Our first trip to the mall...
Tuesday, September 19, 2006 at 08:46PM Our journey started with the first stop being the Allouez Garage on the outskirts of town for the first of the maintenence that I was treating my car to. Winter isn't knocking on our doorstep right now, it's pounding on it. Today was perfect timing, the tourists are gone, the little darlings are in school, and in the middle of the afternoon it's slow and quiet.
Our stop at Allouez garage lasted about an hour & a half, during which time Rosebud was fantastic, although the bathroom was a little bit small, and it was unisex, so I kept Rosebud to as far to the corner as I could. Note to self; avoid this situation in the future if at all possible.
We were the only ones in the dingy small waiting room which consisted of a few chairs and a pile of non-descript magazines & it wasn't too terribly long before Rosie jumped into the chair next to me, even though it was much to small for her. There were no other customers and although I thought it was incredibly ingenious on her part to just assume that chair at home ment chair in public, I quickly corrected her, that not everyone wants to sit in a chair right after a huge Dobergirl has oocupied it. The guys working on my car couldn't have cared less, they were probably just glad that while they were moving the car around, Rose wasn't inside. Of course, that wasn't even a possible scenario.
On our way to Sears, we stopped at Petco, a store where anyone can bring in their pet. Again, Rose was a true champ, absolutly everyone loved seeing her and expressed that admiration with comments on how beautiful she is and how well behaved. It was a quick in & out trip for some vitamins for the gang and I knew for certain we were ready for a stroll through the mall.
Once at Sears, the staff in the automotive service department seemed very appreciative that Rose wasn't still in the car, that I had her by my side. I gave them my cell phone number in case they found a problem that needed approval for, and off we went for a stroll. How wonderful, kill two birds with one stone. car is now ready for winter and my Rosebud excelled at mall navigating.
The mall experience was not without question from mall authorities as to Rosebuds appearence without a Service Dog attire. Rose has a vest but what I need for her to have is a little backpack kinda thing to carry my purchases. If any of you that has been stopping by and reading here knows of one, please let me know, my email link is towards the top of this page. Nonetheless, the security guard wished me a nice day & the experience was 100% POSITIVE. I did notice a couple with a very young child in a stroller in the automotive section of Sears who stayed well behind me while waiting for my transaction to be completed. That was Ok but they needn't have worried, for Rosebud loves little children.
All in all, the whole experience was positive. In fact it was a bit more than positive, I'm a bit conflicted as to how much public contact on a personal level I should let happen with Rose, because even though she is working, she is also an ambassador of one of the most loyal and genuine loving breeds of dog there is, the Doberman Pinscher, as was evident by her reaction to the attention she received today. What a lovely tribute to those involved in Doberman Rescue.
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