Wednesday, April 27, 2011

The Manual

So I eagerly shared this information with my family.   My husband, Terry saw my commitment and was supportive.  He liked the idea but wanted to be sure we would follow through.  So I began to attend Puppy Raiser Club meetings.  My daughter attended with me.  The meetings teach proper obedience and handling,  raisers share their ups and downs with their puppy and get great support.  It was intimidating seeing all these competent dog handlers.  Some folks had raised 5 or more Guide Dogs.  So I was in the right place to get my feet wet.  My daughter and I got involved with training from get go.  I was also handed a large Puppy Raising manual to study.  The manual was substantial but full of information. Time to study up.  I would also need a house and fence evaluation to make sure it was safe for a puppy.  And I would begin puppy sitting the club puppies over night.  Here we go!