Southeastern Guide Dogs

This is a really good but short movie about the guide dog school I am from, and you also meet some people who have graduated with there guide dogs.
I wish I would have seen it before I went back to school, but I do hope you guys enjoy it!!

Click on the link below to view the movie.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=X10V8qHSAgM

Brax

I still miss my trainer.

Down Under

Me learning the command "down under"
(yes this was a couple months ago)

Me doing down under (with a smile!)




















Brax

New puppy's blog

Which one is it?


My trainer has decided instead of setting up a whole new blog for the puppy, she is going to let the puppy keep my blog going and just name it Brax's and ??? blog.

So make sure you look at the signature to see which dog its from.

Once I find out the puppy's name I will change the blog to both of our names.
Please keep leaving comments, the new pup and I will still love knowing what our readers think!

Brax

PUPPY!!

My trainer's area coordinator, called us on the way down to FL, and said that they have some one month old pups and my trainer can have one!!!! There are 3 yellow girls, 1 black girl, and 1 black boy, they are full blooded Labradors and there moms name is Dotty.

My trainer got to chose what she wanted, and she decided on one of the female yellow ones. They aren't tattooed yet, so the people working there didn't know which was which, they even let my trainer meet them (but since they were only 1 month old she couldn't pet or hold them), if you look in the picture below yo
u can see the 3 cute yellow labs.

Also at the school they had some older pups there that my trainer could play with, so the one of a whole bunch of puppies attacking my trainer is not 1 of the ones she is getting.

She will be getting her new puppy at the Guide Dog Walk-A-thon this year, in March.

Brax

See they are really cute!!

Attack of the dogs!!

In For Training

The lady in the blue shirt is a guide dog
trainer, and after she gives me some love
she is going to take me to the kennels.
I have gone back to FL and am in the kennels with my siblings.

The school will only send monthly updates to my (okay,was my) trainer, so I will post updates on how my training is doing once the trainer has told me.




Brax




Me and my trainer going into the school

Update on my trainer

My trainer went to the orthopedist today and he told her that she can go back to being normal again!! She actually held my lead (while walking with out crutches!) and walked me out of the doctors.

She is going to be able to walk me and hand me off to the trainer at the school.
I am leaving Wednesday and being dropped off Thursday.

Brax

Some of my friends:

My trainer

People I meet

















Baby goats

Other guide dogs












Horses


KITTENS!!

















Brax

New pup

My trainer still does not know when she is getting her new dog, (or what breed). But the school is sending a bunch of dogs (including Australian Shepherds) over to TX, and there might be some leftovers. So that means my trainer might get a puppy sooner and they even said it might be a Aussie, they are soo cute and have lots of fuzzy hair!!!
My trainer has gotten all my forms filled out and she is ready to take me when it's time.
I still don't know what to think, do I not want to make it and stay with my trainer, or do I want to be a guide dog?

Brax

Me

My trainer took this photo of me, and I thought it was neat so I wanted to put it on my blog.


Brax

Never Cry Wolf

My trainer was watching a movie with the family (at home) and it had dogs and wolves in it. (well the name was Never Cry Wolf!)

I heard them barking and howling, and I even watched some of it.



My trainer has been told that she probably won't be getting another puppy for a while, I will let you know if she finds out anymore.





Brax

Movies!!!

Hey guys,
If you ever saw one of the posts I did about wishing there was a guide dog movie out on a big screen, guess what me and my trainer's family went to see Alvan & the Chipmunks, and for one part while the chipmunks were in the office coming out of the tree, they ran into a dog! And it was a working German Shepherd with a blind person! Yes it was in the movie not in the movie theater.

So guys make sure to get your trainers to let you go to that movie!!





Brax

Moving

Hey guys,
My trainer is switching to the bigger room, so that means I have to stay down stairs so I won't get in their way while they paint. Since my trainer still can't do much, she is trying to keep me busy. I went upstairs for a "little" peak at the room I have been living in for over 15 months. And you know what! It is completely different than it was a couple days ago!!

I still have to wait to see what the new room is going to look like, (who knows they might not get it finished before I go back!). If you look at the photo under my name you can see what I have been doing all these boring hours!!
Brax

I think I am on my 10th toy
(see all the stuffing? My trainer just picked
up some a minute ago!)

Christmas is here!

Do I look like I am really smiling?
I got most of what I asked for, (but the 1 thing I really wanted I still didn't get, for me to stay a couple more months)

I got lots of stuffed toys. (most of them are torn up now)
my stocking was full with lots of cool toys,
a couple bags of yummy little treats,
and 2 big edible bones!!!!

Hope you had a Merry Christmas, and have a Happy New Year!!!
Brax

Update, cast off!!

Me at the Doctors


I did go with her to the Doctor, and she did get it off, it was my first time to hear and see a cast taker-offer (saw), (another exposure on the list).


She now has her hot pink cast off and is wearing a special soft cast/walking boot. It will still be three more weeks before the bone is completely healed and she can walk on it.
That is going to be right before I go back to school, I wonder if she will be able to walk me into the school one last time.

We have not gotten any more info on the new dog (if she is getting it).




Brax

Presents

Hey guys,

I have looked under the tree and I have 4-5 presents under there.
But you know whats funny, my trainer's sister has a cat (don't you remember Socks?)
He was bored playing with me so he decided to have a little Christmas! He tore open one of MY gifts and was trying to eat the treats that my trainer put in. (well I didn't get a real good look at what was in there) My trainer got her sister to wrap back up the gift before I saw it under there and got a hold of it.

My trainer is going in to the docter today and might get her cast off! I will do another post on it when we get home (that is, if she lets ME come!)

Brax

Remembering

The first time I ever
saw my trainer (and there's Rieko, her
Japanese exchange student)

I am remembering all the good times I had with my trainer. It makes me sad to think I will be leaving in a month. It would be cool to be a guide dog, but... I am going to miss my trainer!!!

Take I look at the photos and see all the good times I had.










Me at Pizza Hut
admiring the buffet



Me at a 4-H fashion show
testing out the runway

























Me playing...yeah you're right
Doctor (okay vet)!! Notice the sling in the first photo, and in the next one
I've got a sprained tail too.
Guess I was wagging too much.















I am growing up!



I didn't mean this much!

















Me at puppy class

Me at my first wedding






















Me at the beach in FL for the
guide dog walk-a-thon
















Hope you like them!
Brax

Santa

I am trying to get my list ready for Santa, (except, I know when I give the list to my trainer to send it to the North Pole, she takes it and gets me gifts!)

Dear Santa (& trainer)

I have been the best dog this year, I do my obedience when my trainer tells me to. I don't have accidents inside (well... most of the time!), I don't beg, (but if she trained me to I would!), I don't get on furniture, and everything else I forgot to say!

Now I will get to the good part.

• A stocking full of stuffed animals with squeakers in them, (and a couple lose treats so I can eat them right away!)


• My trainer to invite the WHOLE guide dog group out ON Christmas!



• The guide dog school to get too many dogs back in Jan and decide to leave me with my trainer for a couple more months.


• My trainer's family dog to suddenly not be able to bark!!!
  
• If I still end up going back that I will be able to make it through the vet check up, and the training.


• My trainer's sister to let me have her cat to take back to school with me!


• Neat toys and treats for Christmas (if you want the list hear you go!)

A bag of treats I have never had before

A huge edible bone

Some really really neat SQUEAKER toys

New rope toys

Another bone that comes with P.B in it when she buys it

Christmas dog cookies

A PETSMART GIFT CARD!!!

Love Brax

(AKA the best dog ever!)

Did you like it? Did you ever get what you want from Santa and trainer?

Brax

Body World photos

I know I already did a post on body worlds but my trainer's friend took some photos while we were there and just sent them to my trainer. So enjoy!


Brax

Me & my trainer



Me with my trainer's friend



My trainer's friend signing
her cast

Christmas party photos!!

Waiting for dogs and
trainers to arrive












Arriving



Princess, my sister, wearing
antlers













Maggie 2 wearing a Santa suit


doing obedience
Prize giving



getting food













Eating






And finely after the people were done eating, we got to eat!! The cup cakes (petit fours) are in the middle with 2 Christmas tree shaped cakes on the outside!







Hoped you enjoyed the photos!


Brax

Christmas party!

We went to a Christmas party yesterday. (the Guide dog Christmas party!) There were lots of dogs there, and we have yet another new dog in our group, an Aussie (Australian Shepard) that's soo adorably cute. His name is Otto.

After we did some obedience, we all sat down and Suzette (the trainer's trainer) was giving out prizes to people. My trainer won a trophy for doing presentations and other things to get the word out about... you guessed it, Guide Dogs! And I won a green stuffed animal to.

They had dog cake, and cup cakes (make sure you look at the photos of it!)

I am still sad about knowing when I will be going back, but I am soo glad I got to go to a puppy meeting before I leave, (since I don't know there will be another one before Jan 21).

I didn't get any photos (well I am a dog!) but my trainers friend got some, so don't forget to check the Christmas party photos!!!


Brax

Sleep Over

I went with my trainer to her friend's house for a couple days. They didn't have any dogs but when we went on walks we met more then 50!



I had the time of my life, My trainer got a couple photos so don't forget to look at them!


Brax



Me playing with a toy, (that I don't have)

My trainers friend petting me

Me looking out the window at other dogs

What toy should I play with?

No!!!!!!!

My trainer has gotten my IFT (In for training) dates!!! I will be going back Jan 21-24. I am glad I can still stay through Christmas but, now I know when I am going back! I am a little excited but sad because I will miss my trainer (and she will miss me to!)

We still are trying to figure out if she is picking up the new puppy when I am dropped off, (and if it is going to be a Goldadore like me!)

I will keep you updated about the new puppy, I hope I get to meet him/her (so stay in touch)



Brax

Merry Christmas!!

Me wearing reindeer antlers

after we put up the tree.

Since I am staying 'til January/February, I am here for another Christmas!! That means Santa might bring me a big bone or a basket full of toys (stuffed animals!). My trainer has already put up my stocking, (since it smells like treats because I used it last year, I really want to get to it).

I found this picture of me when taking down the Christmas tree last year,

(its all of the lights lit up on me!)

Merry Christmas!

Brax

Movies

We went to go see the Bee movie a couple weeks ago, & Enchanted a week ago. Of course I had to be bored out of me mind for hours, I never get to see any fun movies. Like Guide dogs are the best & guide dogs rule movies, but no they don't make movies like that (where you get to watch it full screen, not on the TV at home). At least I got to go see fire house dog, but what's with that? Fire dogs get all of the attention at the movies. Let's tell Hollywood its time for a guide dog to be front and center.

So, to me movie theaters are boring!!!! But guess what!!! When Enchanted was over we were leaving, and somebody spilled there whole bag of popcorn on the floor right in front of me! (supper!!!!) But my owner told me "leave it" (yes I was walking with my owner who was in the wheelchair) & I did not even put my head down!!! She was soo happy with me that I got lots of praise!

Brax

Snow

I have been looking back at older photos taken of me, and at the beginning of the year (in January) I found some pictures of me playing in the snow. I had lots of fun.

Brax


She is getting ready to throw a snow ball!






I had soo much fun!
















don't I look like a bunny rabbit!

Or a kangaroo
















Sure hope it snows again before I go back!