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(Red
Tri Bitch)
Oak
and Ash Chrima Remember When CGC, RN, 1st HCT leg, Therapy Dog
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On
Aug. 6, 2006 Ember was WB/BOW/BOB (going up over specials) for
a 5 point major under Sharon Rowe at the Niagra Falls ASCA
show.
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Message
from Patti Young 8/26/06
Just
wanted to let you know that Ember and I took our therapy team
test -- She passed with flying colors! She may want a
new partner though -- I can't believe how nervous I was, It's
not like I don't ever compete in anything! At one point,
the evaluator laughed and reminded me to breathe -- geesh,
what was my problem??????
When
I first went into the rehab center, a number of residents came
up and asked if they could pet Ember. It was a great
opportunity for us to practice since most were either in
wheelchairs or used walkers. Ember was the perfect
little lady, and boy did she eat up the attention!! One
poor man was obviously not feeling well, but he still wanted
to visit. Ember must have sensed something about him
because she immediately curled up next to his wheels so he
could pet her -- the only problem was he couldn't bend over.
I asked her to stand and as soon as his fingers touched her
head, she actually stood on her toes with her head elevated so
he could reach her -- It was so touching, it was like she knew
what he needed. He stroked her for a few minutes, just
gazing down at her -- he said very little, but she knew how to
make him "feel better" all on her own. Too bad
I wasn't as relaxed as she was when we actually went in for
the test. (lol) At the end of the evaluation, one of the
testers said that Ember and I were like perfect dance
partners.
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Message
from Patti Young 7/2/07
Just
wanted to let you know that I took naked Ember to the BRASC
shows today. During the am show she kept targeting the
black tape spots on the floor - darn agility dogs (lol)
By the time we got to the pm show, she was really on - she
went around like she owned the ring - and boy did she; we
took a 4 pt major under Susan Woodle.
Ember
moved effortlessly, apparently she brought along a cheering
crowd that I didn't even know she had :O)) Lots of
people commented on what a lovely bitch she is, and how
clean she moves. I can't tell you how much I
absolutely adore her!
We're
off to Niagra Falls Next weekend, I'll let you know how we
do.
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Ember
is a volunteer for Wags for Hope
We
attended our first official READ session this morning.
Ember participated in two 20 minute sessions, each with a
different student. She was the perfect little angel!
The
first little boy was reading a book about a Pirate School.
Things were going quite well, he was petting Ember the
entire time he was reading, but stayed focused on his book.
About half way through the book, he started showing typical
signs of avoidance from stress; he was stumped by the word
"treasure." I told him that Ember was
wondering what the picture was on the page. The boy
responded by saying that it was a treasure map, and that the
map showed where the treasure was hidden.
Ember then asked what the treasure was. The boy said
that there were dog bones for her and gold for him (he
wanted to buy the Statue of Liberty). At that moment,
Ember rolled on her back for her belly to be rubbed - I told
him that she was rolling over with excitement, and that she
couldn't wait to go on the treasure hunt. The boy then
opened his book and continued reading.
The
second session was with a young girl reading a book about
farm animals. There was a pig who did a jig in the story.
Ember wanted to know what a jig was. The little girl
stood up, gave a wiggle, and said it was a dance. The
wiggle caught Ember's attention, and she began wiggling her
little butt. The girl started laughing at Ember's
wiggle butt dance, and said "hey, she's dancing!"
I then gave Ember the signal to twist (spin to the left) and
shout (spin to the right). The little girl asked if
she could try, so I gave her a cookie to hold, showed her
the signal, and with a little extra "hidden" help,
Ember did the twist and shout for the girl (Ember then had
more dance partners than she knew what to do with - the
innocence of kids is amazing!)
We
will be going back tomorrow and Wed to finish up this short
session. Then we will be taking it easy for awhile, we
don't have anything planned again until the Nationals.
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