Where did I come from?

Canine Companions for Independence is a Non profit organization with 5 campuses around the United States. I came from where all the puppies come from, my mom!! Fooled you! Okay I came from the Santa Rosa, CA campus where they have the Breeder and the Breeder Caretaker Program. People volunteer to take beautiful dogs like my mom Ryka and My Dad Luca, give them the very best homes, then take them to the Santa Rosa campus when they are ready to "have a date".

CCI says this about the dogs they use:

Best of the Best.

Breeder dogs and their puppies are the foundation of our organization. We carefully select and breed Labrador Retrievers, Golden Retrievers and crosses of the two after an intensive evaluation process.
Our breeding program staff checks each dog’s temperament, trainability, health, physical attributes, littermate trends and the production history of the dam and sire. Only then are the “best of the best” chosen as CCI breeder dogs.

See told you my parents are awesome! Apparently I have a big purpose in life...I'm not sure what that means yet, but when I figure it out, I will tell you about it!

My mom Ryka is the most beautiful Golden in the world don't you think?


I was born along side my 10 brothers and sisters in a really great home with 2 breeder caretakers Katie and Paula who love my mom so much they take care of all of her puppies with her!They were really important to us! At first we just rolled around, snuggled our mom, and ate and ate! Sometimes my sister would sleep in our food bowl! Silly girl!


Then we grew out of our pool, to the play room, and finally to the play yard! I liked the play yard with the pool full of balls, the slide and so many interesting things to crawl on.



They helped us come into the world, made sure we had lots of cuddle time, fed us, washed us, and sent us out for play time! When we were 8 weeks old they took us to the CCI campus for our check up and check in! They gave us pretty green markings in our ears, a bath, wow-that was fun, and then these nice people snuggled with us. When Katie and Paula said goodbye they were sad, but ready to see us go on our adventures to our puppy raisers!


This is my dad Luca. Isn't he handsome. Apparently he is very popular!


My Puppy Raiser Kim's friend's have some of my half siblings! They are so happy to compare pictures, talk about us, and go on trips with us I hear. Can't wait for that! My puppy raiser will love me for a long time, up to 18 months and boy will I keep her busy!

Kim is so lucky! Her job is to socialize me, which means I get to go lots of places with her. To her work, to school's, to this really great store called Big R where they have rows and rows of toys! It has some interesting smells too, but everyone there already loves me! Soon she will get to take me to puppy class and I will meet other dogs! I will tell everyone about CCI! At class and home I will learn lots of commands too. Whew! I am tired just telling you all of this! So for now I am going to get in my kennel and go to bed-

goodnight!

Snow!!!

Hello again!

I have been so busy getting settled into my life here in the Monroe house that I almost forgot to tell you about a cool thing that happened. It snowed!


I really liked the powdery white stuff all over the ground. It is cold, like the ice cubes that come out of that big white box in the house! But it is everywhere, all over the ground. I tried to jump, to get it off of my paws, but when I landed I figured out it is everywhere! I ate some, rolled in it, and it felt so good to wiggle in! The leaves I like to pounce on had snow too! I had to go "hurry" and it was no problem on the white stuff!



I ran around the yard for a little while, then I started to get cold! I ran up to Kim and she asked if I was done, and I wiggled my tail. I went back inside and got into my kennel and snuggled into my lambskin blanket... I have decided though, I love snow!

Pam Arrives! Pawsome!

Hi everyone! My name is Pam and I am a Canine Companions for Independance Puppy! I have flown all day on a jet to a place called Great Falls, Montana to meet my new family! I am tired, hungry, and a little scared after being in this crate alone all day.

So when I finally arrived and saw my new puppy raiser, Kim, I was so relieved! She was so excited to see me! She had warm hands, cuddled me, and let me give her all the kisses I had been saving up! I was shaking a little, but after being in her arms, I wagged my tail as hard and fast as I could!

She put a leash around my neck, and once again my paws touched the ground! Woohoo!! I ran and rolled in the grass, while she cleaned out my kennel. I did make a little mess on the flight! Then she washed my feet, and belly, and my whole body down with a soft towel, it felt good!

We walked around a little bit and her friend Katie took lots of pictures of me! I realized I am gonna be a star! My kennel is cleaned up, my fur smells better, and I am ready to head to my new home! I will live there for 16-18 months with this new family.

I hear they have three kids, two dogs, an iguana, fish, guinea pig, bearded dragon, and a turtle. Sure hope I can play with them all! My new puppy raiser told me I have new toys waiting, and a soft bed! I am so ready to get settled in and take a rest! Off we go! My journey as a CCI Puppy in training has begun! Watch out for my Pawsomeness!!

Pam