New CCI Hearing Dog video

"Canine Companions for Independence Hearing Dogs are specially bred Labrador and Golden Retrievers who alert partners to key sounds by making physical contact such as nudging the leg or arm. Among the many sounds Hearing Dogs are trained to recognize and respond to are the sound of a doorbell, alarm clock, someone calling a name or a smoke alarm. After being placed in the home, the graduates “customize” the dog’s alerting pattern to their own particular environment and needs. Examples include: alerting to incoming e-mail messages at work, timers on microwaves, dryers and other appliances, and dropping keys." For more information check out www.cci.org

Shawn's fun filled day

Today started out with a trip to the park with Shawn's friend Taylor, a
very energetic Jack Russell. They played (well Taylor chased a ball
while Shawn sniffed things at the park and then decided to play a few
chase games). Shawn loved rolling around in the grass and getting all
the "good" smells on her..little did she know she would be getting a
bath when we got home! I thought it would be more fun for her to go
swimming and get her bath than to just have a bath, so if was off to the
pool for Shawn. She hasn't been swimming in months, but it's a little
warmer here today and not raining so I thought she would like it. I was
right, she was so excited to get to go swimming and she's clean :)

Happy 1st Birthday M litter!!

HAPPY 1ST BIRTHDAY to Milano, Makia, Malin, Macy, Maura and Mica!! Hope you all have a wonderful birthday :)

 

Laura
Sacramento, CA
BC for Chandra ("O" x Blaze III, "R" x Terrell, "A" x Kittredge, "M" Randy IV, "M" Lawrence II)
 www.chandracci.blogspot.com
#6 Milano (Lawrence II x Chandra)
#5 Omeeka (Blaze III x Chandra) Breeder 4/08
#4 McKenna II (Terrell x Happy II) Medical COC 7/07
#3 Chandra (OMSI x GDB Natalie) Breeder 10/06
#2 Hiltie (OMSI x Taiko) SC 2/05
#1 Kedra (Neffa x Washaki) COC 4/03

CCI Crab Feed

Annual Crabfeed hosted by CCI Gold Rush Champion Puppy Raisers and the Lions of District 4-C5 benefitting the Canine Companions for Independence program. Features Crab & Shrimp served family style with all the profits given directly to the puppy raising and training program.

$40 per person

DATE
SATURDAY, MARCH 13, 2010
6:00 PM - 11:30 PM
$40 PER PERSON

LOCATION
JONES HALL, PLACER CO FAIR GROUNDS
600 LAWTON AVE
ROSEVILLE, CA 95678

CCI puppy classes on the tennis court

Today we had puppy class on the tennis court. It was a lot of fun and the court makes for a great, safe place to work on off leash work. At 9am we started with Riffraff, then Basic and finally KPT. Last night there was the Big Dog class for dogs that are going back to CCI in February. They had a lot of distractions and did very well.

It was SO funny, Carly told us to line the dogs up. Since it was Milano's time for class I was working her and letting Shawn just hang out on the court and distract the puppies. When we lined up the dogs, without me knowing, Shawn went over and got into position in line all by herself! It was so great!!! She's so smart :)

"A" litter update

I just found out today that AYLA II graduated as a FD in SE!! That's great news :)

In other "A" puppy news, Akeelah had 11 puppies on December 27th.

Puppy Stats updated

"O" Litter- BLAZE III 7-15-06 Golden Retriever
OMARI II- FD
ONTARO- COC
OMSI III-Breeder 4/08
OJALA-COC
OMYA-COC
OASIS II- SC
OMEEKA-Breeder 4/08

"R" Litter- TERRELL 3-2-07 - 3/4 Golden Retriever
RHIANNA- Breeder
RIDER- COC Medical
RICHIE II-COC
ROOKIE II-COC
REGGIE II- COC
RAINIE- COC Medical
ROXA II-COC
REGAL III- COC

"A" - KITTREDGE- 10-6-07 Golden Retriever
ASJHA - COC
AMYA - COC
AKEELAH - Breeder (1st litter of 11 born 12/27)
ASHANTI - COC
AYRTON - COC
AMARI II - COC
AYLA II- FD
ALANIS - COC

"M" - RANDY IV 5-17-08 Golden Retriever
MALIKA - COC
MCKENZIE IV - Breeder 1/10
MAVERICK - COC
MICHAEL II - ?
MONARCH II- Rainbow Bridge 10/08
MARI - COC
MEEKA - COC

"M" - LAWRENCE II - 1-19-09 (all with puppy raisers)
MILANO - NW
MAKIA II - NW
MALIN - SW
MACY III - SW
MAURA - NC
MICA - NC