Dog Trainer

For the past few months, Emma has had a mini-job of dog walking/pet sitting. She spends time with Chica every week and as helping to train her to be a "Read dog" for schools and a therapy dog for nursing homes. Yesterday she volunteered to help distract dogs at one of their training sessions before testing. Emma and our neighbor dressed up in silly costumes and held up toys that flashed and squeaked to try and upset the dogs. They also pretended to be older people with walkers and wheel chairs to see how the dogs responded to those devices. Emma commented that Chica was a champ at staying calm with loud noises and distractions. Emma will help again in mid-November when the dogs have their final assessment.