Home For the Weekend

It has been a couple weeks since my last blog post; I apologize!  Between classes, homework, applying for a new job, and all the other things I've been doing, I haven't had a lot of time for the "fun stuff."  

Over the past couple weeks, Chester and I have really found our stride.  He has been doing AMAZING with getting into vehicles.  Since that was one of his biggest struggles at the beginning of the semester, I am so proud of him!  He still occasionally has off days where he reverts back to not wanting to get into the car, but we are having many more good days than not.  The other challenge we were working on was the occasional whining in classes which has also greatly improved.  Chester hardly whined at all in class this past week.

Chester and I went home last weekend, and he got to meet Theo.  Spoiler alert:  they are best buddies.  My cat, who is usually not the biggest fan of new dogs and tends to hide for the first few days they are around, was not fazed by Chester in the slightest.  My dad pointed out that since Charlie and Chester look a lot alike, maybe he thought they were the same dog!  Or maybe he is simply getting used to the revolving door of dogs that is our house.  On Sunday, Chester got to hang out at the dog house with another one of the handlers because I had a family event.  After his very busy weekend, he seemed content to take a long nap.

My friend and I also went to Fleet Farm last week, and we took this goofy picture (right).  Chester might eat flies, but I can't say this sign would be taken very seriously by most people who know him (haha).  As you can tell by his face, he is not amused.  My proudest moment from that day though has to be when he jumped into my friend's big truck with no hesitation whatsoever!  He had made so much progress on vehicles in such a short amount of time.

I did not ask for a "go in" for this photo; Chester just decided he wanted to hang out under my desk while I ate dinner and did homework.  He has been doing this pretty consistently over the past couple weeks whenever I am at my desk; in fact, he is laying at my feet right now too!  I hope you enjoyed this little pupdate!  Until next time, stay pawsome!