This is Cobi & Beemer
These are their person’s notes on our session:
QUESTIONS FOR BEEMER:
(BEEMER WAS AFRAID THAT LAURA WAS GOING TO BITE PART OF HIS BRAIN OUT WHEN SHE TOLD HIM SHE COULD HEAR HIM. SHE TOLD HIM NO, AND HE WAS OK AFTER THAT)
DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR LEG AND THE SURGERY?

(LAURA EXPLAINED THAT HE TORE HIS LIGAMENT AND THAT THEY SEWED IT BACK TOGETHER AND HE NEEDS TO STAY IN THE PEN FOR 3 MORE WEEKS. AFTER THAT HE WILL GO BACK TO THE DR. AND THEY WILL GIVE HIM MORE EXERCISES TO DO LIKE THE WATER TREADMILL. BUT, HE DOESN’T HAVE TO DO THAT IF HE DOESN’T LIKE IT)
YES, BUT WILL I EVER BE ABLE TO PLAY BALL AGAIN? (SHE TOLD HIM YES, BUT HE CAN’T RUN AS FAST AND CRAZY AS BEFORE BUT HE’LL BE ABLE TO PLAY AGAIN)
ARE YOU IN ANY PAIN?
SOMETIMES, BUT IT’S MORE ANNOYING THAN PAINFUL. IT FEELS WEAK AND LIKE IT’S BURNING WHEN I STEP ON IT. I HATE NOT HAVING POWER MUSCLES.
IS THERE SOMETHING YOU WANT US TO DO FOR YOU THAT WE AREN’T DOING NOW?
I WANT TO GO BACK TO THE PARK WITH THE TREES WITH THE PINECONES
I WANT MORE REIKI MASSAGES FROM AUNT ALICE, MORE WALKS, MORE CAR RIDES AND TREATS. I LIKE THOSE TREATS YOU MAKE THAT ARE IN THE DIFFERENT SHAPES, ESPECIALLY THE ONES THAT LOOK LIKE CRACKERS.
I NEED TO GET OUT OF THE HOUSE MORE!
Cobi
Beemer
I’D LIKE TO HAVE MUSIC. SOFT, LOW MUSIC BUT MIX IT UP SOME SO I DON’T GET BORED.
IS THERE ANYTHING THAT SCARES OR FRIGHTENS YOU?
MY BIGGEST FEAR IS THAT MY LEG WON’T GET BETTER
I DON’T LIKE HIGH PITCHED NOISES LIKE SMOKE DETECTORS OR KIDS SCREAMING.
PILLS TASTE BAD, THEY MAKE MY EYES DRY AND ROLL BACK. PLEASE ASK THE DR. NOT TO PINCH MY KNEE.
SOMETIMES IT SOUNDS LIKE PEOPLE ARE IN THE HOUSE BUT THEY AREN’T (ANSWERING MACHINE WENT OFF DURING THE READING) IT’S ANNYOING TO HEAR PEOPLE WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO SMELL THEM.
WHY DON’T YOU LIKE TO BE WASHED OR BRUSHED?
I HATE TO BE CLEAN. IF I’M DIRTY I FEEL LIKE I’VE WORKED. (COBI CHIMED IN AND SAID THAT’S RIDICULOUS, SHE WORKS AND STAYS CLEAN). I LIKE TO FEEL LIKE I’VE BEEN IN THE WOODS.
WHY DO YOU LIKE TO BARK AT THE FENCE?
BECAUSE I’M DOING MY JOB AND I NEED TO LET EVERYONE KNOW I’M HERE AND GUARDING THE FAMILY. (LAURA ASKED HIM TO PLEASE TAKE IT DOWN A NOTCH). BUT, I DON’T JUMP AT THE FENCE LIKE I USED TO! (LAURA SAYS HE TAKES HIS JOB VERY SERIOUSLY)
WHY ARE MY FLOWERS ALWAYS TRAMPLED NEXT TO THE JASMINE ALONG THE FENCE BETWEEN OUR HOUSE AND JOHN’S?
I JUST LIKE TO LOOK THRU THE FENCE AT JACK AND THE KIDS. (COBI ADDED, SOMETIMES I ALSO LOOK THRU THE FENCE- AND SOMETIMES I BARK)
WHY DO YOU BARK AT FILIPE (THE GARDENER)?
HE HAS TOOLS THAT COULD BE DANGEROUS TO A DOG OR A HUMAN. ANYONE IN THE YARD SHOULD KNOW I’M WATCHING THEM. COBI ADDED, I LIKE HIM. HE GIVES ME JERKY AND PETS ME BUT HE DOESN’T TOUCH BEEMER MUCH. THEN BEEMER SAID I’M THE PROPERTY CARETAKER.
DO BEES SCARE YOU?
I DON’T LIKE THEM. ONE TIME I GOT STUNG BAD. BUT I DON’T LIKE TO TALK ABOUT BAD THINGS.
COBI SAID SHE DOESN’T MIND THEM. SHE CATCHES THEM AND SUCKS OUT THEIR STINGERS SO THEY CAN’T HURT ANYONE.
DO YOU LIKE WHEN COBI LICKS YOU?
I LOVE WHEN COBI LICKS ME. SOMETIMES I ACT ANNOYED, BUT I REALLY LIKE IT A LOT.
QUESTIONS FOR COBI
DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT IS GOING ON WITH BEEMER?
BEEMER HURT HIS LEG. WE’LL BE IN THIS PEN FOREVER. HE’LL NEVER WALK THE SAME AGAIN. (LAURA TOLD HER THAT IS NOT TRUE. THEY NEED TO STAY IN THE PEN FOR 3 MORE WEEKS AND HE’LL BE FINE)
WHEN YOU HAVE A SEIZURE CAN YOU SEE OR HEAR US?
I DON’T KNOW WHY I GET THEM, BUT IT’S THE WORST FEELING EVER. I GET JITTERY AT FIRST AND CAN FEEL IT COMING ON AND THEN MY TEETH CHATTER AND I LOSE LAPSES OF TIME. WHEN I WAKE UP I HAVE AN EXCRUTIATING HEADACHE.
WHY DO YOU LIKE TO LICK PEOPLE, BEEMER, YOURSELF?
I LIKE CLEANING, CLEAN IS NICE. I HATE TO BE DIRTY AND I WANT EVERYONE TO BE CLEAN. (SHE’S LICKING HER PAWS AS SHE IS TALKING) THIS IS CLEANING.
DO YOU LIKE IT WHEN WE SHAVE OFF YOUR HAIR?
I LOVE IT. I HATE TO BE DIRTY. I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO TAKE A DAMP CLOTH AND WIPE ME DOWN EVERY DAY.
IS THERE SOMETHING YOU WANT US TO DO FOR YOU THAT WE AREN’T DOING NOW?
I WANT MY OWN COUCH BY THE TV, A LITTLE ONE THAT IS UP HIGH FOR DOGS.
I WANT TO PLAY FRISBEE LIKE WE USED TO.
I NEED A MUCH LONGER WALK THAN I’VE BEEN GETTING SINCE BEEMER GOT HURT.
I’D LIKE A MASSAGE EVERY OTHER DAY, MY BODY GETS SORE. MAYBE IT SHOULD BE FROM A PROFESSIONAL WHO HAS SPECIAL TOOLS.
I DON’T UNDERSTAND WHY MOM CAN’T HEAR US LIKE YOU CAN. I’M NOT DOING ANYTHING DIFFERENT AND YOU CAN HEAR ME.
I WANT TO GO TO THE BEACH.
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE GO TO VISIT THE OLD PEOPLE. (THEY ARE THERAPY DOGS)
DAD SHOULD WALK WITH US MORE. IT WOULD BE GOOD FOR HIM TO BREATHE MORE FRESH AIR.
MOM COOKS US FOOD WITH SPECIAL MEAT AND I WANT MORE!
I LIKE WHEN MOM SINGS WITH HER FRIENDS AND TAPS HER FEET???
MAYBE YOU (LAURA) COULD INVITE ME TO YOUR DOG’S BIRTHDAY PARTY! (LAURA’S DOG IS, IN FACT, WANTING TO HAVE A BIRTHDAY PARTY!)
IS THERE ANYTHING THAT SCARES OR FRIGHTENS YOU?
ONE TIME THERE WAS A CAT ON THE FENCE AND IT FELL OFF. I WAS SCARED FOR IT AND WORRIED.
THERE IS A MAN IN DARK CLOTHES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD WITH LONG ARMS THAT WALKS BY THE HOUSE. HE CREEPS ME OUT. (I ASKED IF IT’S THE GUY THAT USED TO LIVE ACROSS THE STREET)- YES
I DON’T LIKE WHEN WIND BLOWS THINGS OVER OR AGAINST THE FENCE AND MAKES NOISES.
OH, AND I GET UPSET WHEN I CAN’T GET MY TOY FROM UNDER THE COUCH OR CHAIR.
DO YOU LIKE TO WATCH TV?
I LOVE TV!
QUESTIONS FOR BOTH
CAN YOU COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER?
BEEMER SAYS HE TALKS TO COBI ALL THE TIME ABOUT THINGS THAT HAPPENED BEFORE SHE WAS BORN. (LAURA ASKED HOW HE CAN DO THAT SINCE COBI IS OLDER) HE SAYS HE’S LIVED MORE LIFETIMES THAN COBI HAS. COBI SAYS, I DON’T KNOW ABOUT THAT LIFETIME STUFF, BUT I’M GOING TO TALK TO HIM MORE ABOUT WHAT WE NEED TO TELL MOM AND DAD!
DO YOU EVER SEE KATIE & ZEKE (DEARLY DEPARTED FORMER PETS)?
COBI-NOT SO MUCH ANY MORE. WHEN BEEMER FIRST HURT HIMSELF THEY WOULD COME AND PLAY TO ENTERTAIN US.
BEEMER- WHEN I WAS REALLY FEELING BAD THEY CAME TO SEE ME AND I THOUGHT IT WAS MY TIME TO GO TO BE WITH THEM, BUT THEY TOLD ME IT WASN’T AND THAT I WOULD BE OK.
DO YOU LIKE BEING THERAPY DOGS?
COBI LOVES THE OLD PEOPLE, BUT BEEMER WOULD RATHER BE ABLE TO PLAY WITH PEOPLE.
(LAURA SAYS SHE NEEDS TO LEAVE AND I ASK HER TO ASK ONE MORE QUESTION ABOUT THE DOGSITTER)
DO YOU LIKE HAVING JAN STAY WITH YOU WHEN WE GO AWAY AND CAN’T TAKE YOU?
COBI SAYS WE LOVE TO HAVE JAN STAY WITH US, BUT I KNOW THERE IS ANOTHER QUESTION ON THAT SHEET ABOUT CAMPING. I KNOW MOM PUT IT ON THERE AND I DIDN’T KNOW WHY SHE WAS THINKING ABOUT IT. NOW I KNOW WHY, SO WE NEED TO GET TO THAT QUESTION.
BEEMER SAYS JAN DRINKS A LOT OF WATER!
WOULD YOU RATHER GO CAMPING OR STAY IN A HOTEL?
COBI SAYS I WANT TO GO CAMPING VERY SOON. WE NEED TO GO CAMPING.
BEEMER SAYS HE LOVES CAMPING, BUT SOMETIMES HE LIKES THE HOTEL TOO.