TG Foster Dogs Renata & Kibbles go to school

Cynda arranged for Yvette to speak at MacNeill School in Richmond yesterday and I managed to join the crew and take Kibbles for the presentation portion at noon.   Kibbles’ daycare is only a 5 minute drive away from the school so it worked out well.   We walked into the main entrance of the school and down the hallway.  It was lunch time so there were quite a few students around.  Kibbles was very relaxed and he got a lot of admiring looks.   A dog in a school hallway draws a lot of attention.  I went into the theatre and waited for Yvette and the rest of the gang.   Renata was happy to see Kibbles.  They have been playing together at Dog Daycare (Renata has been going a couple of mornings per week)….of course they know each other well from up North.  

Some kids in the front row of the theatre were opening something from a small wrapper so Kibbles went forward to investigate and sniff some extended hands.  It’s amazing how quickly they can forget their shyness when food might be involved.  

Cynda kicked off the presentation by introducing Yvette and then Yvette took that microphone like she’d been speaking in front of a crowd all her life.   I know someone else will blog all about her presentation on the TG website so I won’t go into details about it.  I will say though how proud I was of her and what an awesome job she did! 

Kibbles was amazing.  He was only nervous once when everyone clapped at something and he jumped a bit at the sound.   Otherwise, he laid down and was such a good boy.   Renata did really well too.   I think Dalia has been doing a super job with her and I can see how responsive she is to the clicker training they have been working on. 

After the presentation some kids came up to pet Kibbles.  I asked them to extend a hand and let Kibbles come to them. He was a bit tentative about it all but he sniffed hands and allowed himself to be petted a little bit. At one point he probably had 6 kids around him wanting to pet him.   I’m not sure if it’s just because kids come with different energy than adults but he did really well with them.  I think he’s also starting to build some more confidence about meeting people.   The more someone respects his space the easier he will be in meeting them.   All in all it was a great experience and I’m sure glad we were able to be a part of it.