Waiting.....

Now we wait. And wait. And wait.

 The hardest part of being spoiled with technology and the immediacy of it is when the person on the other end of the technology base is not using it. No Twitter. No blog entry. No text message. No picture. I have not heard from Alex since yesterday after they had lunch and he was kind of dubious about Cosby liking him or listening to him.

 Alex is a huge dog magnet....I've never met a dog that didn't automatically love him. As of yesterday, Cosby was not fitting into that category. I think because he was raised as a worker and not a pet, so Cosby probably doesn't have that thought process of being "allowed" to be comfortable with any human he wants. Added to that is the fact of the handler being on premises so poor Cosby is looking for his what he perceives as his real owner.

Cosby kept going to the door and ignoring Alex yesterday when we were on Face Time; Alex said it wasn't much better at lunch when Cosby wouldn't stay still under the table, yet the dogs belonging to the two people sitting with him were behaving. He didn't sound too happy.....he sounded rather exasperated. Alex's way of thinking doesn't do well with things not going smoothly. He perseveres and eventually gets there, but he has a tendency to close himself off emotionally until he can figure it out. However, this isn't a math problem or a script for something on the computer; this is another living, breathing, "human" who can sense emotions and feelings. If poor Cosby is getting the cold shoulder from Alex because Alex is trying to assimilate the information, then Cosby is going to be confused. He needs the warm, fuzzy, love that he's used to.

I know Alex will get there, but in this team of human and dog, they might be more of a match than they think. I think the bond will get there, but it might take longer than the instantaneous reaction that we---as novice Guide Dog people--were anticipating. I hope this lack of technological communication is because he's so busy learning and bonding that he has no time/energy/awakeness to post. I sincerely hope it's not because he's so disillusioned that he's getting irritated.

Yup.....God and I have been having quite a few discussions lately. Well, actually, they are more me sending up the "please, please, please, please, let it all work out. Please, please, please, please, please, give Alex a hug for me. Please, please, please, please, tell Cosby to be good and love Alex. Please, please, please, please........*fill in blank*.... Definitely not my normal God discussions, but more of a mother's can't-go-in-and-make-it-right prayer. **sigh**