Reaction among the CCI faithful has been mixed – the complaints are mostly about the size of the CCI logo in relation to the 35. Fair enough, but I still like it, and here’s why.

Ophelia And Her Assistant Puppy Raisers

I said I wasn’t gonna turn this into a puppy raising blog – honestly, I’m not, but can’t resist sharing a picture of Ophelia with her ‘Assistant Puppy Raisers’ Zephan and Bannon.

I really can’t imagine raising a puppy without having help from dogs like this.  ‘Help’ meaning the kinda influence these dogs have on a puppy – playing with it, correcting it when necessary, and so on.

Schriever Air Force Base Takes Note Of Its Namesake Assistance Dog In Training

Nice official Air Force follow-up story today about one of the dogs in the KSDS military litter I mentioned last month (“KSDS Names Future Assistance Dog Litter After Military Installations “).

Schriever Air Force Base here in Colorado Springs has a new article both online and in the printed edition of their base newspaper this week about – who else? – their namesake dog, Schriever:

(Click on the image for a nice giant high-resolution version.)

More Of The Same…And Something New

Well, it’s pretty obvious I haven’t been posting much here.

That’s simply a combination of not seeing a lot to write about, still looking for a way to operate that accomplishes what I want as I’ve already mentioned, and, last, the arrival here a coupla days ago of our latest Canine Companions for Independence puppy, Ophelia.