We made it!!

We arrived at our hotel around 4:30pm today. Nate did great in the car. We unloaded which took two loads and unpacked. Went to eat at Max and Irma's which is awesome because the one by our house closed. Went to Meijers, got groceries, ran into a 4 Paws dog in the store who was their with his foster. Came back to the hotel. Went swimming, ate Pumpkin ice cream and now getting ready for bed. Tomorrow is the day we get to meet Chevy and our first day at 4 Paws. I'm excited, but exhausted since I didn't sleep well last night. I can only hope Nate sleeps through the night. Our room at the Residence Inn is awesome and so was the pool. We ran into another 4 Paws family at the front desk. They have a beautiful fire pit area that I'll have to check out before it turns 40 and freezing here by the weekend. I think they are predicting snow on Halloween... I'll post more tomorrow with pictures.

We Leave Tomorrow

It almost seams surreal. Feels like I just sent that application off to 4 Paws yesterday. It's been a little over a year. I have been packing and organizing most of the day. Ran some errands too. We are super excited to meet Chevy.. I'm just wondering where I'm going to put him and Ken on the way home? Thanks for all the support. My goal is to blog here daily and post as many pics as I can.

Nate's Buddy Gillian begging for Nate's Matches.... we got them the day I posted the videos... coincidence?

How service dogs impact their owners, click on the link to see another video of Chevy

How service dogs impact their owners

Video of Chevy from his foster

Meet Chevy, Nate's New Buddy

Here is the letter that Nate received from Chevy: Nate the Great! Do people call you that? They should because I saw some great beggin going on the past few weeks. Us dogs have been following the begs and seeing if anyone guesses which one of us is theirs! You never guessed me. Hmmm maybe I should make you guess some more? Oh dear, I am afraid that might make your Mom loose it though. So here I am, Chevy! I am a member of the NASCAR Litter and we are all Golden Retrievers. Some of my siblings are in this class too, in fact 5 of us! It will be a NASCAR week! We are going to rule the class. There will be me, Tony, Pace, Lugnut, and Gauge! All boys because boys rule! I could not be more excited that you are coming AND it is Halloween AND we get to trick or dog treat AND if anyone does not give us a treat we have to do a trick, like peeing on their shoe! Be prepared for so much fun! I hope I get tons of Milkbones and Puperoni! What dog treats do you like to eat? We are going to have so much fun together, I just know it. Bestest buddies from now on. We can do everything together! I CAN’T WAIT!! Oh my goodness, pack your bags, steal a car, learn how to drive and get to class. Or I guess you could just have your parents drive you, might be easier, ya think? See ya soon xoxoxo Chevy

Beggin for my Dog