Sunny training in stores

Sunny doing some christmas shopping. :-) He is doing so good. He has been training in stores and resturants. He started his scent training this week and we are so happy with all of his progress. He is such a happy beautiful puppy. He is 10 months old now and weighs 58 pounds. 

Nathan Skypes with Sunny!

Nathan was able to Skype with Sunny and his trainer Edwin Peeples tonight.  Nathan was a little shy but seemed really happy to see Sunny.  What a beautiful and loving dog.  We are so happy he is a part of our lives.

Nathan's scent kit is mailed!

Nathan's scent kit was mailed today!!! His scent kit is filled with samples of nathan's saliva when he was at differnt blood levels. He would put a cotton ball in his mouth and then put it into differnt jars labeled for a specific blood level. He gathered about 20 samples of each catagory. We kept all the samples in the freezer, then packed it in ice, and mailed it overnight shipping. Sunny will now be able to start training with Nathan's actual chemical scents. We are sooooo excited. One big step closer to Sunny coming home. :-)

Meeting Stan Kass

Tonight we were so grateful to be able to meet Stan Kass.  He is the generous man who will be paying for the care of Sunny.  A close friend of mine, Becky Jackson invited our family, Stan Kass, and his son over for Sunday dinner.  We enjoyed a wonderful night getting to know him and also his dog Reggie.  We are going to be able to help Stan out by walking Reggie once a week.  I am thrilled that we will be able to become a part of this wonderful man's life.  What a blessing!

Getting ready for Sunny!

Today we took the kids to the Humane Society in Milwaukee. It was so fun! I was really impressed with how nice it was set up and how clean and quiet it was. They are going to help us get ready for Sunny to come. We are going to take classes there on how to care for a dog, the boys are going to earn a dog care merit badge there, and we are going to volunteer there. :-) We are really excited to start making these wonderful pets a part of our life. I am also thrilled that we are finding a small way to give back by volunteering there. :-) WooHoo!
 

Pop to Stop Addison's Disease

Pop to Stop Addison's Disease by Eliza Florian

Our family sells these cool Pop Top Necklaces to raise money to help those suffering with life threatening Addison's Disease. Our children design and produce this fun jewelry to honor the short life of their very sweet and cool brother Joshua.

 

This is my wonderful friend, Eliza, who son's life was cut short by Addison's disease. Her family in turn is helping other families. She did this great fundraiser to help my son, Nathan. I am sooooo grateful to have friends like this.

 

Sunny begins his training

Sunny has now started his training.  He is being trained by Ed Peeples in Las Vegas.  We are so excited to see him progress.  Here he is with his brother Jack (Sunny is the lighter dog).  They look like they are having a blast!  Love it.