10/20/10From Sheila who is the Guide Dogs of America puppy raiser for Justice, Jake and Ulrika’s 2009 Litter X,

Good morning, Elizabeth,

Just saw your recent update and thoroughly enjoyed reading it, as always.Well, I wanted to give you a little update on our girl, Justice. On September 28th, she had her first official evaluation with Guide Dogs of America and to no surprise, passed! Her overall report was “very good” with only a couple remarks such as, “Justice jumps when she is excited and sometimes on her formal come” and “work on her pulling and loose leash stride.” She rarely pulls with me but I do know she pulls and pushes her boundaries with trainers she does not know or when she is out of her comfort zone. As for the jumping, I can’t seem to break her of this. She gets so excited with people. I know the jumping is unacceptable, but getting excited when she sees someone she likes, I’m not sure that is such a bad thing, 😉 …. Tomorrow we will complete Level 3 of our training and she will take the AKC training test. I am certain she will pass that will flying colors too! Justice continues to be an amazing dog! She is so much fun to have around. The whole family has bonded with her greatly. My husband keeps telling me that I have grown more attached to her than I did with Fahrenheit and I tend to agree with him. She follows me around and rarely leaves my side. She is so well behaved and loyal. GDA just adores her! They’ve said she is like no other GSD they’ve had in the program. She adjusts very well at the kennels, is a good eater and has the personality of a Lab!! haha It will be a very sad day when I have to give her up next April. I wanted to share some more recent pictures of her…. I hope you enjoy them. Thanks again and I will keep you posted on her progress.Have a great day!Sheila