Field Trip!

Yesterday we volunteered as chaperones on a field trip for our Noe Middle School Titans Team. We rode the school bus with Ms. Ames and about sixty students to the Louisville Water Company. There we learned all about the history of water and various aspects of the Ohio river. People also learned about me. There were LOTS of SD questions and Newfie questions. We were proud of the kids because they were able to answer many of them.
Then the bus took us to Main Street and we walked to Fourth Street Live food court. Our students did a good job with being polite and following directions. They were so kind to one another and helped each other out. I went to my usual down/under and stayed there while Mom and Mrs. Ames ate. When we got up to leave, the people at the next table were shocked to find out a dog was next to them. One of the students calmly replied, “That’s Bella. She’s a service dog. She has public access to help her person”. It was a very proud moment for Mom and me. What a great field trip – in so many ways!

Woofs and wags,
Bella

Howl-0-ween Treat!

Sometimes Halloween can be scary or dangerous for dogs. Raisins, chocolate, and artificial sweeteners can be toxic to dogs! Many dogs have not been exposed to a variety of people, sights, sounds and clothing so costumes and silly behavior can be very frightening. Taking care of you dog is very important and Mom took time to introduce me to costumes and to learn the command “leave it” so I don ‘t touch or eat yucky things!
On the other hand, Halloween is Mom and Aunt Krista’s anniversary for the beginning of their friendship. I was not sure what to think of a human wearing this thing ( a witch’s hat) on her head as Aunt Krista was when we first met her. But mom’s calm reaction showed me that it was fine to approach even though I quite certain I did not want to greet that waving black thing with netting and spiders. This year I had no problems with people in costumes. In fact, I did not notice that they were dressed up – LOL. Here is a picture of Aunt Krista in her hat!

This year I went as “Bella Bear”. I did not have to dress up. It would have been a little difficult for two reasons. We were spending the entire day at school ( witch wears us out) and we were attending a field trip so I needed to wear my public access gear for service dog work to accompany mom.
I did sport my new Therapy Bandana for CARE class so everyone could see it and then got dressed in my gear for the field trip.

We had a full day planned! We met with our CARE ( advisory) class and compared costumes.

Then we focused on health with a Zombie walk at the track, learning a “thrilling” dance for 20 minutes for our hearts, and finally doing a health quiz in the library.

First we learned the steps with our teachers.

Suddenly, it was time to head for the field trip buses. First we went to the Kentucky Center for the Arts. We saw “the Kentucky Show”. It is all about Kentucky. Mom was tapping her feet because she liked the music by Bill Munroe, Sam Bush, and Nappy Roots. (She has met all of them in person!). We ate our lunch there.
Then we went to the water tower to learn about our water company and its history in Louisville. (Bet you did not know Mom worked on a water treatment facility in Texas for three straight summers! ). Here I am watching the speaker while Mom is watching you. There were some awesome questions from our group!

It was a long day and we were glad to be on the bus home again. Oh, this was my first ride on a school bus. Everyone was very proud of me. I wondered what the fuss was about…I am Bella -of course, I have good manners and “Noe” what to do! But I was a little surprised we all fit three to a seat! Tee Hee

Aren’t we just adorable in that second picture?
At the end of the day, I was one tired Newfy!

Woofs n wags,

Bella