Sympathy Pregnancy

While Gracie has been growing puppies in her belly our boy Grady has not been sitting idly. At first he was totally jealous of her being fed more often in the day and packed on a few pounds himself as a result of sympathy treats. At this point, however, Gracie has been eating so often that Grady is even a bit taken aback. Grady has since focused on taking AKC’s Canine Good Citizen Test.

When we got Grady we immediately noticed his pure love of people and snuggling. In general, this is a strong trait in Wheaties, but more than any other dog we have had Grady REALLY wants to be petted as often as possible. With his extra loving temperament we (and our breeder) thought Grady could be a really excellent therapy dog. Visiting people in need to help them feel better would give him so much joy. So, we started training Grady just over a year ago, and just this week he passed the Good Citizens Test! This is the first major step towards becoming a certified therapy dog. Several places near us will now allow him to come visit since he has passed this step and we are really excited to see how he likes it. You can learn more about the Good Citizens test on the AKC website, but it essentially means that Grady is good with strangers, behaves on a leash, is calm around other dogs, and is happy to be pet/brushed anywhere.

Grady really is a good boy and is thrilled to be in the spotlight. Whenever we take him out in public places many people admire him, we can tell he really enjoys this because he is totally an attention seeker. When we were in Savannah to pick up Gracie we took a trolley tour of the city and Grady was allowed to ride along with us. He loved snuggling with us on the trolley benches and made lots of human friends, especially girls. He is such a babe magnet.

We cannot wait to start taking Grady to share his love with the world and will continue to keep you all updated as we proceed to get him fully certified!

-Turnercamp