Nicknames: Argent La Marka Mischief Managed CGC, Ollie, Ollie-Man, Ollie-Monster, Mister, Poodle, Noodle, Boop Doggie Dynamics:
Energy
sleepy
energetic
Intelligence
silly
genius
Friendliness
aggressive
affectionate
Playfulness
not playful
very playful
Disposition
anxious
calm
Sun Sign:
Quick Bio:
-purebred
-service dog
Birthday: April 5th 2008 Likes: Fetching balls out of the ocean, playing with Sissy Sabrina, and meeting up with other service dog teams! Pet-Peeves: I get to have a pet?! Cool! I think I'd like to get a Pygmy Puff and name it Arnold! Favorite Toy: I like all the 100% wool toys, they smell really cool and are fun! I also like my iSqueak ball from JW pet. It is my FAVORITE!!! Favorite Food: Raw food of any kind, but most especially rabbit! Favorite Walk: Albany Hill, Ohlone greenway, anywhere I can swim Best Tricks: I can pick a credit card up off the floor! But my best tricks are all my work as a service dog helping my mom. Arrival Story: I was a very wanted and planned-for puppy. My mom started thinking about what type of dog she wanted for her next psychiatric service dog nearly a year before I was born! Once she decided on standard poodles, she spent a long time researching breeders. Eventually she found -- link removed -- and knew they were the right breeders. My fur-mom and fur-grandma are both service dogs, and my fur-great-grandma is a therapy dog. I lived with all three of them plus a few others and my brothers and sisters until I was 8 weeks old. I first met my human parents when I was 5 weeks old and they came down for a visit. They really liked me a lot, and I liked them, too! So both of us were happy when I passed my puppy aptitude test for service work with flying colors, scoring all excellents and goods. One of my brothers scored similarly to me, so my human parents drove down to see us when we were 8 weeks old. They said it was a hard decision, but I think it was easy! They liked me from the beginning! I was a little sad to leave my brothers and sisters, but I was excited to start learning how to become a psychiatric service dog for my new mom. Bio: I have 2 biological fur-sisters and 4 biological fur-brothers-- one of whom is also going to be a service dog! In my family I have a doggy sister, a kitty brother and sister, and a gecko brother. My mom has Bipolar Disorder (manias and depressions) and Complex-PTSD (which includes symptoms like panic attacks and agoraphobia), and I am trained to alert to episodes and ground her to help her through them. Mom also has chronic pain and surgery-resistant endometriosis, and I help her keep her balance when she is in pain. I'm also trained to help keep her steady due to her medication side effects. On January 13th, 2008 I passed my CGC test and started going with mom almost full time as a Service Dog In Training. On September 23rd, 2010 I passed my Public Access Test. That means now I am a full service dog! Forums Motto: Super Silver Service Spoodle The Groups I'm In: The Ultimate Harry Potter Fan Club, D/C MAGIC, Dr. House Group, Service Dogs Group, Service Dogs of Northern California The Last Forum I Posted In: PSD?
My flyer: Click here to download the flyer mom hands out when people ask questions about me.
On Monday one of dad's friends from High School was in town, so we got to go into the city to hang out with him! I've never met him before, but Sissy Sabrina says he is a very nice guy and she was right.
We ended up walking to Chinatown and going on a walking-tour of the area. One of the earliest stops we made was at a kite shop. We walked in and there was a CAT! It was just sitting in the shop staring me down. Mom advanced a few steps and the cat stared us down some more. I was doing a good job ignoring the cat, but mom didn't feel safe so we waited outside the shop. We were standing there minding our own business when some people came by to pet me. They talked with us and told mom how impressively I was behaving with the cat. Mom said "what?!" and looked around. The cat had come out of the store and was sitting right behind mom's legs, peering up at me! Mom was so proud of me that I hadn't reacted at all.
Next we went around to lots of shops and a temple and a church. They were all welcoming of me and a lot of fun to see.
Once we were done with Chinatown, we headed down to the Ferry building and then walked along the Embarcadero. Mom started getting really tired and her joints were hurting a lot so we took a streetcar back to dad's friend's hotel, and then rode the BART home. Boy what an exhausting day!
Hey pups, long time no write! I've not been able to get mom to type in a diary entry for me for a while now... all because of the PSDS Gathering. Mom was busy as a bee planning the event, and so my needs to update my diary were ignored. How rude!
Anyway, the gathering came and went, and it was a lot of fun! We met a lot of great people and pups, and got a lot of pictures, too.
Today mom and dad went swimming at the Richmond Plunge. It is a really cool historic swimming pool that has been recently refurbished. The only reason dad could go is because they use a salt water purification system instead of chlorine (which he is sensitive to)! Mom and dad were very happy to try out the pool.
I was very intrigued by the pool, and wanted to get in when we first got there. But mom told me this pool was for humans only. No fair! She got out my pop up tent and gave me a bully stick, though, so that made up for not getting to swim with mom!
I was a good boy while mom and dad swam laps. I did get a little anxious near the end about mom being so far away from me, but nothing too bad. Mom says with a few practice sessions I should be good to go to any pool, yay! I hope that means I get to go swimming in one of them!
On the way home, we stopped by Safeway to get some meat for us doggies. Mom forgot her treat pouch, but she didn't need it because aside from a sniff in the meat department, I was perfect. Go me!
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