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June 6, 2003 Well today was Polar's final visit to Mrs.
Brown's class for the summer! What a bitter sweet day it was for all of us. Polar was his
normal happy self, and rushed down the hall to the room. He had seven children anxiously
waiting in the seats as we entered the door. You could hear them all yell, "POLAR'S HERE! POLAR'S HERE!" His tail was wagging
non-stop and he flew in the door and around the corner to give out Polar kisses to all
that wanted them! He went immediately to the center of the circle for all the children to
tell him about their week. But, they didn't. Instead, they just started petting him and
hugging him and saying how they would miss him over the summer.
Daniel spent hours working on these
cards for Polar, using some of the presents that Rochelle provided such as Golden stickers
and cards.
And, this is the thank-you letter that
the class wrote to Rochelle:
Dear Rochelle, |
Thank you for the presents you sent to us on Polar's birthday. We had |
fun opening them up and
Polar helped us. Mrs. Brown hung up the big poster |
of the Golden boy. We like
our dog stickers, cards, shoelaces, pencils, cars, |
and fans. Thank You for
thinking of us. |
Your Brecknock
friends, |
Daniel Karli Sergio
Anna Rosa
Lisa |
Mrs. Brown Mrs. Harsh |
I was a basket case by
now. I never realized how much he and I looked forward to our weekly visits to these
special children. While we where there we found out that two of the children will be going
to different rooms next year. That is sad, but good for the children. I am afraid we will
lose touch with those children, so Polar gave all the children a group picture from the
birthday party in a special card! They all loved the photos and put them in their
backpacks to go home. The remaining five students will be in Mrs. Brown's class next year
along with some new faces. We have already been asked to pick up where we left off today
in September, which by the way we are both looking forward to!
I'm not sure
what Polar and I are going to do on our Friday afternoons off now, but hopefully we will
find something to keep us out of trouble and also keep Polar involved in what he loves to
do and me too. I will share how I felt today as we said good bye, only because I
feel it is important! I was very sad, and of course I cried like a baby along with Mrs.
Brown. I will really miss these children. They were so much fun to be around and I learned
a great deal from them. I am sure they didn't even know that they taught me anything, but
they did. I thank them for opening up their hearts for Polar and me, and will cherish
every moment we were able to spend with them. I wish we could have had more time in the
class room with them as I am sure Polar would have been wonderful. Maybe next year we can
work something out with my job to get time off for class. I'm working, but it's a
different kind of work. Polar and I are going to visit a skilled
nursing care facility on Wednesday and this time we will actually know someone there. My
husband's Aunt is there now, so we will get to visit her! I am also excited that Polar's new parts for his cart finally came. We hope to
now adjust it to fit better and make him more comfortable!
If anyone ever thought about doing
therapy work with you dog, do it. The rewards are endless and it gives you new friends and
it can take you all over the place! Thank you for letting me share our adventures with
you. Hopefully they will continue.
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June 8, 2003
This kind gentleman comes in every week
to the veterinarian office where I work, just to see Polar. He always brings him a treat.
His Golden, Xyla, also gives Polar important pointers on how to greet someone
appropriately.
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June 12, 2003
This funny photo shows
Polar watching me doing grooming. What a silly mess!
I got a call today from the Manager of
Zany
Brainy as they are having a special pet day at their store next week and
would just LOVE to have Polar come and have the kids meet him and hear all about his
story. We will be meeting eight to nine-year-old children. I will be very anxious to see
Polar's reaction to a large group of possibly 30 kids. That scares me, but I know he loves
it.
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