Goodbye Pongo Boy!

Future Leader Dog Pongo returned to Leader Dogs for the Blind on March 24th. It was hard for Daniel and I to say goodbye, but we are proud of the little guy and are praying for a future as a guide dog for him! We will get occasional updates from Leader Dog in the coming months as he goes through his formal training. I will keep you posted! The little guy will ALWAYS have a place in our hearts! 

Outside at Leader Dogs!

The classic statue picture!

His new big boy collar

Last pic of all of us together! Pongo is such a cutie!

Hey guys look at my new toy!

Last silly daddy hug!

Last mommy hug!

I miss this beautiful little boy!

My last night at the apartment!

Well this is my very last night sleeping at home!  I'm enjoying a snooze on my zebra snuggie that mommy shares with me. Tomorrow night we will be hitting the road!  Its off to leader dog university for me! Mommy seems a bit sad but I keep letting her know that I'm okay! Extra kisses and snuggles make her smile! School is going to be hard work but so much fun! I can't wait to meet my trainers!

My Last Puppy Outing!

Me (Pongo) Left, Lambeau (middle), Ezra (right)

Wow what a year it has been! Last Saturday was my VERY last puppy outing with my mommy, daddy and puppy group! We had lots and lots of fun. We started our day by meeting at Mo's Irish Pub and catching a city bus. We rode all the way to downtown Milwaukee in the very back of the bumpy bus. I really wanted to look outside, but it was pretty hard to see from where I was hanging out on the floor. It's okay though. I got to snuggle with my friends Ezra and Lambeau! They are both just a little bit younger than me and will be going back to Leader Dogs soon after me! When we got off of the bus there were a lot of people. The St. Pattys Day parade was going on. We got to hear a lot of bagpipes, see the racing sausages (that race during Brewers games) and see a lot of other doggies in the parade. I got a little too excited a few times when I saw other dogs, and I don't think mom and dad were too happy about it! After walking around a bit we went inside the Grand Avenue Mall to walk up this winding open staircase. It was a new one for me but I mastered it in no time! I'm not really afraid of too much! After that, we walked around through the crowds some more and once we were all pretty tired out we got back on the bus! To finish off our day we went to Mo's Irish Pub for lunch...well mom and dad and all the humans did at least. Us pups got to take a nice nap under the table and snack on a few ice cubes! 

Daddy and I in the mall! Taking a break together!

Watching the parade!

This is my puppy group!

Me at dinner...all tuckered out!

Mastering the open staircase! I wasn't afraid!