October 3rd 2006 3:49 pm
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Well, I got my Pets and People patch and my Certified Service Dog tag. So, I'm now a real Certified Service Dog. My thirty-eight months of training is now officially done. I still have to do my Service Dog exercises just to keep me sharp as a whistle... whistle while you work - BOL... Of course I have daily tasks that I always do and I love doing them. I now know when mom says Shadow - Go To Work - Good Boy means for me to head to my gear basket and sit down till mom gets there. My tail is going really fast because I know that its time to put on my Harness and Gentle Leader... Then we leave the house - I leave last behind mom... When I get home mom takes my gear off and says Shadow - ALL DONE - very good boy ... and then I stretch, rub my head on the area rug and do a quick run to the kitchen for a drink and then say hi to everyone in the house .. Then mom says - Shadow - Come and I help her into her chair.. She then dismisses me till I'm needed again...

Mom is now waiting for my Service Dog Harness Bandana - Custom made for me. It's being done in a Royal Blue with White letters (to represent that I'm a Disabled American Vet). The lettering will say: Shadow, Certified Service Dog and it will have a Service Dog Patch on it that's red with a white cross and a black dog sitting down (mom says it looks like me). The lady said its done and will be sent out this week... YIPEE!!!

Shadow - CERTIFIED Mobility Assistance Service Dog