6/16

Today was a good day for AJ with the exception of a "painting" incident this morning. AJ tends to play in his fecal matter if left unattended. His therapist says he does it for texture input, but not only does it gross me out, it pisses his father off. AJ hasn't done the walls in a while, but when he does do it no one is happy.

This afternoon we went to my parent's house to help with some yard work. Bryanna, my niece, was there to help keep an eye on AJ. He did very well. He loves being there and hanging out with Bryanna. She is only 9yrs old and is amazing with him.

Obi was there too. Obi is a 6 month old black labrador that I got in February to train as a theraputic dog for AJ. Right now we are still working obedience, but he has such a fantastic personality for what we want him for. He won't be fully trained until he's about 2yrs or so, but he's already been such a great influence on AJ. So far AJ has imitated a dog barking, something he's NEVER done. He also sits on the toilet and plays with Obi's ears or tail. Don't get me started on how cute these two are in the car...lol. AJ has accepted Obi better than expected. The only set back is since Obi is still a puppy he's a jumper, and AJ doesn't like that very much. But in all honesty Obi doesn't like it when AJ pulls hairs out of his tail, so I guess they are both even....lol.

Taria