Scout Meeting

Last night, I took Mason to a cub scout troop to show him off to the kids and explain what it is like to be a blind person using a dog guide. Everyone, including Mason, had a great time. The kids had a lot of interesting questions for me, and were as about as atentive as fourth graders could be. Not only was it a good time to make people aware of what dog guides do, but it was also a great oppurtunity to work on Mason's obediense in a real life situation. At the end of our presentation, I removed his harness so everyone could have a chance to pet him. The trick was that he had to sit for it. This is quite a challenge for an excitable retriever, but he managed to pull it off. I'm hoping to do more of these types of activities in the future. After all, the more we make people aware of the importanse of service dogs and the respect they need, the less access deneyle and personal space issues we as service dog handlers will have.