Jewell Loves Dogs!

Jewell and King.

This is Jewell with her older brother's dog, King. King is a Bullypit, which is a cross between an American Bulldog and an American Pit Bull Terrier. He is a few months over a year old and still very much a puppy.

This picture was taken a couple weekends ago and is rare in that Jewell has only ever had the chance to pet King once or twice before. King gets excited pretty easily and will chew on fingers. He doesn't do it to be mean, it's just him being a puppy. Because Jewell flaps her hands so much and also gets excited so easily, it is hard for King to stay calm enough to let her pet him and love on him. On this day, I worked with him for several hours and rewarded him for good behavior. By the time this picture was taken, he figured out that I was giving him treats for exceptional behavior! The picture that we weren't able to get was Jewell giving King two kisses and telling him she loved him! She was also able to put her face right up to his without him getting to excited.

Lola

This is my husband's cousin's dog, Lola. She is a Shih Tzu and is almost 7 years old. Lola would be the exact opposite of King, in that she is very calm and laid back.

The surprising thing about Jewell's interaction with her is that Jewell is normally really nervous around smaller dogs. Once she realized that Lola wasn't going to start barking or jumping on her, she fell in love with her right away. Lola even tolerated Jewell putting bunny ears and hats on her. Jewell was so impressed that she told Lola that she loved her.


Jewell also regularly interacts with my brother's German Shepherd, Shasta, and my sister-in-law's Chocolate Lab, Charlie. She adores both of them, and Shasta has also tolerated Jewell's desire to play dress up with her.

I can only imagine what type of interaction and bond Jewell will have when she gets to meet her very special service dog that is picked specifically for her!