Fun visiting Daddy

This past week Bryan was at a conference in Dublin all week. Every year the Eden Consulting group puts on a conference for all the K9 handlers on the west coast, the sheriffs department hosted it this year . There were over 100 handlers and their dogs from CA, OR, WA and Mexico in Dublin for a week of training, scenarios and seminars. Let's just say the Dublin residents did not really know what to do with all the police cars in the city for a week. Bryan stayed with his friend Keith in their toy hauler all week since the conference went late into the night and started early in the morning. This also saved a little money on gas. :)

By Thursday the kids were ready to see daddy....and so was I. I headed out their with Lori and her kids. We met the guys for dinner and then they took us up to the RTC (Regional Training Center) to watch the helicopter deployments. I think Dani has a new love. She could have stayed their all night watching the helicopter take the dogs back and forth between the RTC and Camp Parks. Bryan was able to take Fasco up in the helicopter on the first night. He did great, you never know with the dogs how they will react being in there. Lori was able to get some good pictures.

Chris could not have been happier

Dani put her seatbelt on and was ready to go.

After the fun with the helicopter we all loaded into Big Foot (ACSO's bomb truck) and toured around the conference to watch a few of the scenarios and see the dogs in action. At one stop Keith got out and put on the bite sleeve to take a bite. Chris found that extremely amusing. Bryan had a great time at the conference but unfortunately got some bad news on the second day. Fasco had been recovering from a torn ligament in his rear knee. After resting for three weeks he got a clean bill of health from the vet and was able to participate. On day two though the injury came back. To make a long story short the vet has advised them to have him get a new dog before going through the time and money to go to school.

Yet another change of plans. Bryan was suppose to leave for school this week for 6 weeks. With poor staffing and also the need for a new dog now this was postponed until August 4th. He will hopefully go to Riverside some time this week to take Fasco back and get a new dog. I was very sad to hear Fasco had to leave since he has been such a nice dog and so great with the kids. We are just praying that the next dog will be just as great.

The one good thing is he will be around for the summer and get to be there for Chris's first day of kindergarten.....27 days and counting.

Bryan and Fasco