Up The School Bus!

We've always preferred utilizing the school bus to get Choya to school on time. It's a (paid) service that the school offers, so why not. That stretch of traffic on the roads to Sunny Heights is always crazy, although it seems better now that many schools are doing home-based-learning. Still, sending the dog to school via the school bus makes our lives easier since I don't drive. Then the man doesn't have to put another task into his weekly calendar. That's a full hour saved. 

Even pre-COVID-19, pawrents could only do a quick drop-off at school, and can't linger. During this period with COVID-19 social distancing measures in place at every venue, the fewer pawrents who appear at school, the better it is for the handlers. A van-load of dogs arriving at school with one crew is safer than eight random humans appearing. We ought to be mindful of the safety of the handlers too, since they're the ones selflessly taking care of our dogs. 

E is the usual crew who takes our route. He's great at estimating pick-up and drop-off timings. He's punctual and super responsible. I appreciate that loads. He knows exactly how to deal with all manner of dogs and understands their temperament, especially those on his usual route. Although Choya knows E well by now, she still doesn't want to get into the school bus. Tsk! It's a small van, so she could technically jump into it. But she keeps running away so that we have to carry her into it. LOL

She would either sit in the back with the other dogs, or at the front if there're too many big dogs occupying the back space. It also depends on which dog is grouchy that morning. Hahahah. E would know who she gets along with. On many occasions, she gets to ride up front with E. Waaaah! It's like a VIP seat. Hahahaha. She's damn thrilled about it once she's in the front seat. You could see that little glint in her eye as she proudly sits up to satisfy her curiosity about the sights from this vantage point, and promptly lies down properly once the van moves off. 

At least nowadays she's happy to come home. Previously, she didn't want to get out of the bus when I pick her up. Now, when she's up in the front, she would jump into my arms once the door opens. Ahhh... there's really something cute about sending the dog off to school in a school bus, and picking her up when the bus comes into the driveway. Damn adorable.