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Yesterday was a busy day.
Yohan had a really energetic play with a lovely local boxer pup.
Then we said goodbye to some groups and shops we regularly visit. They were all lovely, as they always are. This was his last visit. No idea how I got through it without bawling me eyes out.
Yohan returns to Irish Guide Dogs for his advanced training next week. We have some more goodbyes to do tomorrow. And I've been trying to make a lovely keepsake.
Suggestions welcome on keepsakes BTW.
@GracelessHippo Apart from the usual photos & videos, which you might be able to make into a little film for yourself and to share with others who would like to take on training a Guide Dog; do you know any ceramics artists? Perhaps one could make you a model of him? Or if you know someone who does embroidery they could do a wall hanging or a cushion cover? Are you allowed to keep his collar, or his training jacket?
Failing all of those, taking on the next Puppy to train?
All brilliant ideas. I'd not thought of something ceramic. I will be keeping his tag (I have a brand new replacement) and a collar he had when he arrived at 11 weeks. I might take a small snip of fur too.
Thank you.
@GracelessHippo Aw, will miss hearing abt Yohan! Hope he has a good and useful life
Well I can carry on updating with his progress. His trainers at Cork will give me those on his milestones through intake to placement. And I'll be asking them to pass my details to his placement home. I'm hoping to hear how he does going forward. And I think I want him back home with us when he retires at 10ish. It's possible we'll be asked to board him too.
This is not the end, though it is bitter sweet.
@GracelessHippo Oh good! Look forward to hearing how he's doing.