The ups and downs of raising a yellow lab puppy named Hamika for Canine Companions.Tumblr (3.0; @raisinghamika)http://raisinghamika.com/http://raisinghamika.com/post/250453150http://raisinghamika.com/post/250453150Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:51:18 -0800<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/h3xa8w9svkvmbw76teI520bGo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Welcome to my website!  My name is Hamika.</p> <p>I was born on May 11, 2008 in Santa Rosa, CA.  My First Mom, Debbie Klein, and I lived in Sebastopol, CA.  I go out to work with her in Occidental a few days a week.  Other days I attend school at Pleasant Hill Christian School in Sebastopol (I’ll show you a picture soon).</p> <p>I started out going to Puppy Kindergarten every Tuesday night - we graduated to every other Tuesday night quickly.</p> <p>I’m trying hard to learn how to help another human someday.  WOW!  I’ll be really important.</p> <p>Glad you will be keeping up with my success.  Keep checking this website - My First Mom’s been posting pictures since she got me on July 1, 2008.</p> <p>Looks like I may graduate to Advanced Training on November 21, 2009.</p> <p>May 6th, 2009 I have joined a new house!  I’m going to learn how to take commands from lots of other people AND I’m going to go to different class in Sacramento.</p>http://raisinghamika.com/post/85099007http://raisinghamika.com/post/85099007Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:37:00 -0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/h3xa8w9svng37p6cbTObSzW7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I’ve got a new “tugging buddy”, Julann.</p>http://raisinghamika.com/post/107367421http://raisinghamika.com/post/107367421Wed, 13 May 2009 14:00:00 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/h3xa8w9svng3ajqq89embwrOo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Julanne and I run a lot!</p> <p>Don’t you love my ears!!!</p>http://raisinghamika.com/post/107368306http://raisinghamika.com/post/107368306Wed, 13 May 2009 14:00:00 -0700<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/h3xa8w9svng3ecuwAtIJG832o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>There we are in the backyard with Roger - thanks to me the Koi pond is now covered.</p>http://raisinghamika.com/post/107369547http://raisinghamika.com/post/107369547Wed, 13 May 2009 14:00:00 -0700<p>I’m going to travel to Sacramento, CA for some special time with new people that are going to take care of me and partner with my First Mom to get me graduated and helping someone really special.</p> <p>I’m going to be living with Rosemarie and Roger - I’ve heard there is another special dog in the house, Julann!</p> <p>Sounds like they’ve got some special events for me over the next months until I graduate in November, 2009.</p>http://raisinghamika.com/post/104439833http://raisinghamika.com/post/104439833Wed, 06 May 2009 20:52:00 -0700<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/h3xa8w9svn6gp2pflS26YURho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I play catch with all the kids at Pleasant Hill Christian School in Sebastopol, CA.  Maybe one day I’ll be able to play with lots of other special kids!</p>http://raisinghamika.com/post/104438519http://raisinghamika.com/post/104438519Wed, 06 May 2009 08:05:00 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/h3xa8w9svn6gm5l3X9h5JI1io1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Yum - my First Mom went to the store and got me a Birthday Cake!</p>http://raisinghamika.com/post/104437827http://raisinghamika.com/post/104437827Wed, 06 May 2009 02:06:30 -0700<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/h3xa8w9svmacsaviIoebkYVUo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I started throwing up blood on Good Friday night - my First Mom took me to the vet!</p> <p>She won’t let me eat all the stuff I like - rocks, twigs, bones, peanut butter - I just get to eat RICE and take icky medicine.</p>http://raisinghamika.com/post/96142616http://raisinghamika.com/post/96142616Tue, 14 Apr 2009 09:29:00 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/h3xa8w9svmacsuhnv3lKXrLko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I don’t have to go to Puppy Kindergarten - pretty good excuse to just lay around.</p>http://raisinghamika.com/post/96142721http://raisinghamika.com/post/96142721Tue, 14 Apr 2009 09:29:00 -0700<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/h3xa8w9svmacweagHoflG4Pbo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>My friend from the office, Melody, has already graduated!</p>http://raisinghamika.com/post/96143417http://raisinghamika.com/post/96143417Wed, 01 Apr 2009 09:32:00 -0700“Some people wait a lifetime for a miracle…We raise them one at a time.”<br/><br/> - <em>Canine Companions for Independence (<a href="http://www.cci.org">www.cci.org</a>)</em>http://raisinghamika.com/post/85515920http://raisinghamika.com/post/85515920Thu, 26 Mar 2009 06:27:00 -0700<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/h3xa8w9svljyh0sv0pm1z8Bwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Spring in Sonoma County!</p>http://raisinghamika.com/post/90258007http://raisinghamika.com/post/90258007Wed, 25 Mar 2009 22:06:00 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/h3xa8w9svljyeuvu1tlavFRxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Mom took my on a really long hike.  Cool sunset, huh?</p>http://raisinghamika.com/post/90257543http://raisinghamika.com/post/90257543Wed, 25 Mar 2009 22:04:00 -0700<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/h3xa8w9svl3xlvj15kGNLLPko1_100.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://raisinghamika.com/post/86788905http://raisinghamika.com/post/86788905Sun, 15 Mar 2009 16:57:55 -0700<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/h3xa8w9svl3xktul8ED1M5tOo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://raisinghamika.com/post/86788612http://raisinghamika.com/post/86788612Sun, 15 Mar 2009 16:57:00 -0700<p class="style9" align="justify">Mom and I just got back from Mendocino, CA to watch the gray whales  migrating  from Baja California.  They swam past the headlands on their annual migration North to their summer feeding grounds in the Bering and Chukchi Seas of Alaska (got that from the paper).</p> <p>Mom and a bunch of other humans were watching the water & taking pictures - I couldn’t see much - I was watching this really great duck!  I was just watching - Mom kept feeding me and telling me I’m was doing a good job- I would rather be chasing the duck - but the food was great!</p> <p>Mom found out later that we were there on one of the best whale watching days of the season!!!  Wow!!!</p>http://raisinghamika.com/post/86788477http://raisinghamika.com/post/86788477Sun, 15 Mar 2009 16:56:00 -0700<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/h3xa8w9svkx1t1y8avlc1tLUo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Kasha, the blur.</p>http://raisinghamika.com/post/85421805http://raisinghamika.com/post/85421805Tue, 10 Mar 2009 21:21:05 -0700<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/h3xa8w9svkx1mb3ftpgpUkepo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Kasha attacks.</p>http://raisinghamika.com/post/85421391http://raisinghamika.com/post/85421391Tue, 10 Mar 2009 21:15:50 -0700<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/h3xa8w9svkx1hd9qYJvr9eupo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>This is Kasha.  She’s a new friend of mine and she’s about 4 months old.  We like to run and run and run!</p>http://raisinghamika.com/post/85420674http://raisinghamika.com/post/85420674Tue, 10 Mar 2009 21:12:00 -0700