It will be so hard

In the past 4 days, I've heard at least 50 times, "It's going to be so hard to give the puppy away."

Yes, it will be hard. But let me tell you why it will be a good thing.

This is no ordinary puppy. And we will not be "giving away our dog."

This puppy was born to do this job. His parents were bred to have him and his litter mates. They were chosen to be born to serve.

In orientation, they told us to "Start with the end in mind."

We have been picked (or offered) the opportunity to train Brodie.

We get to teach him 31 commands and show him how to go help others.

We get to send him to advanced training so he can learn even more.

THEN, we get to fly to San Diego (hopefully if all goes well) in about two years.

We get to present him to a person who needs him. A person who cannot complete their day to day tasks without him.

We are not giving our dog away. Brodie is going to help someone.

Then, it will be hard to come home. But just like children, they go do something bigger and better.