Our Tuesday evening meeting in June was held at craft store Michaels on 66th Street. We started off making sure everyone had the supplies they needed – puppy manuals, new and improved Paws for Patriots brochures, and lots of business cards to help spread the word about Southeastern Guide Dogs. Whenever someone stops you to talk about and pet your pup, be sure to hand them a business card so they can go to the SEGD site, call, or visit to learn more about SEGD's mission and become a donor or volunteer.
We got moving with a forward walk to work off some energy. No one seems too dog-distracted here!
Then we practiced putting on and taking off puppy coats the Mersereau way, with stand-stays as we slid the coat over the puppy's head, simulating how it will put on the harness one day.
Next, we headed inside Michaels to check out all the neat sights and smells – first out of coat (since Michaels allows pets), to allow our dogs to feel comfortable with the unknown, then in coat to learn to ignore these same distractions. Don and Echo show only a mild interest in the dried flowers.
Ditto for Buster while Victoria chats with some other raisers.
Everyone did great, and as far as I know, no flowers were eaten. Good work, guys!
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