New doggie store

Hi everyone!
I'm here to tell you about a really cool online dog boutique! One of my best friends just started her own company! It's called Signafur, www.signafur.com and my niece, McKenna was a model for some products!! (her pictures aren't online yet, but Magic's are...check them out!!). Anyway, take a look...it's a cool site :)

Woof,
Hiltie

www.signafur.com

An Update

Hi everyone!
I'm back at my first home with Laura, she's going to take care of me while my famliy is on vacation for 2 weeks. I've had fun so far! Yesterday I saw my boyfriend Magic again and Shawn. The last time I saw Magic was August 20, 2004! We remembered each other right away!! Laura has a new puppy McKenna, she's ok, but I would rather play with the big dogs or sleep. I think Laura said we're going to see some of my friends that I knew when I was a puppy, that will be fun! I know they can't wait to see me!

All for now,
Hiltie

Golf Anyone???

If you're in the Sacramento area and like to play golf, there is a great tournament put on by the Gold Rush Champions of Sacramento. All the money goes to Canine Companions for Independence, last year the tournament brought in almost $70,000 for the dogs!!! Go to www.golf4cci.com for more information.

I saw my mom and Shawn!

On May 20th my first mom, Laura, came to see me with my new family! I was SO happy to see her! It was also really fun to play with Shawn, I last saw her in February when I graduated, but I had to be good and we couldn't play, this time it was different! We ran around my yard, and tugged on toys together, it was great! Laura, Shawn and I then went to school to pick up my boy, Andrew. I was very good and Laura was so happy to see how well I work. I kept hearing something about how I'm going to be staying with Laura for 2 weeks while my famliy goes away, that should be a lot of fun.
I'll keep you updated,
Hiltie

Happy's pups!

Happy had 10 puppies on April 4, 2005! The dad of this litter is Terrell (a 50/50 Lab/Golden cross). These pups are going to be beautiful!! The litter is the "M" litter and Laura is going to be raising McKenna II :) It's a cute name. I'm going to meet the puppy when I come back to stay with Laura for 2 weeks while my family is visiting London. It's going to be great to see Shawn again too...and of course Laura.

Off to play,
Hiltie

My Family Photo

My mom just added a lot of pictures of me! One of my favorites is my famliy photo...check it out! From left to right: Happy II (Happy was picked as a breeder for CCI), Hessie II (Hessie decided service work wasn't for her, but she's back home with her puppy raisers), ME, Hiltie (you know what I'm doing), OMSI (He's our Dad, isn't he a nice looking dog!!), and Horsham (Horsham is now home with his puppy raiser too, he enjoys hikes and hanging out with the family!). All of us are very happy in what we are doing! I hear that Happy is due to have puppies on April 6th! How exciting is that? Another great thing about that is that Laura is going to be getting one of Happy's puppies to raise!! Yay :)
Off to work,
Hiltie

I GRADUATED!!!

Hey Everyone!
It's Hiltie here, I gradauted on Saturday, February 26, 2005!! What an awesome day :) I saw my puppy raiser Laura and I also was presented to my new family! I'm a skilled companion to a little boy and oh do I love my job! It's the best! I'm having such a great time. If you want to learn more about what I do, go to www.cci.org I was in advanced trainging for 6 months, it so nice to be at home with my family now. Ok, I have to go play!

Hiltie

I'm in Team Training!

Hi everyone!
It's Hiltie here, I'm in Team Training at Canine Companions for Independence (CCI). Team Training (TT) is what I've been waiting my whole life for! This is where I will find my new partner for life, it's a very exciting time for everyone involved. TT is a two week process of classes and learning, and at the end I will get to see Laura my puppy raiser! Then Laura will hand over my leash to my new partner, it seems great and I can hardly wait to start my new life as a skilled companion, to read more about this go to www.cci.org I have to get back to the classroom now!
Bye,
Hiltie