Let the Training Begin

I know, you're probably all wondering where the heck we went the last several days.  We've been busy helping the boys finish up AWANA for the season, completing much needed projects around the house (boy or boy are there plenty left!), and enjoying the sunshine when it's around.

Sunny came for a visit today!  Charlie has been waiting to see her and was so excited when she got here.  Sunny gave some much needed snuggles to Charlie. We will plan to meet with Mike and Sunny weekly to be a part of her training and so Charlie can start bonding with her.  She's as sweet as pie so it's hard not to love her.

Sunny loves to have belly rubs!

All of the boys got to spend time with Sunny and get to know her a bit better.  Even Easton joined in this evening- before now he hasn't been too interested when Sunny comes by.  But I think tonight he enjoyed some Sunny Love!

Easton getting some Sunny kisses!

I think they will all become fast friends

Sunny has officially begun her service dog training.  Mike reports she is learning to lay in a bed and will eventually learn to sleep in a bed all night, as well as learn to lay on someone's legs in bed to help Charlie with his sleep and deep compression at night.  Sunny has also been learning to run along-side a bike since she will need to accompany us on family bike rides!  Mike sent us a video of Sunny in action and she's looking good!  We also gave Mike an alarm clock that matches Charlie's.  Sunny will learn to respond when the alarm goes off in the morning and help wake Charlie up (he is SO not a morning person).  Charlie was pretty proud that Sunny needed an alarm clock just like him.

I have also been in contact with our school district to let them know we will want Sunny to go to school with Charlie in the Fall.  They have informed me that they have never had a student with a service dog so this will all be new to them, but seem willing to work with us on it.  We'll be getting a meeting set up in the next several weeks to go over what it will look like for Charlie to have Sunny with him at school.  

We continue to work on other fundraising options as we still need to make monthly payments from here until the end of Sunny's training (Fall/Winter 2017).  Please continue to share our fundraising page in the time-being.  We will update when other fundraising opportunities are available.  And as always, please share our blog so others can join this journey with us!

Fundraiser page: https://www.youcaring.com/charlieking-801310