April 7, 2015. Chou Chou Briard is 4 years old! ("But I'm still a playful puppy!")
To celebrate, she had a birthday party in the library, during her Read To The Dogs therapy shift.
California is experiencing a severe drought, and rainy season -- with very little rain -- is over. But on Chou Chou's birthday, thunder and lightening and a downpour! ("I am not afraid of storms! I am a brave puppy!")
And then as quickly as it began, it ended and the sun came out... right before our animal-assisted therapy shift at the library, a few blocks from my home. Because of the storm, one of the dog/handler teams couldn't get to us. And there were only 2 children. ("So sad!") But her library birthday party preceded anyway.
She wore a sparkly tiara.. until she took it off.
("Do I look happy in this thing? No, I don't!")
("Do I look happy in this thing? No, I don't!")
She brought a big cookie, shaped like a bone, to share with the other dogs. ("No, no! I did not bring to share! It was my birthday and mine to eat!")
I broke it apart and we offered some to her therapy dog friends.
There was Woody, a black Labrador Retriever. He took his cookie piece from my hand and nearly took my fingers, too. Labs do that.
("He dropped it, so I fast grabbed it and ate it myself! Ha!") I gave him another piece.
Two children came to read to the dogs,
and they wished Chou Chou a happy birthday.
After an hour, our therapy dog shift ended, and we went home. At night, Chou Chou got a toy birthday cake, a music box. It played Happy Birthday to You -- over and over, until it wound down. There was no button to turn it off.
("I was a very tired puppy! Even my candles were tired!")
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