Sheena's vest says Do Not Touch - so - I'll follow that instruction, would you give her a big pet for me? She's beautiful!

Whoops, I deleted accidentally! Let me un-delete as best I can. The pup-in-training only barked once. That was before church, the pastor was making some announcements. The pup and handler had stopped and a man came in who uses a power wheelchair. The way he stopped beside the pup, he couldn't turn fully to see that the pup was there. The pup did exactly what you'd expect - got up, moved and barked! We were all surprised because he never, ever barks.

When she first got him there was a "blurb" in the bulletin explaining why he was with her, the program, its goals. There were people who had asked why she had been bringing a dog to church, even though he was wearing his training jacket. The last section of it was What You can Do to Help. It was things like - you may be permitted to pet me if you first ask the person who is holding my leash; I am generally not allowed to have a piece of doughnut during the coffee hour; when you see me, I am working so please keep that in mind; please be careful walking or pulling a chair away from a table when I am near. That sort of thing. He won everyone over - kids, older people and everybody by his willingness to learn. He's almost finished with this piece of his training and we will all miss him a ton when he goes on to the more formal program that comes next. But, we all hope he will have learned everything he needs to complete the program and assist a disabled person in the future.