3 months

Mary is doing great! She's such a nice puppy. Energy, bold, smart and just wonderful! 

We went to KCRA to visit and pick up a gift pack from my friend Lisa Gonzales, she's an anchor at KCRA. Everyone loved her! 

So many toys!

3 month photo- Februry 2016 - 22 lbs.

Such a cute little bandana made by our friend who has Mary's uncle Trapper, he's a CCI Hearing Dog.

Puppy class with JT...there are over 20 puppies in our KPT class! 

Best photo we could get with the energetic JT!

Puppy Love.

Pupp Love. Bestie Nordic came over for a fun photo shoot today! Both puppies are 12 weeks old and 1 day apart. 

Valentine's Day Kiss!

Here!

Santa Rosa - First Graduation ceremony!

I On Thursday we drove to Santa Rosa for the February 2016 Graduation! The weater was beautiful and we arrived on campus in the late afternoon. We visited with some of our favorite staff on campus and then went back to the hotel.

This was Mary's first hotel experience and she did great! We stay at the Best Western in Rohnert Park before graduations and it's always a lot of fun! They are great with the CCI puppies and there is a free hot breakfast.

We went out to dinner with puppy raisers from the North Central Region and had a great evening. Desty and her puppy raiser stayed with us in the hotel and the NCR puppy raisers brought their last puppy Rupert by, he's now a breeder and was being presented at this graduation.

On Friday we woke up very early! There was some more playtime in the room before going over to Canine Companions. Desty turned in her puppy equipment and received her matriculation cape.

At 11 am there was a small ceremony for Chandra's memorial bench that was presented to CCI. It is outside of the vet clinic and is so beautiful. The names of her breeders and  her Grand-Puppy breeders are on the bench along with her paw print. It is very special and I hope people enjoy it for many years to come!

Mary was pretty exhausted by all the activities and meeting so many people! After lunch we were off to the Wells Fargo Center for graduation. It's always fun to see the dogs meet their puppy raisers again after 6-9 months of Advanced Training!

There was another beautiful class of graduates, 16 new service teams to go with the 7 service teams that were placed in January.

Mary slept the entire graduation ceremony and was such a great puppy. When we were in the reception area she just laid down and checked things out. She's a very smart and confident puppy! Battier is also the cover girl for the 2016 graduation programs!!

We went to Mary's first restaurant after the graduation ceremony. The Gold Rush Chapter puts on a dinner at El Torito after gradautions. Mary slept on the floor with her friend and newest GRC puppy JT named after my friend Jason Thompson. The puppies were so tired from graduation that they slept the entire time. In total there were 40 dogs at dinner.

The waitress dropped some chips and we just left them there for practice, the puppies were so tired that they didn't even care about them. 

It took a little extra time to get home, but Mary was great! JT did cry for a lot of the trip, just thinking it was a little pay back for all of Mary's screaming a few weeks ago!

It's hard to believe that tomorrow marks a month since I picked her up, I sure love this pup!!

Super Bowl Sunday in Tahoe!

It was such a beautiful day on Saturday that I decided to drive Mary to Tahoe for her first trip there! She is perfect in the car and enjoyed her first time at the snow! 

 

The first night had a beautiful sunset! 

Watching the Warriors....or not really. 

Nevada Beach. It was around 50*, but the sun was out and it was a beautiful day!!

First time testing out Lake Tahoe and she absolutely loved it!! I can't wait for her to get to swim this summer! 

So much joy!! 

The hike back to the car...I carried her most of the way! 

One exhausted puppy!!

The Super Bowl set up! After our hike to Nevada Beach, Mary was tired! She hung out in the x-pen and was very good. 

Happy girl!!

Another busy day!

Yesterday marked 3 weeks with Mary. She is doing great! 

We had a very busy day today. Started off at the office then we went around 1 to McKinley Park to meet up with Nancy and Battier for a photo shoot by the awesome Cindy Lawton! Cindy is a puppy raiser and breeder caretaker and has Mary's Grandma Omeeka, my puppy #5. It was a lot of fun and I think there are going to be a lot of great photos! 

The only sneak peek...Nancy and Battier are in the background.

Today we received the Henry Schein Puppy Raiser Care Package! It's about a $300 value! So awesome! 

First vet visit

Today was a very busy day! Mary had her first vet visit at Sacrament Animal Hospital! They are wonderful and give complimentary vet visits to Canine Companions for Independence puppies and graduate dogs! We love Dr. Nicholas and she loves Battier! It was fun today that Battier could join us for her Mary's first visit and that Nancy was able to meet Dr. Nicholas. Mary was perfect when she got her shots and she got a lot of love from all the staff. Mary is 10.5 weeks and 17.8 lbs. 

Love from Dr. Nicholas! 

"Treats! For me?! I'm so excited!"

10.5 weeks. 

Nordic and Mary had a great night! They played on the tennis court and then were very good for the kibble named challenge! 

Good little puppies! They are 1 day apart. 

Mary really likes the cool floor and will pick this over the dog bed.