Popular Post Airehead Posted November 7, 2015 Popular Post Share #1 Posted November 7, 2015 Long and sappy so you might want to skip this. Today I took Tillie to the Rochester Children's Book Festival. There were like a million kids running around all day. We were situated right outside the area where authors were reading to kids. So in like 20 minute intervals we were flooded with kids exiting the space. In between, it was quieter with just a couple of kids at a time. The idea was that kids could read to the dogs if they wanted but today they were much more interested in petting and visiting. At a quiet time. I little girl stood near Tillie. The girl was timid and shy so I had Tillie settle down flat on side and stay. I asked the girl if she wanted to touch the dog and her mom looked alarmed. I ignored that. I then asked her if she wanted to hold hands with me and touch the dog. Yep, that she would do. We touched far away from the head. She then moved to pat her on her own. I gave Tillie the don't you dare move kind of look. Tillie was a champ. The little girl smiled so big. Then she whispered very quietly, does your dog bark? I said, "Not here, she is working but she barks at home." The girl said something that I did not understand. Her mom said something in what sounded like perhaps Mandarin to her. They exchanged a few words. Then the mom said to me. She doesn't know much about dogs in our country. Here she has been at University. (I figured she meant the children's hospital.) Then the girl whispered again and I understood. "I have never heard a dog bark." I'm thinking, "oh crap, how am I going to get her to bark here when we worked so hard to get her to be quiet when working." Then without any help from me, Tillie whispered a little bark. It came out as a muffled woof. It was not a normal Airedale bark. The little girl laughed and smiled. She hugged Tillie and her mom took a photo. It was a little dusty in there as I watched it happened. Tillie is a good dog. Later she came back with a signed copy of the Biscuit book. The aithor had even drawn a picture of bscuit in it. A good day was had by all. We saw about 300 kids but I don't remember the others. 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Airehead Posted November 7, 2015 Author Popular Post Share #2 Posted November 7, 2015 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuzieQ Posted November 7, 2015 Share #3 Posted November 7, 2015 Fantastic story - good dog Tillie!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted November 7, 2015 Share #4 Posted November 7, 2015 It is a little dusty in here too. I read this to my wife and she got the some of the dust too. What a great dog. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead Posted November 8, 2015 Author Share #5 Posted November 8, 2015 She really is a great, once in a life time therapy dog. She only needs me to drive the Airedale Limo. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted November 8, 2015 Share #6 Posted November 8, 2015 (edited) Airehead, have you ever seen a Boston Terrorist therapy dog? How do you go aboot creating a therapy dog? Well whady'a know - I started reading the Wikipedia article on them and came across scooter. Edited November 8, 2015 by The Inedible Bulk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zealot Posted November 8, 2015 Share #7 Posted November 8, 2015 Thank you for sharing that! My wife sand I both enjoyed the story and our dogs are all excited too! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zealot Posted November 8, 2015 Share #8 Posted November 8, 2015 And Reese says,"Hi Tilley!" 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead Posted November 8, 2015 Author Share #9 Posted November 8, 2015 You can create therapy dogs with the right experiences and the right dog. Bostons are great at hospital visits because they fit on the bed. Just don't carry them all over the place and make them neurotic. Where do you live? Airehead, have you ever seen a Boston Terrorist therapy dog? How do you go aboot creating a therapy dog? Well whady'a know - I started reading the Wikipedia article on them and came across scooter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted November 8, 2015 Share #10 Posted November 8, 2015 I live in Southern NJ. Ruby can be a great lap dog, but she is a little.... rambunctious, though. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Zealot Posted November 8, 2015 Popular Post Share #11 Posted November 8, 2015 This is Chinook. She was that once in a lifetime dog - more intelligent than any dog I've ever known. She was my friend. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted November 8, 2015 Share #12 Posted November 8, 2015 My wife's family goes on and one aboot how much they liked their Husky. We had one too and he was a pretty good dog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheep_herder ★ Posted November 8, 2015 Share #13 Posted November 8, 2015 Wonderful story, thanks for sharing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Posted November 8, 2015 Share #14 Posted November 8, 2015 Tillie is smart and wonderful!! Great story, thanks for sharing, Aire. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pokey Posted November 8, 2015 Share #15 Posted November 8, 2015 (edited) Nothing to say but Dogs are such fun and interesting critters. Amazing how every onceinawhileonceinawhile you get a dog that reads minds. Edited November 8, 2015 by Pokey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead Posted November 8, 2015 Author Share #16 Posted November 8, 2015 I live in Southern NJ. Ruby can be a great lap dog, but she is a little.... rambunctious, though. The Do you live near Wonder Dogs in West Berlin? They are a good contact for all types of classes and can probably help you to get started training your crew. Thearapy Dogs International is probably the certification body in your area. They are located out of Flanders, NJ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parr8hed Posted November 8, 2015 Share #17 Posted November 8, 2015 That's a great story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted November 8, 2015 Share #18 Posted November 8, 2015 The Do you live near Wonder Dogs in West Berlin? They are a good contact for all types of classes and can probably help you to get started training your crew. Thearapy Dogs International is probably the certification body in your area. They are located out of Flanders, NJ.21 miles 40 minutes to Wonder Dogs. Their website looks good - thanks!Both flyball and agility look like fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead Posted November 8, 2015 Author Share #19 Posted November 8, 2015 Flyball is a hoot-- loud though because the dogs bark like crazy. My dad owns a traiing academy in Delaware but he sometimes goes to south Jersey for practice and training. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted November 8, 2015 Share #20 Posted November 8, 2015 Flyball is a hoot-- loud though because the dogs bark like crazy. My dad owns a traiing academy in Delaware but he sometimes goes to south Jersey for practice and training.Cool! Small world! Do you or he by any chance know Bonnie at Starr Dog Academy? That is where Ruby went to puppy class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead Posted November 8, 2015 Author Share #21 Posted November 8, 2015 I don't know them but my folks might. They have been in dogs a long, long time. I see on their website that they have CGC classes. They can likely be a contact for TDI because CGC is the foundation for TDI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted November 8, 2015 Share #22 Posted November 8, 2015 They have beginning agility too - I gotta try that! They have a nice big area. No flyball yet. That does look like a hoot! I just love to see dogz running all out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead Posted July 29, 2018 Author Share #23 Posted July 29, 2018 Tillie was one of the good ones. We love her. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted July 29, 2018 Share #24 Posted July 29, 2018 I as read that, Romeo is the back yard barking at things like air, grass, tree, leaf, fence, ball, etc. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Further Posted July 30, 2018 Share #25 Posted July 30, 2018 Badge passed 30 some years ago. I still miss her. Some dogs are special 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital_photog ★ Posted July 30, 2018 Share #26 Posted July 30, 2018 Tillie was one of the great ones. You can train about any dog to do some things. The great ones seem to have the instinct to do what is needed on their own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted July 30, 2018 Share #27 Posted July 30, 2018 1 hour ago, Further said: Badge passed 30 some years ago. I still miss her. Some dogs are special More than a few of the posters here are special as well. Special can come in many forms. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Posted July 30, 2018 Share #28 Posted July 30, 2018 Tillie was blessed to have a life filled with so much purpose and love. I'm sure she received as much love as she gave. Unfortunately, when we're lucky enough to have such special companions, it hurts even that much more to lose them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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