My trainee #3 was Eddie and was one of the great loves of my life. He is a large black Standard Poodle donated by Sharon Colvin of Montana. He was so much fun to train – he could do just about everything – lights, laundry, doors, drawers, retrieval, sock and jacket removal, bracing on steps and after falling. We made a really fun book about his visit to a kindergarten class which should be in print soon.
He came very close to graduating and already had his possible partner, Michelle. He decided he didn’t want to do the job, though, as it was too stressful for him. As soon as he went back to being a family pet, his eye and ear problems, which were extensive, cleared right up, so I guess he knew best, but it broke my heart that he didn’t make it. He lives in Dallas now and does pet therapy and reads with children. We hope he’ll be listening to his own “Eddie Goes to Kindergarten” book.
Donna
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