Monday, May 12, 2008

Dog Certificate of Health

Saturday Sitka had an appointment with her vet. She's doing well for a 10 year old German shepherd and she's current on her vaccinations. We left with her Certificate of Health that we'll need for her entry into Mexico.

We have been taking Sitka everywhere with us in the truck. She is always very happy to get a leg-up into the extended cab of the truck and most of the time she sits right between Mike and me, looking forward out the windshield. Unfortunately, she still is barking at the occasional person walking along a Duvall street - and if that person is walking a dog Sitka gets very excited. We are trying to break her of that habit, using a muzzle and positive feedback for her when she DOESN'T bark. The weird thing is that when we're cruising downtown Seattle, windows down, with many, many people on the sidewalks Sitka has been absolutely perfect - no barking! And why downtown, but not in quiet Duvall??? Hopefully, she won't bark in DF!

2 comments:

mlinden said...

Hey, it's Matt from class. The one who got straddled. How are things? You're pretty close to leaving I see. Blessings on your journey!

Mike Nickell and Cynthia Johnson said...

Hello straddled Matt!!! We're 2 days from leaving for Mexico City - can you believe that? You'll have to go back to our postings that begin around 3/15 to read/see pics about Mike's brain surgeries that took place in Mexico City...it never ends with him! It's good to hear from you.