Another Milestone Reached

It is hard to tell from this photo, but if you look closely you will see Mason is now in full harness! The handle is now attached to the body piece of the harness. Mason has made the transition very smoothly and is doing well!

Shearing of the Sheep

Mason was clipped this, week! Here he is with his "Before" shot. He looks very expectant, I think. At this point, all we had clipped were his ears and his part of his head. Check out all of that fur on the table!!
He is watching us very closely :)

And here is the "After" shot! He looks so cute and Happy!!! I can read his expressions now! He has a very cute little grin. He is also extra bouncy and snuggly without his extra fur.

Kennel Life

An important part of advanced training is life in the kennel. Mason loves being here in the kennel. He has lots of furry friends and a Kennel Manager who does a great job of caring for him. Here is Mason enjoying the sounds and smells of fall as I was able to open my office window today!

He is due for a grooming so check in next week for a slightly less fuzzy Mason!

A Chilly Morning

One morning this week when it was quite chilly outside, Mason and I went for an early walk. He enjoyed the coolness and the new route. Here he is finding the bus. I like his little tongue hanging out :) Can you tell that he is a little wet? We had to walk through some sprinklers! Mason tried to bite at the water as it landed on his head, but he walked through the sprinklers like a trooper. Brrrr!!!! Chilly and wet... felt like fall :)

Around Town

My name is Sarah and I am also an Instructor at GDTX. I have the privelege of working with Mason now that he is in Advanced Training. Here he is posing with some of the fall decorations we worked around at the mall. Mason gets lots of attention when we are working. Everyone thinks he is BEAUTIFUL and well-behaved. :)

Happy Fall Ya'll!

Daily Life

Mason in the training van with some of his pals- Willie and Echo

Mason finding a seat-- He loves this game!

Mason's Graduation

Hi, my name is Jamie Landy and I work for Guide Dogs of Texas as an Apprentice Guide Dog Mobility Instructor. It is my pleasure to inform you that Mr. Mason has come into Advanced Training to be a Guide Dog. Now that Mason is playing with the big boys our first course of action was to assign him a Boarder. This is a very important thing for me seeing as I can't take weekends, holidays, work trips or even get through a class with a client unless I have a Boarder for the pups.

The picture on the left is of Mason coming into advanced training with his puppy raisers Wes and Mary Reimer and Mason's new boarder Carol Deil (to the far right)

Down Below are some pictures of Mason enjoying his new boarder's house.

When you graduate to big boy school it's time to turn in your blue puppy jacket and upgrade to a brown leather harness.

Well thats all for now folks. When I get more pictures I will post more blogs!