When I came to the MTGRR my name was Buddy Bean. With so many of us named Buddy it was pretty confusing. So, my new name became Nelson. Can a name sound more dignified than that!
I am a strong candidate for the Veteran's Hospital project. I am humbled by such an honor. The VA Hospital project is a pilot program for their residential facilities. My job will be to provide a calm and comforting environment. That includes allowing the patients to pet and love me all they want. This sounds like my dream job! The Murfreesboro VA Hospital will be the first Tennessee VA facility to adopt such a program. You can see, I really need to make a stellar impression.
My foster family started taking me on walks. I was so excited about this adventure that I would forget we were doing this together. I pulled so hard on the leash that I would choke. We are trying a new idea now. My fosters have a Gentle Leader (It works kind of like a hackamore on a horse). I was pretty resistant to the Gentle Leader in the beginning. But, I am rapidly becoming more comfortable with it now. I am also learning some great everyday commands (such as, sit, lay down, and stay). I was familiar with these commands before coming to MTGRR. But hey, I am so excited about being in such a great place, that the whole command concept would rapidly fall off my attention shelf. The MTGRR is like Disneyland for Goldens.
As you can see, this training for the VA Hospital project can be pretty tiring. I'm going to rest up for a bit. Then we are going to work to make me the best dog these folks could ask for. Because that is what they deserve.
