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" We try to expose them to everything, " Kenny said.
" Every possible scenario has to be something this dog has
seen before and is not going to react to. "
Every day Emme goes for long walks where she can let
out her youthful energy and take in the world the same
way an innocent child would. Kenny
recalls a time when Emme experienced
a car pulling into the garage for the
first time.
" She had never seen the garage
door close, " Kenny said. " She was
standing there and the garage door
starts closing and it's like (Kenny
tilts his head in wonder, mimicking
Emme's awed reaction), she sat down
and was like, 'I don't know what
happened.' "
One big challenge for Kenny is
enforcing one of the most important rules for all service
dogs--no swimming. What makes this significantly
harder, compared to other dogs, is that Emme is being
trained to act against her genetic instincts. Golden
retrievers were bred as hunting dogs with a natural
gift for being able to catch water fowl. This is thanks to
specific physical traits such as webbed feet and a dense
outer coat that repels water. For such a strict rule, there
is an equally practical reason.
" If they're with a (person in a) wheelchair, " Peggy
WE TRY TO EXPOSE
said; " and they see water and want to jump in, the
wheelchair is going with them. "
Despite their 24-hour jobs as puppy
THEM TO EVERYTHING...
EVERY POSSIBLE
SCENARIO HAS TO BE
SOMETHING THIS DOG
HAS SEEN BEFORE AND
IS NOT GOING TO REACT
TO IT.- Kenny Kaye
trainers, Kenny and Peggy still find
time to be actively involved in several
recreational activities The Villages
offers. " I play sports here daily, " Kenny
said. Both Kenny and Peggy enjoy
paddling for the Dirty Dozen Grand
Masters Dragon Boat Club, pickleball,
beach tennis and water volleyball.
They also enjoy help their local church
and The Villages Honor Flight.
Kenny looks forward to the future
when Emme will get her final human companion, as he
does with all the puppies he's raised.
" They have a graduation ceremony kind of thing, "
Kenny said. " It would be hard to not find somebody that
could benefit and improve their life from their disability
having one of these puppies, or dogs. "
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