Seven years ago, I got married and picked up Rocky from Service Dogs of Virginia. We were still on our honeymoon when we picked up the very roly-poly 10 week old black Labrador pup. He spent a year and a half with us, then went on to bigger and better things: helping a physically disabled person lead a normal life. We’ve kept in touch with his new family and have the pleasure of dog-sitting for them whenever they travel. We’ve got him for the whole month of July while they head across the oceans to India.
We usually get to keep him twice a year, and he seems to enjoy his visits. He’s friends with all our dogs, and especially enjoys reuniting with Lily – he raised her while he was a service pup in training.
We spent the 4th of July weekend at Lake Anna much to all the dogs’ delight. They retrieved, swam, and fished until they were exhausted. They slept well every night – a tired dog is a good dog!
The more dogs the better!! With the hot weather Abigail really loves swimming with other dogs in the pond. She was a little hesitant her first few trips to go in past where she could touch but now you can’t keep her out, and by dinner time she is sound asleep!