THE PHONE CALL!!

Me and my trainer at the horse show.
Told by my trainer:

The phone call was last night at 6:24pm. I was really glad to hear from the lady Brax is with. She said that she has had 7 dogs over 35 years. So Brax is her 8th. She said Brax still has his silly side:

The new owner has balance problems so the dog they placed her with before Brax didn't work for her because he was too short. Brax was picked since he is tall. So when she trips he breaks her fall, or stabilizes her.

Today Brax will have his first airplane flight to go home.

Brax is doing real good with the lady and she says after the 3 months that I will be able to visit him! I miss him a lot and hope to get some pictures soon.

Love your trainer

Back to Brax now, I really like it down here at the school I even sleep in the dorms with my owner. I will be leaving to go to my new home today, and there, welcoming me, will be my new owners retired guide dog who is 8 years old.

Love

Brax

New collar

Don't you like the bubbles!

I am in the stage where I keep outgrowing my collars.

My trainer found this one for me at
Wal-mart on sale for only $1.60. Since I will out grow it next week it will turn into a goat collar for Cate.

Frankie

Happy Mothers Day

I can barely remember my mom.

She keeps getting fuzzier everyday







Frankie

"Down Stay"

Doing the command "Down stay", see how well I behave!

Hope you like it.

Frankie

Never Mind

3 months old, face picture of Brax


The Airline wouldn't change the flight for my new owner(without making her pay lots of money).
So, I won't get to meet my puppy raiser after all. Which by the way, she was already making arrangements to come see me.
So no pictures, sorry.
Mabye in the future my puppy raiser can be a globe trotter and come visit me in my new home.

Brax

Over 100!!

I have made it over 100 posts! (Well, with Brax's help that is).

Oh and at the bottom are some photos of the basket that was for holding my toys.


Frankie


The basket


And the handle

Update on FRANKIE

Me laying down, (this was just taken of me today).

Hi guys,

Now that Brax is letting me have a turn on the blog for all the attention and comments, I can give a update on ME.

I am doing really well so far as commands(only if you don't count "No" for biting), I already know "sit" "go get it" "down stay" and "sit stay" I am still learning "down", and "stand".

The next commands will be "switch" "heel" and "forward".

I will be putting some more movies of my training on soon. I also have been learning to sit at doors and stairs.

Frankie

Just Kidding!!

Me at the airport for a field trip.(3 months old)

The blind person(aka my new owner) is staying for Puppy Raiser Day!(which I thought was graduation but it is the same day just called something different). Although the blind person will make it, I don't know if my puppy raiser will be able to make it. She is still tying to figure that out.

I will be living with a lady in Missouri.

If my puppy raiser goes to the PR-Day then I will post pictures.

Brax

PLACED!!!!

I know I just moved into phase three which is at least longer then 2 or 3 months. But there was somone that no other dog would match with so they pulled me out of phase 3 and now I am placed! I would be graduating(also called Puppy Raiser Day) in a week, but neither my new family or my puppy raiser can make it. My puppy raiser will hear from the blind person soon, and I will be able to (hopefully) meet my puppy raiser in a couple months!!
More detail and hopefully pictures later,
Love, the placed dog.

Brax

"Go get it"

The command "go get it". You do a "sit stay", then "okay go get it".

Frankie

Puppy class 2

Can you believe it has already been 1 month!
Well this puppy class was a little different, after doing some obedience and watching (not chasing) some balls roll by us really fast. We had a contest, there were 2 lines and a water cup in front(10 feet away) and each team had a spoon, well you had to dip your spoon in the water cup right beside you then walk(or if you dare run) to the cup that is 10 feet away and dump the water in. Well it was taking forever, (definitely when some dogs decided to jump up and drink the water), so we stopped and the water wasen't even 3 inches full! But our team had the most water so we won!!! I don't have that many good photos but I at least have a couple.


Frankie


Sit stay

Waiting in line for the water game

BRAX PHOTO!!

Brax(me) in Harness

Hey guys,

Here is a picture of me in harness at the guide dog school(one that is more recent than the ones my trainer has!). It is the only one they will get of me since there are more then 100 other dogs they have there. But if I graduate then my trainer (was trainer) can get some pictures!

Brax

Fashion show

This picture was taken
by a friend of mine.
Me getting ready to go
down the runway.

My trainer modeled in a fashion show with a shirt her friend made, since her friend had to leave town for a funeral. My trainer decided to take me with her, but when she tried to take me on the lighted runway I got scared and didn't move. I know the garment was judged prior to the show, but I still think that my helping my trainer model the shirt is why it won second!! And the talent show my trainer entered won second to!

Frankie

4 Months

I have reached 4 months. I was born Dec 18 '07; if I keep growing this fast I will be a working guide dog soon!
Now about my food bowls... they look horrible, someone (without saying names) has been trying to get the bowl out of the holder, so there are teeth marks (doesn't mean it HAD to be a dog's teeth) all over the top of the bowl.

Frankie

Angora goat 2!

Cate

The next and last Angora goat is here.

It is a girl named Cate. She was born last Saturday night, and is now up and jumping around.

Frankie

Easter

Happy late Easter guys!

My trainer just got the picture of me with the Easter bunny in March, so now I can post it! since our scanner is not working my trainer got a picture of it so it might be a little bit lopsided.


The fashion show is tonight, that my trainer's sister is entering. So photos will come soon.

Frankie

Phase Three!!

Me at my going away party in January

I am in now in phase three! It is the last phase of training. I will "be exposed to cars coming very close and appearing to run me over (it's a well coordinated exercise between the trainers): Heavy traffic in downtown Tampa. It's the big leagues now, and many dogs will get weeded out in this phase." If I make it, I could be ready for class in another couple of months!!

Brax

Healthy Kids Day

My doing "down stay" with Hannah

Hi guys!

I went to the YMCA for the H.K.D program. I was there letting kids pet me for 1 hour. I got lots of kids' attention and even some adults'! I had lots of fun and my trainer got some pictures of me and another guide dog, Hannah.

Frankie

My giving Hannah a kiss

then a hug!

Candy!!

The baby goats #1 and #2 have names now! #1 is being named Peppermint Pattie(Pattie for short), and #2 will be named Milky Way. Thanks everyone for some great name ideas!

I am going on a guide dog field trip this Saturday to the YMCA for the Healthy Kids Day program. I will try to remind my trainer to bring her camera to take pictures.

Frankie

Lead

This is what my chain lead looks like.

I have now started using a chain lead instead of the nylon pink lead I was using.

My trainer keeps saying that I was chewing on my lead, so that is why she has started using the chain lead. She is hoping that since I can't chew through it I won't chew on it at all(like that's going to happen!!).

Frankie

YMCA

My trainer took me with her and her family to the Y to go work out. Well my trainer soon got on the treadmill and decided that if I wanted I could join her! Well being the puppy who likes to try new things I jumped on with her and started walking. Then I soon realized that the treadmill was really boring, because it takes you nowhere. But the few minutes I was on it walking my trainer's sister got a video and some pictures. So here is the movie...

Frankie

Twin girls!

My trainer's goat, Trig, kidded at 12:30 today. She had twin girls that look almost the same. They were in the house for a while and I got to play with them. The babies (also known as #1 & #2) still don't have names, so if you have any good ideas for girls leave a comment with your idea.

Frankie

#1

#2

Angora goat

Guess what!

My trainer's Angora goat kidded yesterday(Angora goats have soft curly hair).
The baby was a boy who doesn't yet have a name but my trainer is thinking about naming it Baasudee which is Japanese for Birthday.

We have another goat who is hopefully going to kid tonight.



Frankie

Puppy meeting-1 photos

This is Ralph, he is going back to the
guide dog school in May
(my trainer babysat him last year)


Learning 'sit" (I am the first dog)

My trainer and Otto

the command 'down"


















Frankie

Puppy meeting-1

Hey guys,

My first puppy training meeting was last night. I had a blast playing with all the dogs and also doing obedience. I am still a young puppy so I didn't do perfect but I am learning quickly. Then they told us to swicth dogs and try to get a dog you have never worked before so I worked with another trainer and my trainer got to work with the Aussie!! His name is Otto he joined our group I think in Nov 07.
Don't forget to check out the puppy meeting-1 photos.

Frankie

Elaine

Me & Elaine

It is now time for kidding season, (baby goats!) our first doe has kidded and it is a girl. Since my trainer owns it, she gets to name it, so the cute baby Alpine's name is Elaine. I will put pictures on of more baby goats once they are born.

Frankie

She took MY crate

Toy holder

My toy box is really unusually. Since I grab the basket and eat the handle, I wasn't aloud to have it. So... my toy box is now a large cast iron bowl!

The picture shows what the bowl "toy container" looks like. I am hoping to get a post done with pictures of me meeting the animals soon.

Frankie

Light rail Photos

Look an eyeball, we are seeing EYE dogs!!
F is for Frankie

Well.. it would be fun if it moved

Me giving kisses to a guy in a not-so-scary mask

After all of that walking I need a rest

My trainer switched dogs for a little while

This is the train we rode on.

Frankie

Light Rail (train)

I have now been to my first guide dog field trip!!!
I didn't see any of my siblings there but I still had fun. After our trainer's got tickets we all waited for the train then got on and went downtown, it was really crowded on the train and off since there was a Saint Patrick's parade and the some ball tournament. We went into a kids library and I got to ride the elevator up to see lots of neat books. We walked around for awhile, listened to bagpipes and then a drum corp. Then our trainers ate pizza and we dogs rested. After that we all said goodbyes and went on our own ways after we got off the train again. Hope you like the photos.

Frankie

Sit

Sit is the first command my trainer is working on teaching me. Down will be next.

Frankie

Photo

Here is a photo of me right out of the kennels, and then a photo of my sister Singita out of the kennel.
I am still hoping to put more on so keep checking!

Brax

This is my sister Singita

And you know who this is!!!

New coat

Now to add the guide dog logo...

My coat they gave my trainer was a coat for a full grown dog not a 10 week old puppy. They said hopefully they will get some puppy coats in this week. So I figured instead of waiting for a small coat I could just find my own.

You don't mind pink for a coat do you!

Frankie

In harness

I look so formal.

Hey guys,

This picture was taken of me when I was 6 weeks old it was at the guide dog school down in FL. My trainer has already put it in a frame so this is a picture of a picture. I think the purple hair scrunchy is to show I am a girl.
Enjoy

Frankie

Biltmore

My trainer's family took me to the Biltmore house today. Yes it was a long walk through the house and would really tire out a little puppy like me in just minutes. Well... it didn't because I was carried they WHOLE way though the Biltmore house and even on the "behind the scenes" tour. My trainer has 2 pictures of me there. Hope you like them!

Frankie



I like riding in the wagon.

I am soo cute being carried!

Me & my toy

I like sneaking up on my toy!

Frankie

Brax

I am the dog in the middle

Hey,

My trainer didn't go down to the school for the guide dog Walk-A-thon because she wasn't aloud to get me from the school or the new puppy since they weren't aloud out from the school till after the Walk-A-thon. Well some other people got some pictures of me.
I will put more on once I get them.

Brax

Book Hound

Me at the library















Read any good books lately?

Frankie

I'm tired

I really like my crate

You know you're tired when you can't even get out of bed in the morning!

Frankie

I love my trainer!

Trying to teach my trainer to lead.

Frankie

I'm here!

Hi guys,

My name is Frankie for all that don't know. I was picked up and met my trainer for the first time around 3:00pm today, I went in EarthFare(a grocery store) then to their care group. Now I am home snuggling up in the dog bed. If you heard that my trainer was wanting a original/creative/different name and hopefully some different markings than all the other dogs, well she got the name and I also have ears that look like the tips were dipped in chocolate!!
Enjoy the photos

Frankie

My trainer giving me kisses

Me riding in the buggy at Earth Fair

Me sleeping on the dog bed

TRANING!!!

Hey guys,

I just told you a couple days ago that I passed my x rays and am starting my training, well... I am HALF way though my training and doing really good. I keep going faster and faster and passing my siblings. I think I am going to graduate soon!!

Oh and my trainer is picking up the puppy around 2 or 3 tomorrow afternoon instead of the evening. And she just found out she is getting the loudest of the litter!!

Brax