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!