Holiday fun with Willow

Welcome back to Willow’s Puppy Pen!

Willow recently enjoyed a wonderful holiday with her volunteer puppy trainers.

Here she is having lots of fun at the beach…

That is one happy pup!

Willow was fascinated by the beach. It is full of interesting sights, textures and smells to explore… as well as being the perfect place to run, dig and splash around!

It is also a great opportunity to meet and play nicely with other dogs, which all helps to develop Willow’s social skills and confidence in public places.

Back at the holiday accommodation now and it’s time to chill out…

Willow was enjoying a relaxing lie down outside, when she spotted some Canada Geese who popped by to say hello…

“Hello friends!”

Willow was intrigued by her new friends, but she was very happy to stand and calmly watch them from a distance.

We are so impressed with Willow. She has been introduced to a few different animals now and she always greets them so politely. These introductions are an important part of Willow’s hearing dog training. When Willow is living life with her future deaf partner, we want her to feel happy, calm and confident when they encounter other animals.

Other animals have the potential to be intimidating, but Willow is learning to be polite and friendly towards everyone she meets. This is thanks to Willow’s volunteer puppy trainer helping to gently introduce Willow to the world around her. Through reward-based training, Willow is learning to associate meeting other animals as a fun and positive experience.

What a superstar!

That’s nearly it for today. We will just leave you with this very cute photo of a sleepy Willow having a cuddle with her teddy…

Adorable!

We are so grateful for your continued support in Willow’s training journey.

Until next time, from everyone at Hearing Dogs, thank you so much for sponsoring Willow.