your story is brill, keep writing, we have catherine cookson in you. vanessa. -----Original Message----- From: Jenny Mock - Email Address: r.mock356@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent On: 19/08/2012 19:36 Sent To: Guide Chat List - Email Address: guide.chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [guide.chat] episode 25 the adventures of Mary Jane, When I got back to the training centre I was approached by the training manager he told me that someone had already told him about the incident at the steam rally, I told him what had happened as he asked for my version of what went on, when I told him he said "right that's it she has to go," then he said I could try a halty with her but it would only solve the problem one per cent, of course I told him that was not good enough as the trainer who trained us had been out to see us only the week before and I told him about the escaping from the garden and he could not work out how she was doing it, also I told him about other things that she was up to, he told me I should nip it in the bud and correct her as soon as I thought she was going to do something, I told him I didn't get any warning he said of course you do all dogs give some indication when they are about to do something, then he asked if he could walk her in harness himself without me there, I told him he was welcome to and when he came back to me he was very red in the face and said I have to apologize to you as you said you don't get any warning I have never seen a dog move so fast in all my life, a couple of weeks after the steam rally Guide dogs had their open day at Exeter and there was a service at Exeter Cathedral as soon as Greeta saw the other dogs she started as soon as one came too near to her,then during the service one of the other dogs started to bark and a few others joined in, someone thought it was Greeta who had started it but on this occasion it was not, when we went back to the centre some of us went to the fund raising managers office to have lunch it was those of us who were working at the fund raising that afternoon, there were about four dogs in the office Greeta being one of them, she took over the bed that belonged to Zeus and every time one of the other dogs tried to get to it to pick up a toy she saw them off, one of the dogs managed to get a teddy but dropped it in the water bowl and then picked it up and dropped it in my lap, needless to say it was a quick dash to the window to wring the water out of it, During that afternoon one of the kennel girls came to collect Greeta as we thought being as she was going back anyway it would be a good time to leave her in the kennels it would save someone coming to pick her up from home, I was very sad to see her go but we had to part company for safety sake, the following Monday morning I had a phone call from another trainer who had a dog who they thought would be good for me, they arranged to bring him the next day, watch this space for next episode kind regards from Jenny Ray and doggies skype name jenny.mock97