Shelby's blog

Dad and I went to visit the vets at Martinez this morning. We had been there once before and I got my nose shocked by static electricity from someone in a wheel chair. The first person we meet is in a wheel chair. I didn’t want to go see anyone in a wheel chair, period, no way, no how.

Dad told me I had to hop up right next to the wheelchair and visit! Imagine someone talking that way to the P.P.! So fine, I did it and guess what, I didn’t get shocked. I musta talked to 20 people in wheel chairs today and I didn’t get shocked, maybe it was an accident after all.

We saw old friends who remembered me and dad, one guy had my picture in a pouch on his wheel chair! He called me by name and told me how happy he was we came back! We walked and talked with a ton of new folks in the area where they teach people how to use there new legs. Some of those guys were working really hard cause they were tired and wanted to rest for a while. I can so relate!!

It was lunch time and I wanted to go into the lunch room but they wouldn’t let us, something about no dogs allowed, dad told the workers, she not a dog she’s a Tripawd! They laughed, but the answer was still no. So we wandered down the hall and saw some guys playing domino’s so we headed outside to the courtyard. Two of my old friends were there, one of them has a picture of his dog on his cell phone and we got to see it again. He said he really missed his dog, then he gave me  a hug and said he had to go. His name is Larry and he’s going home in about 2 months so we told him we would see him around Christmas time.

Another one of my friends, B.J. is what they call “a domino playing dude” he lives to play domino’s and he must be good cause he said he won almost two dollars in yesterdays game! There were 6 guys outside in the courtyard and as we got up to leave, they thanked us for coming to see them. Dad said it was our honor and he thanked them for putting up with us. They all shook hands and said for us to take it easy and be safe on the way home. Mom says dad drives like a little old lady and from what I’ve been told, little old ladies don’t get into trouble!

As we were in the hallway headed to the sign out sheet, a pretty lady was pushing her husband in a wheelchair and asked if we could stop and say Hi!  He is in his 80’s and he smiled as his wife and my dad talked. He tried to reach down and pat my head but we knew he couldn’t do it, so dad picked me up, like all three paws off the ground, so he could give me a pat on the head! His wife giggled and I saw dad give her one one of my personally autographed, limited edition photo’s of me in my wagon. She put it in his shirt pocket and said she’ll pin it up next to his bed.

We signed out and as we walked out the front door, dad just laughed and said, not only are a princess but now you’re a pin up girl!!