Dulce is a totally different dog at a convention. Which is probably good, because I think I need a different dog and am a different person. She is out going, visits with people and just has a good time.\n<\/p>\n
She still takes care of me, but didn’t have to work real hard at it. I was careful to stay in range, maybe a tad high. We did a lot of walking.\n<\/p>\n
Came home a bit heavier, but I think it’s the constipation thing.\n<\/p>\n
Anyway, first, the Lego people had gotten a badge printed for her. I wasn’t sure she would wear it, but she did. Pinned it to her vest. Everyone thought it was WAY cool she had a badge. Will remember that for the first convention.\n<\/p>\n
Second, she seemed to recognize that everyone was at a high stress level and missed their dogs. There were some people she wouldn’t interact with, but there were a lot of people she would. She was super friendly to important people \u2013 the guy who picked up after her at the hotel \u2013 the bus drivers, and the door people at the Hilton \u2013 they had water and treats for her, she is no dummy.\n<\/p>\n
There was a nice park outside the convention center. We used it a lot. There was also a dog park near the hotel. We didn’t get to it on Wednesday or Thursday. We answered lots of questions and we did a lot of teaching about service dogs. I did explain that she seemed to realize that people needed her.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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