Barbara Mettler's Blog – May 2013 Archive (2)

Imagine our surprise when Gracie was invited this past winter to be an amateur therapy dog for our Nordic skiing students with autism.  On a good day, Gracie will obey the sit command and, with proper treats, will do a variety of cute tricks.  On most days, it is highly unlikely that she will sit, stay and come if there are more interesting people, animals, or…

We have had Gracie for a year now, and she is a true delight - albeit a very expensive one.

We have had many visits and calls to our vet, Dr. Sue, in the last year - about everything from after-effects of eating a rotten rodent to sunblock ingestion (most of which shot into her ear when she first bit the container).   Dr. Sue has a…