Wed, 19 Jul 2006– I’d forgotten Alda’s flair for the dramatic. Last night, near the end of our walk, she was moping along, looking extremely forlorn….kind of pitiful, actually. At that point, I happened to notice a cat so I started talking to it. That certainly perked Alda up…she started prancing like a pony…all the way back to my house. She forgot all about the moping routine. Sometimes, I think she just needs a distraction, something to take the focus off of how miserable she feels. I’ve started singing lullabies to the pups. I’m willing to bet that’s something that hasn’t happened in prior pregnancies. Alda’s not quite sure what to make of this….
Posts Tagged ‘walk’
really slow walks, made faster by cat
Thursday, November 29th, 2007Slow down on walks
Thursday, November 29th, 2007Bev traded Alda back to Gary for about a week.
Thu, 13 Jul 2006 – Gary writes, “Alda is doing fine. If I walk her once a day she can go on a longer walk and does not slow down near as much. She has also started her pregnant wheezing wine. See you Sunday.”
Bev writes, “I see that the heat is supposed to return over the weekend. One report I heard indicated that out here the temperature might be 105 on Sunday. Needless to say, Alda won’t be doing much walking in that kind of heat. I try and get her out some in the AM and again around dusk. Alda must have completely switched over to the puppy chow by now. Did she tolerate that changeover OK?
What about this whine….is it a constant thing? She is only 3 weeks from her return date, so I imagine she’s starting to get pretty uncomfortable. I mailed some pictures to Bindy on Saturday. If she hasn’t received them yet, she should in the very near future. For a cardboard camera, they turned out quite well. I’ll be sure and take more at my house, plus take two cameras to GDB when I take her in. See you Sunday….”
Preparing for the Puppy Raisers
Thursday, November 29th, 2007
Between 6 and 8 weeks of age the puppies are in the puppy kennel, where they share stalls with their littermates and continue being fed three times daily. The puppy kennel is the place where the puppies first experience the outside world. They are socialized and walked on campus by dedicated volunteers where they are exposed to strange noises, new smells and situations, and learn to overcome their initial fear of surprises. When the puppies are about 8 weeks old, they are ready to be placed with their raiser families. (From Guide Dogs for the Blind)