last week me and mom went to visit our new friends at turning point. i was really excited because mom packed a whole bag of treats and i could not wait to show my friends all 3 tricks that i know. i got petted a LOT, and brushed, and hugged and kisses, and one boy even tried to ride me. i thought it would be fun to play horsey, but mom said it was probably not a good idea (but what does SHE know, HMPH!). one of my new friends let me wear his baseball hat, which i think i looked very cool in, so i did not mind too much later when he touched my eyeball. mom said he was just curious. some of the kids there were a little scared of me, but i know not everybody likes dogs. maybe they will warm up to me on our next visit. i hope so! i made some really nice new friends and boy did my coat look shiny from all the brushing. mom said we will have to go there more often so i will not look like such a raggamuffin, which is ok with me. i can't wait to go back next month and maybe meet even more friends and mom said hopefully we can do our dog safety demonstration...we didn't get to do it this time because they were SO EXCITED to see me. i have that effect on people, you know.

kiss kiss drool,
XOXO
Lincoln

new places, new faces!

yesterday mom took me on my first official therapy dogs, inc. visit! i was really excited cause i got to wear my vest for the first time since mom put my patches on (that's a picture of what my patch looks like on the left!)and i look really, REALLY handsome in it. we went to a place that mom said is something called transitional housing...she said that it was an apartment building for families who used to not have homes and that they lived there for a few years and did things like finish school and learn new skills to help them find jobs they liked. i still don't really get it, but i really liked our visit and i felt right at home. we met a bunch of moms who live there and mom talked about what pet therapy is, and how hard i worked to get certified, and some of the moms gave us permission to come back a few times a month and play with the kids that live there!

mom says i will be perfect for this because i am really patient and don't mind having my ears or tail pulled on a little bit and she said that since the kids that lived there couldn't have dogs that they would really love seeing me when we come visit. there was a little girl there when we met all the moms and she came right up to me and laid down on the floor next to me. i think she was kinda scared of me at first, cause i am bigger than she is, but she got closer and closer to me and mom showed her how to rub my belly and pet me on the head like i like. she also ran right up to mom and gave her a big hug, which i know mom liked. she likes hugs. she hugs me all the time! we are going to go back soon for a visit with the kids there, which will be fun, because i know that will mean lots of petting and LOTS of treats. i can't wait to make some new friends, and mom said we will even be teaching them about being safe around new dogs. so i think that pretty much makes me a teacher, too. and when i was little, i always wanted to be an astronaut or a teacher, so i am ON MY WAY!

kiss kiss drool-
lincoln

buy me some peanuts and cracker jack!

me and mom live right next to a baseball stadium, and sometimes at night i can hear the fireworks, which i am not a fan of (mom calls me a ninny but i don't think there is anything ninny-ish about hiding in the closet when it sounds like the world is about to end!!). i don't really know what baseball even is, but mom said i would like it. so, to show me, she took me to a game last month! they had a special day where people could buy tickets for their dogs and we all sat in one big doggy section, and mom watched the game and i drooled over the smell of hot dogs. she wouldn't even buy me one! hmph! it was really very loud with all those people cheering and dogs barking, but i still managed to lay down and take a nap during the game. my pet therapy friends, annie and brooklyn, were there, too, so it was fun to see them outside of the Argus House. i hope we can go back again cause i was really close to getting mom to buy me a hot dog, or at least getting a bite out of the one the lady in front of us was eating. next time!

FINALLY!

I am back, internets! Did you miss me?? I had a really fun winter, there was SO MUCH snow to play in (and turn yellow, hee hee!!), I love it! Mom made me wear my winter coat a couple of times which I think is dum, but she said I look handsome in it, and I guess I do want to look handsome.

We got approved to work with residents at the Bethany House, which mom said is where moms and kids can go to be safe when the dad is mean. I had to go meet a lot of people and mom was nervous but I don't know why, because I laid down on the floor of their office as soon as we got there and they all fell in love. Just like they always do. ;) Mom says I am gonna get a big head with all these people loving me, but I think she is just jealous because no one scratches behind HER ears. Anyway, we have to wait until it's warm enough to play outside, which I hope will be soon, because we are going to teach the kids there all about dog safety. Mom has a special book and everything! And I get to wear my TD Inc vest, which I am excited about, because unlike my silly winter coat, I KNOW I look handsome in my vest!

We also went to the Argus House when the weather was warm enough and we are going again next weekend. Brooklyn and Annie's moms got the idea that we should do an obstacle course with the boys like they do on Animal Planet, so I hope we get to do that so I can show everyone how good I am at laying around while other dogs jump over stuff and run around cones.

So, that is all for now, I'm sorry I didn't rite much lately, but I have been extra busy being cute and Mom made me get my teeth cleaned not long ago and I was still pouting about THAT.

Until next time...
XOXO
Lincoln