Life is good!

Today,  Kingsley had a good buddy at the groomers with him!  PAD Davy is a 7 month old Labradoodle.  His volunteer trainers been having a hard time keeping him clean in a traditional doodle coat, so I said "let's try a poodle cut!".

Low and behold, we all are getting a kick out of how much like a poodle he looks!! 

7 month old Labradoodle PAD Davy with 10 month old PAD Kingsley  

Happy 10 Months, Buddy.

10 Facts About Kingsley

1. He is a cream Standard Poodle

2. Kingsley's mom's name is Champion Boxwood Juicy Couture

3. Kingsley's stud's name is Martin

4.  Both parents were black Standard Poodles

5. He was born on a farm

6. He had 10 weeks with goats, ducks and horses as friends

7. People tend to be more afraid of Kingsley than the labs i've had

8. He looks best in a bright aqua blue

9. Gives the best hugs

10. Favorite toy is the Premier Jack

1st Meeting!

Well, I finally felt like Kingsley and I are doing well enough together to bring him to a business meeting today!  He was PERFECT and i'm so glad I decided to try!  We arrived 30 minutes early, and the meeting was a little over an hour long.  Kingsley remained in an under/down/stay for the entire meeting!  He also settled a lot quicker than our last time in a café.  (I think last time it took around 6 minutes, this time was 3 max!).  Here he is right after he went under and laid down.   He's such a dream. 

almost 10 months old

Life Getting Back To Normal

Kingsley and I are finally feeling a bit more caught up from the hustle and bustle of the December To Remember (or perhaps not because it was so busy I can't quite even remember it!).  He handled the holidays well, nothing extraordinary to write about!  

Today we did an outing at Target, again completely working on my wheelchair.  We've been doing so great with it that last week we went to Toys R Us!  It was PACKED with kids and he did great!!

During todays trip while Kingsley and I were in line (moments after the photo below was taken) a woman came up quickly behind us, bent down and used his back to bare her weight on while reaching for something on the low shelf.   He handled it perfectly by looking up at me and while he showed concern he didn't startle at all!  Good boy!

PS he was due to be groomed lol!

Happy New Years!

We've been so busy playing catch up from the time I had to take off for my sisters wedding and the Holidays!

Training and Updates

Well my sister is getting married the weekend before Christmas, so I won't be blogging much all December.  I just wanted to write and say that Kingsley has done 2 more public training sessions on my wheelchair and is excelling at the whole process!  I added somewhat of a "warning" cue for turning left, because when I turn left I'm turning into him so to speak.  I simply say "left" a second before I turn.    It seems to really help him get in position!  I also started asking him to "tug" my socks off.  This is the hardest of all tugging because he has to be very gentle, yet grip the sock tight enough to pull it off.  He's done really well with it!

Here is my favorite training session from the month so far!  It was in a local floral/craft shop when we did some training while shopping for my sisters wedding.

Happy 9 month Birthday!

Dear Kingsley,

I cannot believe that you have been mine now, for 6 1/2 months.  You ran to me from across the grassy pasture at your breeders farm and checked out my feet before going about your silly puppy antics.  I will never forget how quickly you put 2 + 2 together that your behavior could earn food treats (in your stressful temperament test, at that!) and how quickly you learned when tug was over, to be calm.  You've learned more in these months than some dogs learn in 2 years and keep impressing me every day.  I can't wait to see how far you come in life.

Love Always,

Mom