herding dog – JoyRide Australian Shepherds

From the desk of Terra

I wanted to share my fun adventure of yesterday … I was suppose to have mom post yesterday but we just got way too tired when we got home. Ok back to to my story, I joined mom and Sam on a trip to Wegmans (this is in fact one of my favorite stores they have everything)! For those who don’t know, Sam is this super cool lady who gets to be a part of the family and help us with bunches of things. She is usually the “go to” on joyrides with me and mom when dads at work. Oh my goodness focus… ok so anyway … I had so many people say how beautiful I was, which of course made my floofy butt wiggle. Mom said I was doing great and I made sure to be super focused on her while the aisles got crowded. It’s my to make sure that mom is ok while we are out in public and Wegmans is not mom’s favorite store. Not to brag but it’s pretty tough when I’m close to all those yummy smelling foods and those noisy carts zoom so close but mom trained me to be a rockstar. I have to say though, the best part of the trip was when we got to go to Dunkin and I got some delicious whip cream!!! Then of course per usual I took my much needed nap in my very own seat.

From the desk of Terra

Yesterday was a most exciting day. I got to take mom to get some stuff done at the people doctor. We got to go on an epic car ride and mom even remembered to move the kiddos car seat so I would be comfy (I knew then this adventure was more than just a car ride)!

Once we got there mom zoomed around underground until she parked the bus that was fun (I like when mom zooms). I got to waltz in with mom, I say waltz because walking just doesn’t sound as magical and my fluff is freaking magical. Right focus on the story … so this nice guy took mom’s temperature and did some pointing. We started waltzing some more down the hallway when all of a sudden mom scooted up against the wall and called me to front and sit stay. I was like oh crickey what’s coming …. Silly mom thought I’d be startled by the food trolley for the food service staff. I sat like the well behaved service dog mom trained me to be (even though we practice this for rally-o). We went on our merry way and found ourselves sitting in a nice comfy waiting room.

Today was the first time that mom left me alone with a support person. I rocked it like a champ waiting for her. I got to see all kinds of fun cool stuff like wheelchairs, crutches, canes, people wearing gowns it was super fun. As much fun as I had out and about with mom I was super glad when we got home to snuggle and watch movies.

Our house was in serious need of some laughs yesterday when I decided to put all the dogs to work. Jeff was kind enough to hook up the sled and all the dogs and let them pull the kids in a sled. Henley and Audrey loved it!!! We are not sled dog people but I had so much fun anyway and it was some much needed food for my soul as it lifted my spirits.

This weekend we went to go cut down our Christmas tree with the family. In years past we have always brought one of our dogs with us this year it was Chili’s turn.

Our oldest daughter started preschool this year and like most kids the pandemic has made it very difficult for her to be prepared for a classroom setting. Everyday for school drop off she asks to bring one of the dogs with us. While we hang out in the school drop off area she snuggles, hugs and kisses that dog until she is ready to run onto school at the last moment. This may seem like a small or insignificant thing to some but the comfort and distraction that these dogs provide for my daughter is priceless. The Party Olive seems to be one of the favorites for Henley to take with for school drop off.

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