December 9th 2007 9:29 pm
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I'm so excited my Daddy came home to see us this weekend!
OMD, I don't think I updated my diary lately to let everyone know My Daddy is now returning to a differant home than what we originally had :P

To make a long story short, I had to travel with the cat on a seat as we transported our house a considerable amount of miles. When we arrived the new house is equipped with fun stairs to barrel down, but it also means we have new areas for our daily walk: introducing Oyster Creek Park.

Today we took part in a family tradition though: pictures w/Santa Paws! Oreo & I sat together on either side of him & now we have a gift frame too. On top of that, Mom's been talking about perhaps becoming a therapy dog now that we're closer to such opportunities, and today we met someone who "evaluated" our potential for the field. There's a concept called: "messy petting" that both of us moved slightly away from the new lady when approached this way. She noted that what we both have to work on, but by what I was listening, it'll be almost two months before the actual "test" - so we have plenty of time.

As the way Mom always is though, today we started out on the right paw & integrated petting by strangers into our daily walk. Opportunity presented itself though, when a friendly man & his black shepherd strolled up & he wanted them to sniff noses. Mom told him the story & he pet me on the head.

Later, a man we've met before, (who had shared he owned a sheltie who lived to be 14 yrs old while in Minnisota), and who now feeds stray cats at the park, outstretched his hand in greeting to me and I sniffed it as normal. Who would pass up licking fingers of someone who had cat food on their hands?

As the evening started to turn darker we walked up to the crowded area before returning to our car. A child, about as tall as I am, started wobbling behind us. Mom noticed him on our path & asked if he wanted to pet me. We stood eye to eye, (Mom tried to put me in a down, but I didn't want to stay because this was only my 2nd time w/a "baby" & I think I feel a little more confident on all four feet). I was skiddish by the tiny hand at first, but after a few pets, he pet my mane, and back, and the father was very appreciative of us stopping. Since Mom was already on the ground with all of us, like a circle of campers, an older lady stopped in her tracks & also pet both of us. I have to admit, I liked her a lot though & encouraged her petting. She told us about her dogs, so I think that's why I felt a little more affectionate for her to pet me.

Christmas time is here! I sport a heart shaped charm that boasts: "Christmas Princess" on it with a tiny bell. I love the holidays.