Please feel free to follow my blog and keep up with: Brandon's Life... As a guide dog in training

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Showing posts with label 4-H. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 4-H. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Weekend Retreat

I had the joy of attending a 4-H retreat with my raiser this past weekend and boy was it bundles of fun!!
I was suppose to attend two 4-H retreats with her in March, but due to the serious medical issues I was having earlier in the month... I ended up spending my weekend at the specialist, instead of with her at the 1st retreat.
So my raiser was very happy when her 2nd retreat came up, and I wasn't having any medical issues.
She knew this retreat would be such a good experience for me, and didn't want me to miss it the second time around... thankfully, I was able to attend!
We both had a blast, and this is one of the first times I've been in this kind of setting (cabins - tie downs - camping stuff - etc).
My raiser and her 4-H friends took LOTS of pictures during the retreat... and I happened to star in most all of them, guess I'm very popular with the camera :)
I met lots of new people at the retreat and my raiser was impressed with how well I worked; and I  even got to attend some different workshops & a dance with her (including "team building" & hip-hop classes!).
Enjoy the enormous amount of pictures below...

-Brandon


Taking a break during the dance...
Picture of Brandon laying down, resting his head on my legs (I'm sitting beside him)

My raiser & I rocked out the dance floor!
Picture of Brandon and I dancing

Had to take a quick break from the dance, to give my raiser a kiss!
Picture of Brandon giving me a kiss (I'm kneeling down)

And my raiser had to pass along a furry awesome hug to me...
Picture of me holding Brandon in my arms, during the dance

Group shot with some 4-Hers!
Picture of Brandon and I with some other 4-H ers, we're all pointing & staring up at the sky

Another group shot with more 4-Hers!
Picture of Brandon and I with some more 4-Hers

Workshop time!
Picture of Brandon in a sit-stay during a workshop, you can see some 4-Hers behind him

I was even able to watch some 4-Hers play a interesting game...
Picture of Brandon in a down-stay watching other 4-Hers play a game that includes hitting foam balls everywhere...

Lunch time = nap time!
Picture of Brandon asleep beside our table during lunch

Man do 4-Hers pack a lot...
Picture of Brandon in a down-stay, you can see a huge pile of luggage behind him

Never knew you could fit into the cubbies...
Picture of Brandon, another 4-Her and I all sitting in the cubbies in our cabin

So I have to sleep here???
Picture of Brandon sniffing the spot between 2 different bunk beds

Friday, July 23, 2010

Sparkie Comes... Sparkie Goes

I'm back from 4-H congress! Sparkie was WONDEFUL, and did great. With only 537 people there... he only got stepped on a couple times, and didn't mind one bit!
Sparkie got many complements on how well he behaved, and they were sure right!
For any dog this 4-H event could have been very stressful, Sparkie was never stressed out - and just enjoyed the entire thing!

When it came to the farewell dance, he did the 2 step with me, but then decided to bail on me and try "break dancing"... doggy style. Yes he was doing the tight twists/turns, and was totally feeling the music!

The following day before we left, people were coming up to me saying how well he break dances - and he was the best one on the floor!
Good to know that Sparkie has a second career...

I was happy to enjoy Sparkie this week, and this morning we traded back. Rudy was very happy to see me, and I'm told he did great.

Updates later on Rudy, for now enjoy some picture below!

Rudy's Raiser

The human that has a dog with a blog


Picture of Sparkie & I doing the 2 step (yes Sparkie's on his hind legs)
Picture of Sparkie with my friends, my sister & I

Picture of Sparkie in a sleep-stay, behind him our group is bagging pasta - for our 4-H community service project!
Photo of Sparkie in a sit-stay in the middle of the dance floor - his eyes are glowing, and their is a huge crowd of people behind him
Picture of Sparkie's shoulder & up - he's in a sit-stay with a water fountain behind him
Picture taken from a camera stand - picture of me, My friend, my sister, and Sparkie beside the water fountain
Picture of Sparkie in a sleep-stay, behind him is some of our group & I

Picture of Sparkie sleeping under our table

Monday, July 19, 2010

Cow Day At Chick-fil-A

You read the title correct - my raiser MADE me "dress" up like a cow (by adding cute white paper spots onto me) - just to get more looks when she went to some "cow appreciation day" thing at Chick-fil-A.
But everybody loved me!
By the time my furry friends read this post... and look at the pictures - I'll be enjoying myself over at Sparkie's house, and Sparkie will be with my Raiser at some 4-H thing.
Hope you have a great week, as I know I will!

Rudy
The dog with a blog



Photo of me wearing black/white with spots all over (yes - I'm wearing a cow bell, ears, and HOOFS too!), Rudy is beside me- but you can't see much on him.


Photo of Rudy's side - besides the blue guide dog coat, he's got on some white spots, and is also wearing a cow bell


Photo of Rudy snuggled up with the Chick-fil-A cow toy he was given



Photo of the one lone white spot ontop of Rudy's head

Sunday, March 14, 2010

Something's missing...

AND IT'S ME!
Notice in the pictures below, I'm not in ANY of them! My handler went to some "4-H" camp thing, and LEFT me :( She thought it would be better to leave me since I would be bored and such. (and the possibility of me coming into heat)

BUT, she came back home today!
I did hear something about me leaving Friday... back to my raiser's! I think we may be "swapping" back - so in 5 days you will have Toby back & blogging! All for him to leave in just a few weeks... :(

I did have a blast while she was gone, of course I was quite happy to see her come back.
Hope you all had a Sunny SUNday!
P.S. My handler will be taking some pictures of me with some animals (joy oh joy...), so before I leave I'll be doing a animal post.

Duchess
The dog with a blog
Picture of JUST my handler, she is wearing khaki pants & a 4-H shirt. This picture was cropped down from a group shot... but I wasn't in the group...

Picture of my handler, she is wearing blue jeans & another 4-H shirt.  This photo was cropped from a group shot, and of course I still wasn't included in the group