Dear Future Person: January 2016

Beach Pups

Dear Future Person,

Today Lennon and I went to the beach with Serena, Delaney and Dixie. I LOVED the water. My puppy trainer thinks I would really like to do something called 'dock diving'. If it involves water, I think I would love it. Going to the beach was a fun way to get me exposed to going to new places while letting me figure it out at my own speed without the worry of having to be a well behaved service dog in training. I had so much fun I was exhausted afterwards!!!

Serena and I

Sheesh Lennon is such a weirdo!

I am sure there will be many beach trips in my future.

With Love,

Dugan

Dear Future Person,

As Dugan said, we got to go to the beach! I wasn't so sure of the water. I more enjoyed running in the sand and getting extremely sandy.

I was the only one to pose for the group photo

Sandy pup

With my puppy trainer

Dugan and I practicing "ups" on the picnic table after

Being a co-pilot for my puppy trainer

I love playing and getting time to be a puppy. I am an adventurous little pup and things like going to the beach make me so happy!

With Love,

Lennon

Hello my name is Dugan

Dear Future Person,

My "brother " Lennon has already introduced me to his future person but I wanted to introduce myself directly. My name is Dugan. I was born on October 28th to a chocolate lab mom and a black lab dad. My Angel With Paws got a call about the breeder having one puppy left (me!).

My puppy trainer and Valerie (another MAWP trainer) went to go see if I would be a good candidate for the program. I was living under a run down house. I had never been to the vet nor had really met many people or other dogs. My puppy trainer and Val didn't bother evaluating me, they knew they had to just get me out of there. I was very scared at first and didn't know what was going on. After spending a week with my puppy trainer I came out of my shell. I am a goofy puppy. I love toys and playing. Everyone says how handsome I am. They think I am going to be a great service dog!!

Working on my model poses

With my "sister" Delaney

I really like to sit in the dog door

I have learned how to settle right into being a house dog, not a under the house dog

I have been on a couple outings and am really learning to have a sense of adventure.

With my "sisters" teaching me how to walk out and about

I am going to be a big boy!

I look forward to becoming your service dog and going on many more grand adventures.

With Love,

Dugan

Introducing Dugan

Dear Future Person,

You have already met my golden brothers and sisters. They are pretty awesome.

Starting upper left corner going clockwise: Lunar, Lolli, Lyric, Lucas, Me!, Laskey

We all are learning our "wait" command, back left corner moving forward: Laskey, Me!, Lucas, Lolli, Lyric and Lunar

Those are my blood related siblings. I now have a new little "brother." His name is Dugan. He is a day younger than me and is a black Labrador retriever.

The cutest Duo ever.

He will be joining this blog too. We will be raised together, helping each other along the way. I think he is pretty cool.

With Love,

Lennon

First trip out as a working dog

Dear Future Person,

The other day I got to go out as an official service dog in training. Vest and all! My puppy trainer took me to Tractor Supply with Serena. Tractor Supply is filled with super awesome smells but it is also pet friendly so it is a good place to take a new pup like me out. I (of course) was a rock star. I learned how to walk with a cart, navigate aisles and leave all the cool smelling stuff alone. Nothing phased me. I thoroughly enjoyed the check out as they give you cookies!! My puppy trainer was very proud of me and told me what a good boy I was.