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GOOD MORNING CAMERA WORLD..FROM THE LOOK OF PERRY'S SLEEPING POSITION IT IS
NO WONDRE HE COULD HAVE NECK TROUBLE,,,, IT IS HANGING AT A RIGHT ANGLE TO HIS
BODY--OVER THE EDGE..***
HOW BAD WAS WILLOW?" BAD-- AS CLOSE AS THEY GET TO ASKING TO GO TO SLEEP
PERMANTLY- SHE WAS IN BAD PAIN- LYING VERY STILL-- AND WINCING WHEN WE TRIED TO
mAKE HER STAND OR MOVE-- CARRYING HER OUTSIDE ON A BEACH TOWEL.. -THERE IS SOME
RESIDUAL-- IN MY OPINION.... SHE SLEPT FOR ABOUT A WEEK/10 DAYS IN ONE
POSITION.. WITH HER LEFT HID LEG BENT-- AND SHE WOULD NOT LET US STRAIGHTEN
IT... SO THAT NOW SHE DOES HAVE A VERY WIERD BEND AT THE HOCK--IT IS SO BENT IN
A "c" SHAPE THAT I WORRIED ABOUT IT BREAKING... BUT SHE IS NOW BOUNCING
AROUND--- AND IT SEEMS TO FUNCTION -- THO I WILL NOT ASK HER TO GO BADCK TO
PUPPY HILL UNTIL I LIKE TH ELOOKS OF THAT BACK LEG BETTER..IT IS FINE CROOKED--
THEY CARRY 70% OF THIER WEIGHT ON THEIR FEGS-- AND SHE IS ALMOST THIN.. ON
PURPOSE...LET ME REDEFING THIN... BEFORE SOMEONE ACCUSES ME OF STARVING THE
DOGS..... THIN IS WHEN THE 2 BONES ABOVE HER HIPS STICK UP-- RIBS SHOWING IS
FINE... BUT THOSE 2 HIP BONES SHOULD NOT SHOW.
her other residual is that she is becoming a spoiled brat---
she goes outside to pee--and doesn't,--- then comes in and pee's in the
hall
which brings up another point "HE IS TRAINED TO GO ON THE
NEWSPAPER" ---- IN MY OPINION... IF YOU PLAN IT RIGHT YOU CAN LEARN TO PUT THE
NEWSPAPER UNDER WHERE HE IS GOING TO PEE ANYWAY- I THINK-- THEY ARE
PREPROGRAMMED TO GO AWAY FROM WHERE THEY SLEEP TO PEE ETC... SO FIGURE THAT OUT
AND PPUT THE PAPERS THERE.. CASE IN POINT--- IF YOU PUT THIER FLUFFIES IN A
CORNER AND THE NEWSPAPERS NEXT TO THE FENCE WHERE YOU CAN REACH THEM EASILY,
THEY WILL RUN TO THE FENCE TO GREET YOU WITH POO ON THIER PAWS.....
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THE INTERNET IS A VEHICLE FOR MISINFORMATION... MAY AS WELL HAVE SOME OF MY
VARIETY.
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SOMEONE DID SAY THAT THE PUPS ATE POOP BECAUSE THEY WERE STARVING...OURS
ARE THE FATTEST STARVING DOGS I HAVE EVER SEEN..
WHICH BRINGS UP A PROBLEM I HAVE WITH THE "CAMERA" DISCUSSION GROUP..MIND
YOU-- I LOVE 99.4% OF THEM DEARLY-- THEY ARE KEEPING US AFLOAT...
I WISH SOME OF THEM WOULD SAY "IN MY OPINION" AND NOT PUT OUT ANSWERS
AS IF THEY ARE SPEAKING FOR SDP. I LOVE A GOOD ARGUEMENT AS MOST OF YOU
KNOW.... BUT I AM VERY PROTECTIVE OF .. OUR HARD WORK.......FOR INSTANCE....
SOMEONE WANTED TO MAKE MUGS WITH OUR LOGO / NAME AND STORY --AND ALL WE HAD
TO DO WAS CASH THE CHECK.... ABSOLUTELY NOT.-
AND WE HAVE A VOLUNTEER GROUP THAT FUNCTIONS BEAUTIFULLY-- WITHOUT
MICROMANAGING--------AND I AM VERY DEPENDENT ON EVERY ONE OF THEM. ---------- IT
IS IMPOSSIBLE TO WALTZ ONTO THIS FARM AND LEAP INTO THE MIDDLE OF ANY DECISSION
MAKING WHEN YOU JUST DO NOT HAVE THE EXPERIENCE . THAT EXPERIENCE COMES
AFTER ABOUT 2 OR 3 YEARS OF VOLUNTEERING.... HANGING LAUNDRY... PICKING UP
ROCKS.. AND POO...AND OBSERVING .
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KEEPING OUR EYE ON THE PRIZE... I WINCED AT THIS EMAIL TIL I GOT TO THE
END... TALK ABOUT DISASTERS WAITING TO HAPPEN....
lest you forget.....
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Carlene,
I want to tell you about our weekend experience. We went
to Skaneateles, NY...
"At the Charles Dickens Christmas, you can enjoy carriage
rides and sample roasted chestnuts. You can experience the realism of
proffessional actors playing Charles Dickens characters who wander the streets,
mingling with visitors. The cast also perform scenes from classic Charles
Dickens stories complete with Christmas caroling, 'Father Christmas',hot
chocolate or apple cider and snacking on donuts...!
Anyway, they have many shops chock full of glass
decorations of every type, lots of shoppers, and all in very tight spaces in
these shops- very much like walking in very small china shops. So walking
through these many shops with DiDi had me a bit nervous, as one tail wag or hip
shift and we would be buying a plethora of broken glass decorations. However,
she walked like a pro; confidant, calm, and listening for my direction at every
step. She ignored the oohs and has of fellow shoppers and occasional rudness of
those who could not accept "please don't pet her, she is a working service dog".
I don't know if any other large dog could have impressed people more. She is an
amazing 2 1/2 year old young lady; as beautiful as she is level headed.
You have all truly blessed my life. God bless you all, and
have a wonderful Christmas season.
Love,
Karen and DiDi
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it is tough to go from the well educated graduate dogs to
the foolish teenagers who are terrified of a dog in a mirror...
yESTTERDAY megan spent 1/2 hour in shaws at north shore
shopping center--- it is there that i got stuck with a pup once-- there is a
mirror angled over the meat counter and he would not put a foot under himself..
that is called spaghetti legs-- and there is not much you can do about it with a
130 pound pup who is on his back and will not roll over..
thank heavens for cell phones-- i called megan who was in the
car in the parking lot--- and--- to the amusement of the employees of shaws...
we dragged him into the spagetti aisle and stood him up. he is now a well loved
very proficient working service dog--- but as a youngster.... whoa
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what do the simple folk do???
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SCHEDULE? I AM SURE THERE OUGHT TO BE ONE
SOMEWHERE...
WE HAVE TO THINK OF GETING THESE PUPS OUT SOMEWHERE-- SOME
HOW--
IT IS TO THAT END I WANT TO FIND A NEW METAL RED GAS CAN-- BECAUSE FILLED WITH HOT
WATER IT COULD BE A HOT WATER BOTTLE FOR A BUNCH OF PUPS WHO ARE JUST LEARNING
TO GO OUT ON THE DECK.. FOR THE FIRST WEEK WE NEEED TO HAVE THERRI BED RIGHT AT
THE DOOR-- SO THEY CAN NOT PEE RIGHT THERE-- THE MINUTE THEY STEP OFF THEIR
FLUFFY- THEY ARE OUT THE DOOR ONTO TH EDECK... THIS IS A CRITICAL STEP IN THEIR
UP-BRINGING. AS THEY PROGRESS WE CAN MOVE TH EBED BACK FROM THE DOOR... BUT AT
TH E MOMENT THEY NEED A HOT WATER BOTTLE.. AND ONE OF THOSE GAS CANS WOULD BE
GOOD.. SHORT ROUND- I CAN NOT THINK OF A BETTER ONE AT THE
MOMENT...
HAS TO BE NEW... FUMES ARE STILL FUMES...
