On Saturday, we experienced what it will be like to have a 'family of 5'...so to speak! We took the rainy/sleety trip to Novi to "America's Pet Expo"! We didn't quite know what to expect other than a lot of animals and that Riley would be there along with his trainer, Nikki, and our donation can!!! :) We walked in to a huge expo center filled with booths of everything pet and animal related! The girls were soaking it in! WOW!!!
We soon found the G.L.A.D booth and there was Leah's dog, honking on a rawhide bone!!!! We were so proud! He had a nice red vest on that said "service dog in training". How special! After a bit of greeting to Nikki and Gladys, an assistant trainer and assistant director of G.L.A.D., we were able to take Riley on leash around the expo as a family!!! He seemed so happy to belong to a family. He heeled nicely, listened to commands, and of course soaked up attention from the crowd like he's been a prisoner in solitary confinement for the past year of his life! At one point in the afternoon I turned to Josh and quietly asked him, "Now do you think people laugh when they see Riley because he's cute or because he's funny looking?" Any opinions???? My mom says it's because they've never seen a dog that looks like him before. Whatever! I'm going with the "cute" answer!
Anyway, Riley and Leah continued to be friendly. At one point, they walked side-by-side down the aisles of the expo. It can make ones' heart sing with joy! Logan again on the other hand, had not much to do with Riley, but LOVED the kitty expo! I will attach a picture of her and the kitties! Both Leah and Logan were 'meowing' at the kitties like they wanted join the litter! Logan also got a kick out of the mini-llamas. At this point it was Leah's turn to play shy with these creatures!
Overall it was a great day! We enjoyed every minute of it! (Until the ride home when Logan decided to unload all of her day's snacks in an all out 'urp-fest'! [is there another technical term for that?] Yes, we're still dealing with that today!!!) If you didn't get to enjoy the expo this year, you should consider it next year...it was a lot of fun!
We wish all of you a very Happy Thanksgiving, full bellies, and great deals when shopping!
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