OH HOW THE MIGHTY HAVE FALLEN...\
------OR IS MAYBE GOING TO FALL...
WE HAD AN EMAIL FROM MANDY ( 57/TEAL) BASICALLY THEY NEED TO COME DOWN
AND TALK WITH MEGAN AND I--- TEAL NEEDS A REMINDER THAT 57' HAS LIMITED
STREGNTH TO DEAL WITH--- AND THE REMINDER NEEDS TO HAPPEN NOW-- BEFORE WE
HAVE TIME TO WORK WITH HIM.
THERE IS A SHORTCUT TO TRAINING-- I HATE IT-- DOGS HATE IT- ON A RARE
OCCASION I HAVE NEEDED A DIFFERENT APPROACH TO A DOG , I HAVE SIMPLY LOOPED THE
LEASH FROM THE COLLAR IN A FIGURE 8 OVER THEIR NOSE. -- HOWEVER SOMEONE
PATENTED THE CONCEPT AND CALLS IT A DOG HALTER-- AND IT DOES WORK LIKE A HORSE
HALTER-- YOU HAVE CONTROL OVER THEIR NOSE BY LEVERAGE INSTEAD OF
TRAINING..
IN CASE YOU MISSED MY FIRST STATEMENT -- I HATE THE ^%&^*& THINGS--
BUT I HAVE A FEELING--- AS A POSSIBLE TEMP SOLUTION 57 SHOULD TRY ONE... AND I
WANT TO BE THE ONE TO FIT IT TO HIM---I USED THE TERM DOG HALTER--
BECAUSE IT IS AGAINST MY WILL TO HAVE TO REFER
TO THEM AS GENTLE LEADERS THEY ARE NOT
GENTLE- AND THE ONLY REASON THEY EXIST IS BECAUSE FOR YEARS PEOPLE REFERED TO
THE CHAIN TRAINING COLLAR AS A CHOKE CHAIN.... SO IT BECAME A MARKETING
GIMIC
THE ONLY COLLARS THAT CHOKE ARE TH E LEATHER ONES THAT DOGS
PULL AGAINST... A PROPERLY USED TRAINING COLLAR IS A TOOL- IT IS A
CONVERSATION TOOL -RARELY TIGHTENED AT ALL.
IF THE DOG MOVES BEYOND WHERE YOU WANT HIM A YANK AND RELEASE
ONCE-- MAYBE TWICE --- AS A SURPRISE ACTION WILL CURE 99% --- THE TRICK IS TH E
RELEASE WHERE YOU GIVE THE DOG A CHANCE TO THINK ABOUT WHAT CAUSED THAT
UNPLEASENT SURPRISE.-- EVEN STANDING AROUND WHEN THE DOG SHOULD STAND QUIELY AT
YOUR FEET.. USE THAT SAME YANK AND RELEASE UNTIL HE REALIZES TO PREVENT IT ALL
HE HAS TO DO IS STAND STILL.
THERE IS $5000 WORTH OF DOG TRAINING IN THAT CONCEPT OF PULL
BACK AND RELEASE.. MOST PEOPLE PULL BACK AND HANG ON-- TO HANG ON WITH LEASH
TIGHT IS ALL WRONG.. RELEASE IT AND LET IT HAPPEN AGAIN. LET THE DOG
THINK.
THE ULTIMATELY TRAINED DOG--( I SHOULD NEVER SAY THIS BECAUSE
SOMEONE IS GOING TO ASK ME TO PROVE IT) YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO HOLD YOUR COFFEE
IN THE SAME HAND AS THE DOG'S LEASH AND NEVER SPILL IT.
THINK OF A SERVICE DOG GOING THRU A CAFETERIA LINE WITH A
TRAY... IT SHOULD WORK
AND WE HAVE A WAYS TO GO WITH THE HOODLUMS HANGING AROUND MY
FEET.
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APPARENTLY MEGAN HAS ENTERED US IN SOME CONTEST ABOUT MILK
BONES WHERE WE HAVE TO VOTE ETC... I DO NOT YET HAVE A LINK-- LETS GT ON
THAT ONE-
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THIS IS A MASSIVE COMMUNITY WE HAVE --- SO KEEP YOUR EYES
OPEN FOR ANY OF THESE VOTING GIVEAWAYS.
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IT WORKS BOTH WAYS-- TODAY WE WILL BE HAVING THE SURGERY ON
MIA'S TAIL-- WE WILL BE LEAVING ABOUT A 6" LONG WAGGABLE TAIL-- LIKE HUDSON'S
IF I HAD MY WAY.... I WOULD BE DOING THE TAILS, EARS , AND
GASTROPLEXY ( TO PREVENT A DEADLY TWISTED STOMACH) ON OUR OTHER 2 DOGS WHICH
ARE PLANNED FOR FACILITY DOGS-- THAT WOULD REMOVE 3 OF THE COMMON PROBLEMS WITH
DOGS.. ESPECIALLY DANES.
BUT GEORGE ( DVM) TALKED ME OUT OF IT BECAUSE OF THE
NEGATIVE PUBLICITY GIVEN MOSTLY TO EAR CROPPING.
IT GOT IT'S BAD NAME BEACUSE OF THE PEOPLE WHO WERE CROPPING
EARS OF LITTERS ON NEWSPAPER ON THE FLOOR OF SOME MOTEL WITH A CAN OF EITHER
FOR ANESTHESIA- AND CROPPING TAILS A T 2 DAYS OLD WITH NO ANESTHESIA....
THAT IS A TERRIBLE THING... I AGREE- BUT I HAVE NO OBJECTION
TO HAVING IT DONE PROPERLY BY A VETERNARIAN UNDER ANESTHESIA
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IN THE PROCESS OF FORMING A DECISION ABOUT TAIL CROPPING-- YOU
WILL HOPEFULLY SEE THAT TO REMOVE THE END OF MIA'S BLOODY TAIL IS NOT THE
DRAMATIC EVENT MANY PEOPLE SEEM TO THINK.
IT CAN BE DRAMATIC IF SHE CHEWS OUT THE STITCHES-- IT I S
EVEN MORE DRAMATIC IF SHE CHEWS OUT THE STITCHES FROM HER SPAY
JOB...
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SO THIS AFTERNOON IS SURGERY-- I NEVER LET MY DOGS COME OUT OF
ANESTHEIA WITHOUT SOMEONE THERE TO CATCH THEIR HEAD AS THEY BANG AROUND-- SO
THIS MAY BE WHERE I AM AFTER LUNCH
SITTIN ON THE FLOOR IN GEROGE'S OFFICE--
THE SURGERY WILL ALSO GIVE ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO ARGUE WITH
GEORGE-
THAT IS ONE OF MY FAVORTITE OCCUPATIONS.
THE INTERESTING THING IS BOTH OF US ARE LOOSING OUR
HEARING.
THAT MAKES FOR INTERESTING ARGUEMENTS
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JESS AND MEGAN ARE WALLOWING THRU THE "TEENAGE" DOGS-- GETTING
THEM OUT AND AROUND.
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SOMEONE MADE AN AWFUL MESS OF MY DESK-- IT HAS BECOME THE
OVERFLOW DESK- ALOT OF UNFINISHER TOPICS.
BUT OUR WHOLE GROUP IS SLIDING INTO MEANINGFUL GROUPS- MOST
NOTEABLY ANNE KARLA WITH MARIA HUNTING FOR MONEY AND THINGS.. BETH --BECKY--AND
HOPEFULLY ALBERT ARE CHASING THE VA AND VETERANS ACTIVITIES.. MEGAN AN JESS
WANDER THE MALLS-- TRACY MADDY AND MOLLY KEEP EVEYONE CLEAN AND FED
I TELL YOU HOW CRAZY-- MARIA IS WRITING FOR SOME GRANT- AND
THEY ASKED IF WE HAD RECIEVED ANY AWARDS-- WE HAVE A FEW--AND COULD USE
MORE... SO BECKY (VETERAN) CALLED SOMEONE AND TOLD THEM ABOUT HOW WONDERFUL
STANLEY WAS--SO NOW WE ARE GETTING AWARDED SOME PLACQUE OR ANOTHER AND WILL GO
INTO THE STATEHOUSE TO RECIEVE IT AS A PHOTO OP.
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THE WHOLE WORLD IS A PHOTO OP..
