Choreographer's Cuisine

You Really Want To Know? Talk faster, use more words Sound excited, give more praise  Rules and methods Do’s and don'ts I think I’m in a constant daze Tangled legs in her leash The “help” command - no clue She will get it This I know For it’s still so new   She just used the litter box!  The cat is not impressed  She’ll step right up But turns away  When slipping on her vest French and English Hand signs, tone  I think I'm going to scream I am drowning in it all I want to find routine My shoe fell off  She stares at it  Wondering what to do  We try to fetch, to no avail    Cyrus, it's up to you She doesn't bark  When I ask The strategy is strange  I have strep throat My sleep’s cut short Confusion comes with change It's not all work There is fun She loves to spin and play And so that's it, just one more week, That's all I have to say!...

Well the long and agonizing wait is over!!! Canadian Guide Dogs started me on my 3 week training program with my new assistance dog on Monday August 13!!  I just completed my first week and am onto my second. I think I had forgotten how hard this process is. Electra is adorable and melted my heart from the first moment I laid eyes on her, but she's having to transfer her affections, her obedience and herself from the trainer who has had her for about a year, to me, a total stranger. There have been moments of joy and laughter as she's obeyed me without the trainer here, but there have also been moments of tears and frustration and moments I have wanted to quit and give her back and get on with life and be with Cyrus. But my love for her has won out every time and now at the beginning of my second week of training I can see the bond is already strong. She loves me, and I love her. She's my girl. Electra  While I was in tears of exhaustion and absolute fatigue f...