i now understand what "going viral" means
with george-- it is the problem around here of loose stool (
bet you all didn't expect that)
and--- in keeping with our "reality show " ---- you are going
to get the details-----george's current suggestion of meds does seem to be
working--but every day a new dog gets added to the list.. rather than doing a
stool sample on each.. he suggested a slurry of poo--- so laura just went down
with a plastic spoon and bag-- to make a collection before cleanup
started..
i am soooo excited to report that the sample has some bulk to
it... instead of the projectioe poos that are less than flat.. so
there...
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*the next going viral is on the internet..
somehow my wording went astray when i said we would be sorting
out the 28 pups and seeing who might be a fabulous failure-- that does not mean
all 28 ( i certainly hope) but i expect 1 or 2 will have something i can not
put out as a service dog. usually structural--
all danes have some weird personality quirks-- the
recipients just have to learn to live with those.
and the fabulous failures should still be "used" to entertain
and educate people in rehab hospitals or senior homes etc.. as therapy
dogs.
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there are a few of you who mix service and therapy
dogs.
service dogs are considered a piece of medical equipment and
can go anywhere you can take a cane. public access --( their behaviro must be
perfect or they can be thrown out of anywhere too,) behaving correctly they go
on planes in restaurants - everywhere- by law. and that law pertains to a
professional training one of them..-that is us.....
therapy dogs are well behaved pets who go by
invitation to visit people in hospitals nursing homes etc. you do not
waltz into a restaurant with a therapy dog.
there have been people who have bought vests on line and
pretended to be service dogs. last i knew there was an $11,000 fine to someone
who tried that.-
public access was a long hard battle fought by the seeing eye
- and deserves the utmost of respect.
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the only other exciting thing today-- so far-- is i cleaned up
a spot off the floor in my ( only ) room-
doesn't sound like much- but for the first time in my life
there was only one spot.
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we are pretty well plowed-- knowing the weather was to warm
up -- i just scratched some bare ground here and there with hopes the warmer
weather will do the rest.. to enable parking places...
there was a lot of snow i would say 15 inches except inches
if snow is not really a fascinating topic...unlike the consistancy of doggie
doooo.
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it is one of those cocktail conversations like "blue towels
were on sale last week at sears."
absolutely useless.
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we had quite a party here last night
in the guest house....
gwen's friend from kenyon chirs
maria so she didn't have to drive so early sat
morn
upstairs was adam
who's mother will join us tonight - with stanley her serv
dog
and colleen2 was the puppy sitter.
i slept.
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everybody is ready to celebrate the proposed 50 degree temp
tomorrow...
which will mean cleaning up the t-tent - maybe even n iron pot
of stew on the fire...-- which started the thing.
t- tent has become another overflow area...
