Well, it's Friday night and I thought I'd send out another little story of the life of SD, Morgan, dictated to Alice, human part of the team.
On Saturday mornings we go to the Dance Station where humans and their mutts dog dance. I'm the only service dog, but all of the other canines have gone to obedience school. and attended a dog dance class.
We do gigs every once in a while, like once a month. There's a Tibetan terrier, a black dog who is old, old,old, a little snappy sheltie and two poodles, oh, and a lab/sharpei mix that thinks he's so cool....let's see did I leave anyone else out?
It's a lot of fun. We are not supposed to socialize with the other dogs or people, but just focus on our special human: for me that would be Alice. Let me tell you, it's not hard to do. She brings the best treats to dance class, and I'll do anything for a treat. I am a golden retriever, remember.
Alice has gone to two different workshops in Albuquerque, (Good spelling, Morgan!) to learn how to be a better dance partner.
In her humble opinion the best dog dance team she has seen is Carolyn Scott and her golden retriever, Rookie. (You know the routine; they dance to "You're the One That I Want" from Grease). That was one workshop she took, from Carolyn, who suffers from post polio syndrome. You wouldn't know it watching her dance. Alice really liked that class. The other class was just for humans to learn how to move. Some of the humans had to pretend to be dogs. :>)
In my opinion (seconded by Alice) what make Carolyn and Rookie so great is that you can tell they are both really having fun. Rookie is totally focused on his person the whole time, and he's a dancing fool.
That's why we like dog dancing so much: it's fun for both of us.
It pushes Alice to figure out how to move with her disability and not fall over.
Some of my favorite moves are "back" "circle""spin" and "high five"!
I've danced with Alice to different tunes:"Time After Time"(that one really got to people), "Walkin' After Midnight," "Singing in the Rain," and the Beatles song, "When I'm 64."
Hey in dog years, I will almost be 64!
Soon we will have videos for you guys to watch us. Remember, we're still beginners, but we love to dance!
woof!
Morgan,
Summit Assistance Dog,
Class of 2002
2 comments:
I want to dance with my dog!!!! Where is this place?? Please tell me more.
Peggy
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