Day 3

Ok, well can you beleive it?? Mom and Dad forgot the camera, so there won't be any pictures today, sorry!!

We worked pretty hard today. First thing this morning, we had to bundle up real warm, cuz we spent the morning outside doing what Jeremy calls "Tracking". I don't know what that means except that I got to go with Dad and Carson and hide in the woods with a bag of hotdogs. After we had been hiding there for about 5 mins, Jeremy and Mom and Donut came to find us. I couldn't see what Donut did, but he found me VERY fast!! Then i got to give him handfuls of cut up hot dogs. Donut likes hot dogs!! Mom said that Jeremy held onto the stretchy leash and told Donut to TRACK! and Donut went running with his nose down on the ground. He ran in a snake like pattern til he found me!! That was fun. I like that game!!! And we get to do it again tomorrow!!
After lunch, we were back at 4 Paws and we learned about tethering and Donut got his brand new service dog harness. He looks real good in it! Then we got homework!! We had to go to the mall and walk around with Donut. I held onto Donut's little leash the WHOLE time!!! That was the most fun I ever had at the mall. Mom and Dad didn't yell at me or grab my arm one single time. They know that Donut will keep track of me now and are hoping that now i will stay with them and not wander off. I did see some teddy bears and tried to stop to look at them, but Donut wouldn't let me stay and get lost, kind of a bummer for me!!
Well, tomorrow holds new adventures, I'm sure....
Hugs, Colin

Day 2

Hi friends and family,

Well day 1 (Tues) I basically got to meet Donut and Mom and Dad got to learn some basic commands...sit; down; heel; come; etc. It was a great time meeting Donut and he seemed to take and bond with my family pretty quickly...even thou Jeremy - the trainer had been taking Donut home with him the past few weeks and they became pretty good buddies...Donut slept on my brother and my bed for a little while, but i think the snoring of all 3 of us in our room might have bothered him and he went elsewhere for the rest of the night...lol

Day 2 (Wed) Today we reviewed and practiced our basic commands and learned a few new ones. Donut is an ace at all of these and one of the better students. We are sooo proud of him. We went over what to expect when we start to do tracking, which we start tomorrow morning. Colin loves to play hide and seek so this should be interesting and fun....

Well off to the pool for a quick swim with my brother and then to bed...

Love Colin

Donut

Donut

We Made It!

Hi all!!!

Well Mom and Dad made me get up at like 4:30 in the morning today for us to make our trek to Xenia Ohio. They said something about missing the Chicago traffic....Well I didnt see any...:) I guess that is good.

We stopped at McDonalds for breakfast in Indiana and then drove in nice cold - sometimes freezing rain all the way here. I was pretty good during the trip and played with my gameboy and watched a few movies.....

We stopped and visited one of mom's friends in Ohio who is an artist and she showed us her studio and showed me and my brother and sister how to play the guitar and I also got to sing on her kariokee machine....she then gave us all a bagel for a snack...

We then continued to Xenia and found out where 4Paws was and then checked into our hotel...mom and dad said now we are going to go swimming to burn off some energy???

Can't wait to meet Donut tomorrow....

Colin

15 hours to go..

Well, we are leaving in about 15 HOURS!! Mom is making us leave early, cuz SHE wants to rest once we get there so we can be ready to meet Donut on Tuesday. I plan on usingthe swimming pool and making her nuts. It IS what i do best!! It seems that we are all ready, we just need to put hte suitcases in the car. It sure takes a lot of suitcases to pack winter clothes, tho. Dad still needs to put his stuff in one, too. I prolly won't post again until after i meet Donut....I can hardly wait!! I look at his picture every chance i get, and mom and dad finally got Donut's "house". I have spent LOTS of time in there with Cailean....we read books in there. I don't know where Donut is gonna sit in there, tho....cuz once Cailean and I are in there, there is not much room left! I wonder if Donut will like having me read him stories? I sure hope Donut likes Dora and Blue, too!!

WEll, check in Late on Tuesday or Wednesday and find out how our first meeting went!!
Love, Colin

MY DOG DONUT!!!! :)

HI Friends and Family!!!

I finally received an email from my new best friend today!!!!! Here it is!!!

My name is Donut! Can you believe it? I always wished I had a cool name like Donut and then out of the blue Jeremy starts calling me Donut and I thought, "Oh my, now how did he know I liked that name?" Of course for a moment I wondered if I was eating too much and started growing a donut middle but no, it was to be my name and now I know why! God put that name in my head and yours, now that makes us slam dunkin donut partners, don't ya think? I am so excited that you are coming next week! Hurry up now! Oh yes, before I go, I am a 2 year old Golden Retriever who loves to snuggle and am very sweet and gentle. Love and doggie kisses, Donut

Love, Colin

STILL waiting....

Hi everyone. I am STILL waiting to find out who Donut is. We went shopping yesterday for a crate and only bought doggie poop bags. I picked out the pirate doggie poop bag holder, even tho mom wanted the paw print one! I really hope today we get to find out who Donut is!! Love, Colin

Friday - No Dog :(

It's Friday Yea!! However I have still not received an email from Donut :(

Dont donut where/who are ya?????

Love Colin.....

Tracking My Dog Donut

Hi friends and family!

Welcome to my Dog Donut blog :)

As of today (Thursday, November 15) I am eagerily awaiting my email from Karen Shirk and the rest of the gang at 4 Paws For Ability (4pawsforability.org) to find out who Dog Donut is. It should be ariving any day now since we only have 12 days until my family makes the trip to Xenia Ohio to train with him. I am really looking forward to meeting him. I know my mom,dad,brother and sister are too!

I plan to update this when I can with new information as it arrives. Feel free to post any messages to me on here.

Thanks for all your support!

Love - Colin