Have Paws Will Travel    
 Guide Dog Puppy Raising Club
 Arapahoe County, Colorado

OUTING TO WESTLANDS PARK

Have Paws Will Travel  Guide Dog Puppy Raising Club
Arapahoe County, Coloradogroup photo

May 19, 2004

A public park offers our puppies a chance to experience a variety of surfaces, sights, sounds, and smells. Plus, it's a whole lot of fun!



Surfaces: A bridge, stairs, and a steep hill.
bridge
A long, high bridge poses the puppies' first challenge.


platform
Leah praises Cougar for a great job on the bridge!
bridge
This surface is no problem for Akira. 

bridge

Emmett watches Akira and Wonder and waits his turn.



 
stairs

Kelsey and Marty take the stairs, while Leah and Cougar try a steep hill. 
 hill

SIGHTS: Play equipment offers mirrors, bubbles, and more!
  plastic bubble
 "Why can't I play with Marty, Mom?" Lynda allows Akira to investigate.
Seems there's a plastic bubble in the way!
 mirror
Emmett eyes himself in a mirror.


abacuss   abacuss
Kelsey teaches Marty what counts on a large abacus.



globe
Emmett feels like he's on top of the world!



SOUNDS: Roller Hockey
  roller hockey
The Roller Hockey rink provides lots of swooshing, slapping, and banging sounds, but our puppies take it all in stride.
  roller hockey
Sheila and career change dog Wonder set a great example for the younger dogs.



SOCIALIZATION: New people and other dogs.
public interest
Sheila and Carol introduce Wonder and Emmett to a
Child and her Dad and tell them about the puppy raising project.
The dogs practice calm, polite behavior when meeting strangers.
 cougar gets a hug
Leah lets Miranda hug Cougar. Looks like he enjoys the attention!

 

group
Club members take a break to enjoy each other's company.
Meanwhile, the dogs learn to be calm and appropriate around each other.