[lilgidget]

Have started taking Gidget to a nursing home nearby for a visits. Went today for the 3rd time. The people and staff just love her. So far, I've kept her in her stroller which lets people pet her without her having to be out and about. I'm starting her on some private training lessons tomorrow aimed at how to behave at the nursing home. She gets so excited when she sees people and wants to be petted. I'm wanting her to be calm enough to be taken out of the stroller and put in patients laps or on their beds. Today, put her on the lap of a woman in a "laid back" wheel chair. Kept my hand on her the whole time but it gave the lady a chance to pet her. She told me if I ever needed for Gidget to have a new home that she would like to have her. She is so little and sweet and gives everyone there a few minutes of pleasure. Many of the residents already remember her name. I'd also like to teach her a few tricks that she can do outside the stroller--i.e. shake hands, roll over, stand up for treats, etc. I also want to work on her being held without getting all jumpy and excited. Right now, she sometimes gets excited and jumpy when I'm holding her and I'm afraid she'll jump out of my arms. Oh no--not a good thing. Some of them would love to hold her but not now.