Niki & Barbara Bray

 

Proud Momma, Barbara, writes: “Niki Bray finished his AKC Excellent JWW Title at Autumn Winds Agility Center on October 22.  He received a First Place Ribbon.   (note from Editor:  Niki has only lived with the Brays for around a year….. and already is he wowing the judges in Agility!  We are all so proud!)

 

 

 

Just wanted to share my Lilly’s story….back in September, I was asked by a girlfriend who teaches kindergarden in New Hanover County to please send her some pictures of my Lilly.  She explained that she has a student she was concerned about because of separation anxiety from her mom.  Her name is Liliana aka Lilie.  For the first week of school she cried everyday all day long.   My girlfriend, Ms. Antley..thought about what she could do and she came up with my Lilly.  She told Liliana that she had a friend named Lilly but she was a dog and she was going to have her send a picture and note to her.

THE FIRST PICTURE:   The following Monday, Ms Antley put her plan into action with picture in hand of Lilly.   She wrote a note on the picture to Liliana ..stating…Hi Lilie…my name is Lilly too..and I’m here to be your friend.    The picture was placed on Liliana’s desk before she came into the class.   On cue as soon as mom was ready to leave she started crying.  Ms. Antley told her she had something on her desk she might like.   Ms. Antley told me later that her eyes lite up and she quit crying.

Everyday, Ms. Antley put a new picture of Lilly on her desk with a little note.   By the end of that week, Liliana could care less whether her mom was there or not.  She would run to her desk to see the new picture and note from Lilly.  We have continued this with her and she seems to have perked up.

THE ILLNESS:  After a couple of weeks of notes and pictures…Liliana got sick..the doctors thought she had bronchitis; however, she actually had pneumonia.  She also was diagnosed with asthma after the fact.  Sending pictures and notes home with Liliana’s homework was the ticket….Liliana’s mother called Ms. Antley and told her that this has helped her daughter so much that she can’t believe the transformation in her little girl.

LILIANA’S PICTURE:   I received a picture (not published intentionally) last night at dinner with the Antley’s.   The note at the bottom of the picture says: “Hi Lilly, I just wanted to say thank you for your pictures.   They helped me feel better.  And to show you my pumpkin.  Love your friend, Lilie”.

Every time I talk to Ms. Antley, she tells me something new that Liliana is getting better with…she has opened up more and is really getting into school now.  We will continue to send pictures to her to give to Liliana and we are both looking forward to the two of them meeting in person a little later on at school so I can get pictures of both of them together.

Hope you all enjoy and get goose bumps like I do when I get updates about this on-going story.

 

Hazel Marie & Janet Doxey

 

Janet writes:  “Barbara just emailed me this picture of how our weekend went. Hazel loved the cool weather and did a bang up job. We even got 15 MACH points.
(Editor’s note:  Hazel had been a ‘farm dog’ when Jaent aquired her a few years back… now she and Janet make on eof ADTC’s most beautiful teams….. and they do it all; Agility, Traditional and Rally Obedience!  What a Team!