Yesterday, Seva performed her very first service demo. We went to Minnetonka West Middle School and joined three other Helping Paws teams to show a group of 8th and 9th graders what we do. There were at least 60 kids in the large band room.<\/p>\n
You know, Seva is the most sociable, excitable puppy, so I went into this expecting her to do well, but knowing that at any moment she could go berserk. We did have a little scene when she saw Chuda in the vestibule outside the front office. Seva stayed with Chuda a couple weeks ago when we went out of town, so they’re buddies. Seva was airborn with excitement. Fortunately, Chuda is older and set a more respectable tone (thanks to his trainer, Wendy!).<\/p>\n
I recorded the demo, which took about an hour, and have edited out some short clips. The stars of the day (closest to the camera to farthest): Seva, 7 mos old, and Alida; Jed, 2 1\/2 yrs old, and John; Chuda, 9 mos old, and Wendy; Aida, 1 1\/2 yrs old, and Katy.<\/p>\n
The dogs each do something amazing and we went in order of youngest to oldest, so you get a sense of the progression of skills.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n Watch this if…<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Intro: …you want to hear Katy talk a bit about Helping Paws and meet the trainer\/dog teams.<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n