Beulie is a 19-1/2 month old labrador/golden retriever cross who was bred to become a service dog by Canine Companions for Independence. She lived with her birthmother and human caretakers until she was eight weeks old. Then she was raised by a family and taught basic commands until she was 16 months old. At that point she returned to CCI for advanced training. As it turned out, CCI determined that she was unsuitable for the work and she was returned to her puppyraisers for fostering until a forever home could be found for her.
I wrote all this. I'm her puppyraiser so I know Beulie well. Our family adored Beulie although, we admit, she is imperfect. But the year+ of attending classes with her, taking her into places with her capes so she could learn appropriate behavior if she were to graduate as a service dog, all this made life with Beulie incredibly fun and fascinating.
I wrote this so her new family would know Beulie a bit better and so they would have access to her baby pictures and personal history. It was just yesterday that they received her so she is very new to them and our family is missing her terribly. For many reasons it seemed best to not keep her ourselves although we wavered in the decision and are delighted to know we will receive frequent updates about Beulie in her new life.
3 comments:
What a great idea for sharing the story of that beloved pup. I congratulate you and the gentleman who shared your affection for Beulie. Your household is obviously one of big-hearted concern for "all creatures great and small." Love, jjr
Hi James -- Thank you for looking. This is a work in progress because I have lots and lots of photos of Beulie.
Awesome blog, Barbara! Jen and I can't wait to read the rest of the entries and see the photos! We're from the CCI Miracles group, by the way, and we have our own blog too! :-) We will definitely follow the progress of this blog, and you are invited to read ours as well!
Kara & Jen
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