Turbo Pups

June 17, 2015 I went to my first "Turbo Pups" agility class.  These were classes for puppies going to compete in agility.  I was really excited!

There was so much to learn and I would be very tired and sleep all the way home in the van.  The puppies in the class were really nice.

We were going to be learning each piece of agility equipment.  I also had to learn a trick and that is when I told Marty I wanted to be a service dog like Rainy.  Rainy used to work along side Marty's electric wheelchair but then Marty got surgery and learned to walk again so I never got to run along side the wheelchair like Whispy.  Marty thought and thought and finally came up with a great idea....I could push my plush zebra in a little wheelchair.

This trick was fun to learn.  I got extra special treats and Marty and I worked on it a lot at home.  Marty had to make a small modification to the wheelchair so I could push it and zebra had to sit on a flat heavy rock because I kept tipping the wheelchair back toward me.  I also had to stop biting my zebra on the head.  Once I got all that down then Rainy snatched zebra out of the wheelchair and ran off with it.  I was sad and confused. Marty made Rainy bring zebra back and from then on zebra had to use a seat belt to keep Rainy from stealing it.

I only went to 3 Turbo Pup classes because Marty suddenly got very sick and had to go to the hospital and be on bed rest until just before Christmas, but I got to show everyone in my class the great trick I'd worked so hard on before I had to stop going to class.  I didn't even get to say goodbye and I never saw any of those puppies again.