Berts First week of May 2013

What a crazy busy week this has been for

Bert and I.  The repairs on the house had

the contractors men in and out all

day every day.

I was a nervous wreck worrying about

all the gates and doors being safely shut while

I was home and away.

 

At the same time we had demos and therapy

visits every day as well as the running

of the kennel on one of our busiest weeks

so far this year.



The kids at Horacemann elementary were

the perfect break for Bert during the stressful

time at home.  He just found

himself a spot among

the kids and politely listened as I droned on

and on.  Miss Sophie sat patiently as well

The fun time for Bert was when he got

to play a river or lake for a child to approach

without falling.  It is one of the safety

things we teach and it can be fun.

On Tuesday we met the cutest little

boy as we were heading into the hospital.

He grabbed on to Bert and hung to him

for ten minutes, sticking his finger in Berts

eye, up his nose and in his mouth.

 

I was amazed at Bert's patience.  Not once

did Bert show signs of stress or impatience.

 

He is a wonderfully loving dog. 

After visiting the patients in the

hospital, I caught this charming photo

of Whitney and Bert walking

back to the cars.  He loves her.

With workers still tearing our little

house apart in order to rebuild, we have

spent all of our time in the kitchen or outside.

 

There is no place to sleep or rest so

when we went to the School Thursday

so the kids could read to him, both

Bert and I passed out.

 

This didn't bother the kids at all, in fact

they love to get as close to
Bert as possible, as shown in the

photo above.  I think this is

one of my all time favorite pics.