CGC Test

In order for Kaiya to get her service vest (training) she needed to pass what is called the Canine Good Citizens Test. This is a test created by the AKC to determine if your dog can be polite in public.
We arrived at Pet Suites in Lexington on Saturday night to have her tested. There were 6 other dogs there who needed to be tested as well in a very small room. I knew Kaiya could do all the test well but in a new setting with new dogs and new people I was a little worried. Kaiya was a very excited and playful when we first got there. She had to walk nicely on a a loose leash around other dogs and a people, sit, stay, down, come, ect - all without treats around all the other dogs. I told Todd when we walked in that I was nervous but it all turned out fine. We were able to calm her down so that she could focus and listen to us. After it was all done, she passed!! I was soo happy and proud of her. She will now get her vest and look like an official service dog!

Christmas 08

Christmas has already come and gone. It went by so fast! I hope you all were able to enjoy the holidays :) Our little family went to Michigan this year for Christmas. We put both Lexus and Kaiya in the back seat of my Saturn and drove the 7 1/2 hours to my parents house in Grand Rapids, MI. This was Kaiya's first really long drive and she did really well! She does like to take up most of the back seat (poor Lexus) ;) We stayed in MI for 5 days. During that time it snowed (they have had 60 in this winter so far), rained (melted all that snow), flooded, and then snowed again. It was a pretty exciting time! They river and lake in my parent back yard flooded the most is has since they have lived there (25 years plus). It got very, very close to the house on Sunday morning so instead of going to church, we spent the morning/afternoon sand bagging their house and the neighbors. It was something I've never done before and wouldn't like to do again, but I have to say, it is very cool to see a community come together to help someone out. There were probably 30 people in the neighborhood (even ones that don't live on the lake) that came out to help.
After that exciting day, slept in on Monday and then loaded the car for our trip back. We had great driving weather and would have made it home in good time except for the traffic we ran into in Dayton and Cincinnati.
All in all we had a great Christmas. We are enjoying our time off from work. We don't' have to go back until the 5th. Kaiya will be having her Canine Good Citizens Test this month so keep us in your prayers. If she passes this test she will get her official vest!
I hope you all have a great start to this new year!

Blessings ~Kristin