The practice visits went well last week even though it was necessary for Karma to ride an elevator up to and down from the “meet and greet” sessions with some of the residents. She was gentle meeting the women (as it happens we only met one man and he just happened to be in the living room where we ended our visit with a debriefing). Karma positioned herself so that they could easily pet her. But after a few minutes Karma realized that there weren’t going to be any treats while we were in the resident’s rooms. So, she was ready to leave – no pulling or trying to leave but she was no longer interested in the residents. Since there were 2 of us human/dog trainees, sometimes just having the other team at the door distracted Karma. Ruthi on the other hand really enjoyed meeting and talking with the residents. Two of the women were very interesting and she is trying to see if these particular women don’t have friends or family nearby, she may arrange to visit without Karma.
Well, Ruthi and Karma finished the class. They learned a lot but are still unsure of whether or not this is an opportunity for them. One) there is the commitment, two) additional training and three) organizational certification.
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