Ferris is going to Guide Dog College!
And I have so many conflicting feelings! We've had him since September 2016, when he was 8 weeks old. He's a black lab from Guide Dogs of America here in Southern California. He's made it through all the health, temperment and obedience testing so far.
On Saturday we'll go have lunch at GDA, and then find out who his "roommate" in the kennels will be. (Dogs go in for training in groups, so my guess is there will be about 20 dogs going in.) We'll walk them down to the kennels, and say goodbye. Ugh. It kills me to even write that!
I'm so proud of him! He's kind of a tiny guy at only 57 lbs, and he is SO chill. Nothing startles him. As the trainers at GDA say, now it's up to him to decide if he wants to be a guide or not.
(And yes, we are getting another puppy to raise in mid-February. I don't have specifics yet, but I will soon!)