Sunday, November 20, 2011

Holiday Tree Festival 2011

Gilda attended her first Akron Children's Hospital Holiday Tree Festival last night and it was a huge success on many levels!

{Gilda in the crowd)


In fact, the only disappointment was that our camera malfunctioned and this is our only photo of the evening!

I can't imagine how unsettling it must be for a dog to enter a brand-new building with crowds of people and yet, somehow, Gilda handled it all extremely well!

Gilda seemed a little nervous about the fact that she was in a room full of lighted trees but she willingly met and greeted many many kids and adults and was willing to perform tricks for all of them. (Tricks keep Gilda focused and comfortable as she feels better when she knows exactly what she is supposed to do).

The highlight of the evening was when a woman came over to meet Gilda and told us that she had to spend some time at ACH when she was 11 and that she still cherishes the memories of visits from the Doggie Brigade!! Stories like these make me so proud to be a part of the DB...

We stayed for about 1.5 hours and then left while Gilda was still happy.

The Tree Festival is an amazing event and we are thankful to have been able to be a small part of it!

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