Have you ever noticed how there is no good fonts on this thing? But at least you can change the color right? It's TRUE!
Anyway... as a side note-***I am now back to normal... I was in a mood the other day and now I think I'm pretty much over it. :)***
Alright so back to the color green becuase it matches Marcella's Guide Dog Puppy Jacket :)
The other day I was feeding the 2 dogs and my little 1 1/2 year old brother comes in a decided he wanted to be a dog :) When I told the dogs to sit and stay- he plopped right down next to them. When I corrected Marcella for not waiting- he sat right back down- and when I told her "good girl!" for waiting- He grinned as if I was saying "Good Boy, Aden!" Sheesh- you'd think we were a dog family.
Philipp- my 3 year old brother thinks he's a dog trainer and walks around the house with poor Marcella or Vinnie in tow yelling "train, train, train"- then he tells everyone he's training them to be "Dide Gogs" I love little brothers- but only while they are cute, I think I have more than enough to go around with 5 of them. (Although I think I would much rather have 5 brothers then 5 sisters)

So here's Marcella (aka Dusty) she decided to roll in the dust outside while she was playing with her toys :) She came inside- COVERED in dust- thus the new name :)


How Cute is she? I love this dog! She is amazing!

We're watching a little 12 week old Male Yellow Lab named Bandit (a GDB pup as well) and she's so cute with him! She is very nice and gentle and plays so nice with him! I'm very impressed!

I think Marcella will be a great Guide Dog for someone who wants a fun dog with lots of spunk and personality- but at a moments notice can mellow out and be the sweetest most cuddly dog ever!

The other day at a church quilting activity everyone thought she looked sad- so after we were all done I let her loose in the Gym- she showed them what a happy dog she is! We played hide and seek and she got to show off a little her obedience and how much she wags her tail (or should I say her whole body?!) LOL

Can I just tell you how much I love this dog? And although I love her so much I kind of hope she leaves on the October Truck- I think it's because I'm excited to see how she does! Although I don't think she will leave then, there are way too many dogs older than her that need to leave- so I guess she gets to meet Christina! Christina is my friend who is on a church mission in Canada- she is "Aunt" to all of my puppies :)
Wow... now I'm babbling...
M*Dog

Warning: Not so Guide Dog realted- just out loud thinking...
So I'm sitting here with Marcella at my feet thinking- what to do with the rest of my life... There are waaay too many options out there and I want to find something I absolutely love now and will love in the future. Kind of scary isn't it? I know I would like to continue raising puppies, and want to keep up with the ASL, I want to be independently wealthy before I get married (lol- yeah my job now is working not so well to achieve that goal ;) ) , and I love working with people. Do I still want to do Music Therapy like I did in High School? I'll admit I have a lousy singing voice- okay not lousy but I don't sing solo in public unless I have to, but whatever. I've also thought about Dental Hygene (I know, wierd!) or even Special Ed (yeah THAT one will help my goal of being rich.)
AUGH! So sick of school.

Maryjo and Mickelle
(Aww! Seeing her puppyraiser for the first time in 8 months!)

Hi Everyone- Welcome to my Blog! I'm Mickelle and I'm currently raising a puppy as a Guide Dog for the Blind. She is a 11 month old Female Black Labrador named Marcella. She is my 6th puppy to raise and will hopefully make a great Guide and Companion for someone one day. Marcella goes everywhere with me- thus the name of Adventures of Future Guide Dogs. She has been on plenty of adventures with me and will hopefully be on many more as I will have her, most likely, until next Spring then off to a new adventure of Formal Guide Dog training in either San Rafael, CA or Boring, OR (yes that's the name)

The last couple of weeks have been very Guide Dog-y starting with lots of house and puppy sitting for raisers in my club then off to OR for Maryjo, my 5th puppy's graduation (She's now living the good life of a school counselor in TX) the next week was Utah State Fun Day, then California Fun Day... Whew! Marcella and I are glad to be home again for a couple of weeks, although she was very good and got to meet her sisters, Mojave and Mailie.Mojave, Marcella, and Mailie

We both work at the local University we attend in the Computer Lab. Marcella likes to sleep on the job- but that's okay for a Future Guide Dog- they need to learn to be patient and "chill out" while in a setting such as work, school, or church.
Hopefully Marcella will be good at reminding me to update this- she likes to tell her stories to everyone she meets and loves being the center of attention. :)