nov 30 2013

30 days hath september... and november

we are so lucky to have volunteersw who specialize---- yesterday it was paula--she is a super furnature mover /chopper -upper- i just mentioned getting that huge recliner out of my bedroom and moved to the training room-- 20 minutes later she had assembled a crew-- moved and set it up-- and taken out 2 old chairs which were already being burned  in the t tent.

earlene ws here all day trying to break in new overnight help- as chaos was snapping at strangers hands== not biting.. but snapping  and if you did not heed the warning i am sure teeth would follow.  those ae her pups and she wants no confusion about that.

today is rumored to be shipping day-- i have heard rumors of blue gwen and earlene  tackling what is beginning to be a huge list as people are buying both the calendar  and book for  christmas presents-- actually puppy beath and monkey fists too..

take a normally busy office add 2000  calendars 1000 books... and then envelopes to mail them all.... and the oveflow is considerable.

speaking of overflow--- then there is the icebox....?refrigerator?? you open the door and eat whatever falls out because it must be the most current.  last night david  ( a \s in david and dustin) grace and i  ate pasta-- either red or white  becusse it was big-- and in front..  i know ankle annie brought it with her-- but i could not tell you when--we ate it and are healthy so it must have been current.-- i did note the bread on top of the stove has those tell tail aging green fuzzy spots.  perfect chicken pennicillin.. that is not to be confused with a loaf of current bread around here somewhere...

david landed himself in the trainign room/  he looks great--- with new boots !!!-- and of course dustin looks perfect... i hope he stays around for a bit--- i am selfish-- he is a pretty  good  fixer -upper... and we have alot of uppers that need fixing.

speaking of chicken s  tomorrow is sh#tting sundayi am not on the food committee  but i know we have an entire spinelli's thanksgiving dinner in a fridge somewhere..-- i am on the chicken committee.. and i know the hawk is not afraqid of the streamer any more   and has been seen on the ground near the chickens..  which make it more critical to stay with the pups when they are out on puppy hill-- which they were yesterday...  they are always sooooo happy to be out in the real world

and along those lines.. the puppy names have been chosen and the  birthing book brought up to date---  that date being 11/26  which is a hugely shortsighted date... you have no ideas how many dates we have like that with no year....  which as life goes on,  the year 

becomes more and more critical..

the names-- the litter---- buppies

the merlequins  whit's end... tim... chester....hecktor...  the 3 harls  tizzy frenzy and giddy-- teh black-  nutmeg -- and the merle fuschia

buppies ae doing well-- chaos does seem to like the door shut... so along those fixer lines... why the steel bar door does not shut  the last 6 inches, i do not know.--

re:   tht steel door

 there is a story..

my family-- ( old bunch) once farmed all of what is now new rochelle ny-- unfortunately lost nearly  all to taxes  way back when...  but inthe process  at some point i was in on the tearing down of  a small bank  -- and the only souveneer i could carry away was the steel door to th ebank vault-- so i did that -- with difficulty-- and it now protects our valuables--- the puppies.

 

now to make my quota of monkey fists for the day...    

and the cut and paste      

HELLO CARLENE,

WANTED TO SHARE SOME AWESOME NEWS WITH YOU REGARDING IVY.  THANKSGIVING MORNING I WOKE UP WITH A SEVERE BACK ACHE.  OK, AILMENT OUT OF THE WAY.

AS I TRIED TO GET OUT OF BED, I LET OUT A MOAN OF PAIN.  IVY WAS THERE INSTANTLY TO LET ME BRACE HER AND GET OUT OF BED.  FROM THAT POINT FORWARD, SHE WAS AT ME SIDE CONSTANTLY.  LITTLE THINGS LIKE GETTING A SAUCEPAN FROM THE BOTTOM CUPBOARD WAS PAINFUL.  IVY WAS RIGHT THERE SO I COULD BRACE AND GET MYSELF BACK UP.  BETWEEN THANKSGIVING DAY AND TODAY, I MUST HAVE USED HER 40 TIMES TO BRACE TO HELP ME UP.  iF SHE EVEN SAW ME TRY TO GET UP OFF OF THE SOFA, SHE WAS RIGHT THERE IN FRONT OF ME, AS IF TO SAY, I AM HERE, PLEASE USE ME.  WHICH, OF COURSE, I DID.  

MOST NOTABLY,  A FEW TIMES WHEN MY RIGHT LEG TREMOR WOULD START AND I NEEDED HER TO BRACE ON, SHE STEPPED ON MY RIGHT FOOT ALMOST AS IF TO STOP THE SHAKING.  IT WAS AN ABSOLUTE JOY FOR ME TO SEE HER BE ABLE TO DO THIS.

I AM SO THANKFUL FOR HER EVERY DAY.  LIFE AS I KNEW IT IS IN THE PAST.  OUR NEW LIFE TOGETHER IS ABSOLUTELY A MIRACLE AND IT IS ALL THANKS TO YOU, ALL THE SDP STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS WHO CARE SO MUCH ABOUT PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES LIKE MINE.  DREW AND I ARE BOTH ETERNALLY GRATEFUL.

THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH WORDS TO TELL YOU HOW MY LIFE HAS CHANGED.  BUT, REST ASSURED, IT IS DEFINITELY FOR THE BETTER.  THANK FOR YOU GIVING ME MY LIFE BACK.

BETTY A. TINGLEY

I LOST TRACK OF THIS--AND WAS SUPPOSED TO POST IT LONG AGO

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JjdT5cQo_7gmZi75ytvWbWbl1OZXeADVxPsjFrrn8dQ/mobilebasic?pli=1

ANNIE DID A GREAT JOB LAST NIGHT  AND I SLEPT ON THE COUCH RIGHT AT CHAOS HEAD-- SO IF A PUP WANTEDERD ANNIE WOULD WAKE ME  AND I DIDN'T EVEN HAVE TO BE TOO AWAKE.

AND THEN THE PHONE RANG...  I AM NEVER KIND BEING AWAKENED TO HEAR A PUPPY THREW UP IN THE BRN.-- AND THEY WERE WORRIED THAT THE HEAT WAS OFFG BECAUSE IT HAD BEEN ONFF THE DAY BEFORE..  THO I APPRECIATE THEIR CONCERN-- THEY HAVE TO REALIZE WE ARE ONLY  99.4 %   PERFECT-- AT SOME POINT  TRY PRAYER AND LET ME SLEEP.  

HOPEFULLY GOD IS A 24/7 DEAL 

 I AM NOT.

 I DO CHECK ON THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS DURING THE NIGHT---

THIS TRICK I LEARNED FROM MY HUSBAND...  IF YOU WANT TO BE SURE TO WAKE UP SEVERAL TIMES A NIGHT,.... DRINK A BIG GLASS OF WATER BEFORE YOU GO TO BED.. AND YOU HAVE THE BEST ALARM GOING.

I WILL DO A  DASILY DOGGIE  ADDENDUM LATER-- I AM--- IT--- FOR PUPPY WATCHING TIL SOME VOLUNTEERS ARRIVE.

nov28,2013

just got power back after 2 hours... so am sending this  as is... 

9 new babies all doing well  - mom is still sleeping off the effort but is returning to her usual self-  thanks to earlene and paul's attention..   

we have a bunch of people coming for the day/dinner--   and to help  so we should have enough puppy help--  

the thanksgiving hunt will be going off as usual last i talked to ann( lives across the street from the start at appleton farms.... highland ave /goodxxxxxx street probably ipswich  for you gp types)

i am 1/2 hoping janine does not go-- with yesterday's rain  and last night's frost-- they could have a crust  on the surface which could raise heck with a horse's shins as they sink thru the crust and move forward.  it will be the first time she has missed it in very many years... if she does go  she should just ride around a little then come home and not gallop 20 miles  over fences.

factual info for the day..

fedex does not have all the drop spots they once had..

in my animal episodes days ( before emailing  photos) i had to take polaroids and fedex pictures to ad agencies in nyc-- or wherever... and it was always last minute.. so i knew the  fedex box in topsfield got picked up at 6pm  and if i missed that i had to go to peabody-- rt 1 north by the huge radio tower-- if i didn't get there by 8pm  i had to go to the airport where they took packages til after 10 and could still get them in chicago by 9am  --- having taken them to memphis on the way..

now there was no   drop box in topsfield-- and jon ( of the annenberg grant office) needed signed papers quickly--  so maria droe me to the peabody fedex office.-- and the papers will be in la on friday morning  ( we had to get them in by dec 1st,.)

in the great turn of this wheel- there will be m ore cameras  action...-- we are trying to figure out how to have me do an active q & a session  nd have  sound for the young pups and mail call.  they are expirementing with a deal which is over your head as you make coffee..  so do not curse at the coffee pot.

there were 2400  cp's watching the birthing...  some of them new-- so i have put up the new chicken board to try and capture a new audience.

true to form we re getting suggestions  for puppy names-

may i remind you that the first person to see a pup-- or any part of a pup gets to decide on the name-- so mostly that would be earlene

out of a huge email list... i kind of liked  tizzy and fracus for the harls and maybe buppies  for the litter??  her last were chuppies..

and have we  recieved healthy food-- 2 eatible arraingement--- jars of popcorn and nuts-- all kinds of healthy stuff--- no whoopie pies here,... plus we 

  

************buppies... tizzy fracus

Dear Carlene and SDP family, 

Happy Thankgiving from Hunter and Wendy!  I am thankful  for Wendy  because she 
helps me walk and  get up when  I fall.    When I  take Wendy for walks  I walk 
a mile  I do hills and uneven ground. I  want to thank you for training Wendy  
and  sharing  her with me. See you soon! 

Hunter and Wendy
P.s I asked Santa to get Wendy  some stuff for Christmas!

We are so grateful for everyone at SDP and the wonderful work you do! Although 
Hunter and Wendy are still a work in progress, we have seen a difference in 
Hunter since working with Wendy. We also have people just coming up to us to say 
how much taller Hunter stands since being with Wendy. They make quite a pair and 
with both being young, they are both still learning, but we are seeing progress 
every week.  The bond is definitely strong even though they are not going to 
school together yet. Wendy is so excited to see Hunter walk through the door, so 
many wiggles and smiles! We know they still have a lot of work to do, but are so 
excited for Hunter and Wendy's adventures to come, as they grow up together! 
This Thanksgiving, we are especially thankful for you, Carlene, for the amazing 
program you have and for every one of the people that touch each one of your 
amazing dogs lives. Since Hunter has been born, we have been blessed.....to have 
him survive......for his diagnosis of only cerebral palsy, considering how 
premature he was.....his amazing smile and determination that has got him to 
where he is.......to where we found your unique and incredible project...and of 
course his Wendy, who we all adore! So thank you from the bottom of our hearts 
for the amazing gift you gave our son.

We wish you all a very happy Thanksgiving and will see you soon!
Andy & Kelly (aka Hunter's parents)

NOV 26,2013

DD BRIEF
 AM UP--- GOOD MORNING.... HOPEFULLY---
WWILL BE OFF LINE FOR QUITE A WHILE TIL I CAN GET SOME PROFESSIONAL HELP OUT WITH THIER TINY TWEEZERS... THE CABLE BROKE AT THE PLUG WITH NO LITTLE ENDS STICKING OUT TO ATTACH TO.. SO WE NEED SOME OFFICIAL PERSON WITH TOOLS... WE HAVE IN OUR "STABLE OF VOLUNTEERS A VERIZION AND A COMCAST PERSON SO I AM NOT TOO WORRIED. IN THE MEANTIME I WILL GET THE OTHER CAMERA CRANKING-- THAT GOES TO A MEMORY CARD IN CASE ANYTHING EXCITING HAPPENS... AND I WILL KEEP PEOPLE INFORMED  WITH THE COMMENTS-- OR MAYBE EVEN A WHITE BOARD IN THE INDOOR CAMERA IN THE BARN...

IN THE MEANTIME-- MARIA--- I DON'T REMEMBER HOW I HAVE THE VERIZION GUY'S PHONE NUMBER   I WILL CALL YOU EARLY AND GET YOU ON IT-- CHAOS COULD GO INTO LABOR AT ANY TIME...  SO WE NEED THE CABLE   END FIXED../ REPLACED...

HMMMMMMM JUST WONDER  IF I HAVE ANOTHER CABLE WITH AN END.. CAN I CUT AND SPLICE THAT  ?? 

NO MORE EARLY DOGGIE

I BETTER LOOK INTO DIFFERENT CABLES==  MAYBER I HAVE ONE??

nov 25  video link cover shot.
http://youtu.be/CauwhkVgj44

NOV 25,2013
I HAVE HOPEFULLY ATTACHED THE VIDEO OF THE RUNNING OF THE DANES VIDEO OF THE CALENDAR SHOT.  OR WILL FIGURE OUT HOW TO PUT IT ONLINE SOMEWHERE LATER...

.II IF YOU CAN STOP IT T 14 SECONDS-- ALONG ABOUT WHEN I  AM HEARD TO SAY "OH SH#T" IT LOOKS LIKE THAT IS THE ACTUAL SHOT WILLIAM  USED FOR THE COVER.

JUST IN CASE YOU THOUGHT  THE DOGS AND DONKEY BOOK OF JANINE'S WAS THE LAST IN THE STORY... IT MIGHT PAY TO RUN THRU THE PRODUCTION OF THE COVER OF THE CALENDAR.

I WAS CONVINCED I WANTED PHOTO'S OF DANES DOING SOMETHING INSTEAD OF JUST SITTING DRAPED IN A COSTUME-

-AMONG OTHER THINGS.. JANINE ROLLERBLADES BIG TIME-- LIKE  WITH A BIG GROUP  WHO HOLD ROLLING WEEKENDS IN VARIOUS US CITIES.... I.E.  SHE IS NOT A BEGINNER.

SO I  DECIDED A SHOT OF A TROIKA OF 3 DANES PULLING HER WOULD BE SPECTACULAR.

FRM HER BOOK YOU CN TELL SHE IS TOTALLY USED TO "BE AT THE FAIRGROUNGS AT 2:30 WITH ROLLERBLADES. AND SHE WAS.

WILLIAM HUBER ( PHOTOGRAPHER PAR EXCELLENT)  MET US THERE-- AS DID KITTY (EXCELLENT ORGANIZER/STYLIST ETC)  PLUS BENTLEY OPAL AND CHAOS(NOT FAR INTO HER PREGNANCY)

WITH CORRESPONDING DOG CREW.

WILLIAM TOOK THE FOLLOWING PICTURE... WELL I CAN'T GET IT TO COPY  BUT IT IS A SIMPLE SHOT OF 3 DOGS PULLING HER AT THE FAIRGROUNDS...

janine 3 dog red copy.pages

I LOVED IT-- THE DOGS WERE GREAT LOOKED PERFECT IN 3 OLD RED HORSE HALTERS AS  HARNESS...JANINE'S HAIR BLOWING ETC... GOOD PICTURE... FROM A DOG PERSON'S POINT OF VIEW.

I THOUGHT  IT WOULD BE A GOOD COVER SHOT- EASILY MY FAVORITE SHOT...

WILLIAM HATED IT AND DIDN'T EVEN WANT IT IN THE CALENDAR.

WE WENT BACK AND FORTH FOR DAYS-- WITH KITTY TRYING TO  FIGURE OUT HOW TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM  ( SHE IS UNBEATABLE TO JUST HAVE AROUND WHEN A DAM IS BEGINING TO CRACK) THEN WILLIAM OFFERED TO RESHOOT IT AT A LOCATION OF HIS CHOOSING.  AND FURTHERMORE NO SLEEZY OLD RED HARNESSES, HE WANTED LEATHER-- AND 4 DOGS.

THE LEATHER WAS NOT IMPOSSIBLE BECAUSE THOSE ARE HORSE HALTERS UPSIDE DOWN AND BACKWARDS-- THEY MAKE GREAT ( CHEAP) DOG HARNESS...

BUT THE 4 DOGS??? BY NOW CHAOS WAS "GREAT WITH CHILD" AND NOT UP TO RUNNING AROUND A PHOTO SHOOT.

AND THERE IN LIES THE PROBLEM.  

I HAD BENTLEY AND OPAL-- IN SHELIA'S CAR NICE CAR--( KNOWN FOR STARTING AND HAVING FULL GAS TANK.) 

 MEGAN HAD NOEL,MIA,GINGER, AND KHAKI.  WITH MARIA.... IN THE COA VAN...

JANINE ARRIVED STRAIGHT FROM  GOODWILL INDUSTRIES DONE UP LIKE SOME FRENCH ARISTOCRAT IN A  $2 SPECIAL BLACK  COAT--- WHICH KITTY FITTED TO HER WITH HER MAMOUTH COLLECTION OF SAFETY PINS AND DUCT TAPE.

DOGS IN LEATHER HARNESS-- WITH  MY OLD ( LONG) DRIVING REINS-  JANINE HAD THOSE CAREFULLY COLLECTED AS SHE STOOD THERE ON  HER ROLERBLADES.

MARIA HAD BENTLEY AND OPAL AND MEGAN NOEL AND MIA

LOOKING TERRIFFIC  .. LINE THEM UP--- I CALL BENTLEY FROM THE "FINISH LINE" ...

 EVERYBODY LETS GO--- OPAL AND MIA JUMP FORWARD TO RUN  AND BENTLEY  FIGURES IT IS PARTY TIME SO HE JUMPS SIDEWAYS AND MOUNTS NOEL

EVERYBODAY STOPED REGROUPED SPOKE HARSHLY TO BENTLEY-- WHO DID THE SAME THING AGAIN... 

OK GET RID OF NOEL-- WHO UNKNOWN TO US  HAD  APPARENTLY  JUST COME IN HEAT -- PUT HER BACK  ACROSS THE FIELD  IN THE VAN.

START AGAIN WITH GINGER IN NOEL'S PLACE

ALL SYSTEMS LOOKED GREAT-- READY SET GO  -- EVERYBODY  LETS GO--  OPAL AND  GINGER RUN DIRECTLY FOR ME-- AND BEING SNAPPED TOGETHER, RAN ON EITHER SIDE OF ME KNOCKING ME FLAT-- WHILE BENTLEY TOOK AN IMMEDIATE LEFT TURN DRAGGING MIA TOWARD THE VAN- AND NOEL, KNOCKING MARIA  OFF HER FEET INTO A BUSH..

SO WE STARTED AGAIN..

LAURA  IMMEDIATELY SUGGESTED SHE HOLD  NOEL AT THE FINISH LINE  TO KEEP BENTLEY HEADED THE RIGHT DIRECTION...

THIS IS WHERE THAT VIDEO STARTS.. 

THE SEQUENCE GOES SOMETHING LIKE 

? WILLIAM .. YOU READY??

"  YES GO"

"BENTLEY COME... BENTLEY COME -- OPAL HERE --BENTLEY COME"

"JANINE SMILE"   --SHE DOES

JANINE THROWS REINS INTHE AIR WHILE FLYING BY  AT 30 MPH

I AM HEARD TO SAY    "OH SHIT  I   MISSED HIM--" 

AND MEGAN  RUNNING TOWARD US SCREAMING "DON'T LET HIM RAPE NOEL"

I STUMBLED   TOWARD LAURA WHO WAS NOW TWISTED IN NOEL'S LEASH AS BENTLY  CHASED NOEL  ON 2 BACK LEGS.

I GRAB THE OFFENDING BODY PART 1/2 INCH SHORT OF IT'S TARGET  AND ANNOUNCE "I GOT IT"  

NOW IF YOU STOP THAT VIDEO AT ABOUT THE 14TH SECOND--- IT IS THE SHOT WILLIAM CHOSE FOR THE COVER

I BET YOU NEVER THOUGHT OF THE COMPLICATIONS.

NOV 24, 2013

THOU SHALT NOT KNOCK THE HAIR DRYER ON MY DESK... ONE QUICK BLOW DOWN MY NECK WARMS  ME FOR 20 MINUTES...AND I HAVE SEEN VOLUNTEERS COME IN FOR A QUICK SQUIRT... GREAT SOLUTION...

CHERYL WHO IS WITH MIA-- IS DOING REALLY NICELY---  MIA IS STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHY MEGAN IS NOT AROUND... BUT IS GOING THRU HER PACES VERY NICELY.-- WE WENT TO THE CHINESE RESTAUANT LAST NIGHT  VERY SUCCESSFULLY -   MIA IS SUPER AT THE ONE STEP..

MAILCALL YESTERDAY WE SEEMED TO GET A BIG SUPPLY OF POO PICKERS WITH VERY FUNN THINGS WRITTEN ON THEM... SO AT DINNER WE AMUSED OURSELVES READING THE CONTENTS OF OUR BACK POCKET POO CARDBOARDS..- THERE WERE SOME BEAUTS... EVEN IF WE DON'T READ THEM  ALL AT MAIL CALL, IT IS AN INTERESTING THING TO GRAB ONE FOR COLLECTION PURPOSES AND HAVE IT CAUSE YOU TO SMILE..

THERE WAS A NEW CAMERA PERSON COMMENTING ON  BLUE GWEN AND THE PUPS-- I SUGGEST SHE COME TRY IT BEFOR SHE GETS TOO CRITICAL... I EQUATED THE 10 PUPPY MANAGEMENT  TO LUCILLE BALLL AND THE CANDY FACTORY..  ALOT COMES AT Y OU QUICKLY..  BUT AT THE MOMENT THE PUPS ARE CLEAN QUIET SLEEPING.. WHAT MORE COULD SHE WANT.?

APPARENTLY ONE QUESWTION WAS TOO MUCH COOKIE FEEDING... WELL...... WE ARE TRYING TO CUT DOWN ON THE FOOD WE ARE FEEDING THEM-- I THINK THAT IS HE CAUSE OF THE LOOSE STOOLS-- AND I AM GUILTY TOO-- IT IS SOO EASY TO SLIP THEM SOME CANNED FOOD-- LIKE 3 CANS--WHEN 1 CAN WOULD BE BETTER... I KNOW FOR A FACT DOGS DO NOT HAVE A QUANTITY ANALYSIS ABILITY-- ONE 1/2 SPOONFUL IS THE SAME AD A HEAPING SPOONFUL--  SO   ONE CAN FOR SPOONFEEDING-- AND SMALLER BITES...

THEY AR DOING VERY WELL AT SITTING FOR SPOONS...   

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I CAN HARDLY WAIT FOR THE SUN TO COME UP SO I CAN GO DRINK COFFEE IN MY HEATED TRACTOR... MAKE A CUP OF COFFEE-- SQUIRT THE HAIRDRYER DOWN MY SNOWSUIT-- AND RUN FOR THE TRACTOR AND IN 3 MINUTES IT IS TOASTY IN THERE...SO I CAN UNZIP THE SNOWSUIT AND RIDE AROUND IN SHIRTSLEEVES AND WAVE AT EVERYONE.

SOMEONE NEEDS TO BRING SMORE MATERIAL FOR THE TEEPEE TODAY  -----YOU KNOW   -----GRAHAM CRACKERS, HERSHEY MILK CHOCOLATE BARS AND MARSHMALLOWS...  I WANT TO SET UP THE OMAHA STEAK WHITE COOLER AS  FOOD SUPPLY FOR THE TEEPEE.  AND GET A NICE WARM FIRE GOING IN THERE.

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 I KNOW WE HAVE THE EMERGENCY LIGFHTS THAQT ARE SUPPOSED TO BE WORKING... BUT I HAVE NOT PERSONALLY CHECKED THEM YET--  THAT WILL BE MY OUTSIDE CHORE TODAY... EACH BUILDING MUST HAVE A SMALL LIGHT TO INDICAT THE ELECTRICITY IS ON IN THE FIRSWT PLACE-- THEN IT NEEDS A SPOTLIGHT WHICCH IS WIRED TO TURN ON I THE TEMP DROPS BELOW 55 DRGREES-- THEN I CAN SIT IN THE HOUSE AND CHECK THE HEAT WITHOUT GOING OUT.

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COULD BE WE M OVE SUNDAY STEW INTO THE GUEST HOUSE-- IN WHICH CASE WE MAY WANT TO SEE IF WE CAN MANAGE SOME  PUPS THERE AT THE SAME TIME????-- OR SET UP SOMETHING INT H TRAINING ROOM..??-- WE WERE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THANKSGIVING MEAL  -- WITH 10 PUPS AND MAYBE CHAOS IN PROCESS.... WE NEED OPTIONS...

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SO WE ENTER THE STAGE OF SITTING AROUND CHAOS ANALYZING EVERY PHART-- WONDERING IF LABOR HAS STARTED...

I GET NERVOUS NOW-- HOPING ALL GOES WELL --ALL SYSTEMS ARE GO-- WE SHOULD BE FINE

LET US PRAY...

NOV 23,2013
THE DOGGIE BAG IS FIXED UP A BIT...

 I THINK TODAY JANINE MAY ENTER THE JEWELERY SECTION.

. I DID SEE BETSY'S SILVER MONKEY FISTS-- THEY ARE LOVELY..

 AND SHE TOOK OUR LOGO OF THE LINE  DRAWING OF A DOG-

- AND DID THAT IN SILVER FOR AN ATTRACTIVE NECKLACE.

I THNK SHE NEEDS TO REPHOTOGRAPH THEM TODA Y WITH A SIZE REFERENCE-- LIKE A PENNY

THE SMALL MONKEY FIST IS BOUT 3/8 CUBE

AND SHE HAS IT IN SHINEY OR BRUSHED... SILVER  OR SOMETHING ELSE... IT IS CUTE...

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 WE ( SHELIA AND MEGAN)  HAVE MADE CONTACT WITH DAVID AND PLANS HAVE BEEN MADE

 TO PICK HIM UP AND BRING HIM HERE AFTER A FEW DAYS--

 HE HAS SOME THINGS TO DO BEFORE HE COMES HERE

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MEANWHILE CHAOS LOOKS MORE AND MORE LIKE A BEACHED WHALE -THANKSGIVING   PLUS OR MINUS A DAY OR TWO...

EARLENE WILL BE HERE TODAY-- WE SHOULD START TAKING HER TEMP-- MAYBE SET UP A WHITE BOARD S WE DON'T HAVE TO REPOST THE COMMENTS.

AND THANKS TO EXPLORE.ORG   THE NEW TRACTOR IS HERE-- I HAVE THE KEYS IN MY LAP--- AND AS SOON AS IT IS DAYLIGHT I WILL GO GET IT-- ANND PARK IT RIGHT OUTSIDE THE FRONT DOOR... IT WILL BE MY WINTER GOLF CART ( HEATED)

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PUPS ARE EATING /SITTING BETTER---  BUT WHAT A RACKET THEY MAKE-- FENCE FIGHTING KIND OF THING

 SO WE ARE TEACHING WHIFFLE TO THEM ----A FEW BANGS ON THE FLOOR- AND THEY ALL LOOK AT ME... A GOOD START.

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I CAN NOT BELIEVE THE FUN PEOPLE ARE HAVING WITH MAIL CALL...   OVER 1000 PEOPLE A DAY WATCH IT..

.BAILEY IS THE REAL STAR... SHE IS ADDING  TO HER ROUTINE DAILY

YESTERDAY WE USED A NEW BASKET-- AND SHE HAD A FEW COMMENTS ABOUT THAT... ALONG WITH WANTING A FEW CHIPS OF THIE SWEET POTTOE TREAT SOMEONE SENT..

THE NAME MAYB BE "WET NOSES"  BUT SHE SEEMS TO LIKE THEM IN ADDITION TO THE TINY CAN OF FOOD, AS A MATTER  OF FACT-- SHE REFUSES TO GO AWAY TIL SHE GETS SOME IN ADDITION T THE CAN. 

 SHE IS SLOW TO GET ON AND OFF THE SOFA, BUT SHE DOES IT.. WHEN YOU FIGURE SHE WAS PARALYZED 3 MONTHS AGO--

THE PICTURE OF HER-- WITH HER BASKET- IS INCLUDED ON THE 2014 CALENDAR-- IT SHOWS HER WITH FULL STRIDE  --- FIGURING SHE COULD NOT WALK A FEW MONTHS AGO.

I AM NOT TO O SURE HOW IT GOT FIXED... MOMMY NATURE DID IT...

 I THINK THE PHOTOS ARE ON THE DOGGIE BAG--

PEOPLE ARE ORDERING NOW... AND WE EXPECT DELIVERY THE DAY AFTER T'DAY-- GWEN--EARLENE ( AS THE SHIPPING DEPARTMENT) ARE PRETTY DARN EFFICIENT. I JUST WATCH

WE ARE FILLING THOSE USPO TOTES DAILY-- WITH THE BOOK MOSTLY..

REMEMBER  THE 2 PUZZLES    A 500 PIECE AND THE 1000 PIECE

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WITH ALL THESE EXTRA THINGS  IN THE DOGGIE BAG, DON'T FORGET THE CHICKEN BRICKS IF YOU CAN

WE STILL HAVE TO FEED EVERYONE...I THINK WE ARE IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE FOR A SELL OUT.

  IT IS NICE TO SEE SOME NEW NAMES ON THE LIST

KEEP PASSING THE WORD AROUND... THAT 10K A MONTH IS OUR BASIC EXPENSES...  

NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH THE FUN FUND.  WE MAY USE SOME OF THAT TO HELP DAVID . 

SO KEEP READING THIS FOOL DD AND IF THE NEED APPEARS, GET THOSE  $1 ENVELOPES COMING....

 THERE ARE SOOO MANY OF Y OU THAT $1 MIGHT GREASE HIS PATH A LITTLE.

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LATELY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR TRAINING  TIPS.. USE A SIMPLE CHAIN COLLAR---

LEASH WALKING IS SIMPLY TUG THEM INTO PLACE AND RELEASE THE PRESSURE OTH COLLAR

THAT IS A $5 MILLION DOLLAR BIT OF ADVICE---

AND IN CAESAR'S CASE IT HAS GOT HIM 5 MILLION--  AND IF YOU WATCH VERY CLOSELY-- THAT IS 98% OF WHAT  HE DOES...

 THE OTHER 2% IS TO STARTLE THEM  WITH SOME QUICK MOVEMENT.

THERE YOU HAVE IT.

AND SO IT GOES.

NOV 22,2013

 

TODAY YOU GET CUT AND PASTES    I WANT TO TRY AND FIND DAVID AND DUSTIN...

HELLO CARLENE,

EVERY DAY WITH IVY SEEMS TO AMAZE BOTH DREW AND I.  THE OTHER NIGHT I WAS PETTING HER ON THE FLOOR WHILE SHE WAY LAYING ON HER FLUFFIES.  IT WAS ALMOST LIKE SHE SENSED I COULDN'T REACH THE COFFEE TABLE TO GET MYSELF UP AND SHE WAS IN FRONT OF ME LIKE A FLASH OF LLIGHT.  I USED HER TO BRACE MYSELF AND GET MYSELF UP.  

LAST NIGHT, WE WERE PUTTING HER NEW KURANDA BED TOGETHER AND I WAS ON THE FLOOR HELPING DREW.  ALL OF A SUDDER, IVY WAS THERE, SO INSTINCTIVELY KNOWING THAT I COULDN'T GET MYSELF UP.  AGAIN,  SHE WAS THERE FOR ME TO BRACE.

TONITE, SOMETHING FELL IN THE BACK OF THE SOFA AND I HAD TO REACH DOWN TO GET IT AND SUBSEQUENTLY FELL.  SHE RACED FROM THE KITCHEN TO THE LIVING ROOM TO HELP.  HER INSTINCTS WHEN SOMETHING GOES WRONG WITH ME IS NOTHING SHORT OF REMARKABLE.

IN JUST ONE WEEK, SHE HAS MADE SUCH AN INCREDIBLE IMPACT ON MY EVERY DAY LIFE.  THERE ARE NO WORDS I CAN SAY TO THANK YOU AND THE SDP STAFF. 

LIFE IS GOOD AND GETTING BETTER FOR ME EVERYDAY.

I ALSO BOUGHT HER A NEW KURANDA WHICH WE PUT TOGETHER LAST EVENING.  I GUESS SHE STILL LIKES THE KING SIZE BED BETTER.  PICTURE ATTACHED.

HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A GREAT THANKSGIVING.  I AM THANKFUL THIS THANKSGIVING FOR IVY AND SDP FOR GIVING ME MY LIFE BACK.  

HUGS TO BAILEY PLEASE!!!   

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Hi Carlene, it's Cate from the SDP EPW Facebook page and I wanted to send you a copy and paste I thought you should see.  It's from David of David & Dustin.  I know when we last corresponded about collecting the wheelchair fund for his friend, you mentioned how he has bouts of depression and just shows up at the farm.  He posted a poem tonight and appears that he might be in a bad place right now, I just thought you might want to know.  Maybe he will be showing up soon.

LIKE MAYBBE WE SHOULD GO GET HIM---  I WILL GET ON THE PROJECT.

David Chevalier
5 hours ago near Goshen, MA via mobile


There was a time I should have stood tall,
Gazing back at it now, I had it all

A beautiful wife
Five kids by our side
A loving family,
Our own place to reside

Thoughts from the war, still burning so deep
Periods of detachment left for time to keep

Trapped in my mind was where I remained
The resolve of my company rapidly drained

Now I travel a path, a crooked lonesome line
Caught in between what was once all mine

A loyal dog at my side is all I have left
God put him here to continue my test

Life isn't over but living has passed
Pondering now just how long this can last

Speculation of friends who's faces have changed
Their words echo loudly, foreign and strange

The smiles and laughter, once intoxicating
Now burn from inside, mockingly nauseating

Lost in a place, I know all too well
Determining whether this is Heaven or Hell

Living alone, yet feeling surrounded
Dropped to the mat and still being pounded

I once was fierce, now just a clown
A feather without effort, could pummel me down

I wake in the night, if I sleep at all
I ran like a champion, now barely can crawl

My days are spent packing all their belongings
While wanting them here is what I am longing

With each parcel placed, my best parts are erased
Consumed from within leaving a bitter taste

I've longed for them back but away they are better
But one thing to know is I'll Love them Forever

Pictures of us, I can't recall being there
The story looked beautiful, as deeply I stare

My pillows freshly moistened, from tears I still shed
My companion and I, with room on our bed

Still searching for Faith in something that's pure
Withering away, yet determined to endure

Somewhere deep inside, this broken soldier forward presses
Struggling to overcome life's standard digresses

Time once stolen, will be taken back
A grunt never forgets how and when to attack

Without weapons these opponents I soon will engage
But with love and reason, setting aside all the rage

nov 21 2013

tracy is out today-- so  any  volunteers who can help fill the job pleas come along

maria is not 100% either with a cold.....  i have not heard from megan-- i just texted her

pups would love someone o talk to-- right now it is newspaperchewing ...

so i am  busy.... that is it for dail.y doggie... make the rest up yourselves.

NOV 20. 2013

NEW IDEA.... IN AN EFFORT TO TAP AVAILABLITY......  SHELIA HAS BEEN RUNNING THIS TUESDAY TRIVIA BIT WITH SOME GOOD  PUZZLES FOR THE CP'S TO FIGURE OUT... LIKE PICTURES  OF PAIRS OF FEET... AND WHO OWNS THEM///  YESTERDAY SOMEONE ASKED WHY THE HAIRDRYER WAS ON MY DESK...  I NEVER FIGURED ANYONE WOULD FIGURE OUT WHY--  APPARENTLY 6 PEOPLE DID...  BUT THE OTHER ANSWERS WERE LOVELY

Most thought it was for shrink wrapping the puzzles and calendars or drying the 
glue on monkey fists or blow dog hairs off the desk or get rid of the smell in 
the drawer.
Here's a few funny ones
Dry the ink from the book signing
Chase flies away
Blow dry Bentley after his shower
Dry up pee spots
Scare off the ghost
Keep your feet warm since all your socks are missing
Dry up dog drool
Noise training
No room in the bathroom
Unfreeze your computer

  WHICH MADE ME THINK  IF SHELIA DOES T HE  TUESDAY TRIVIA, MAYBE I SHOULD DO A THURSDAY THUNK- WHERE I PUT AN ITEM ON CAMERA NOT SAYING WHAT IT REALLY IS...-- AND  ASK PEOPLE TO  TELL ME WHAT I ... COULD      USE IT FOR- THERE IS A PLETHORA OF CREATIVE TALENT JUST WAITING TO BE EXPLOITED....  AND BEING A COLLECTOR ( NOT A HOARDER)  MAYBE I WOULD GET SOME IDEAS OF WHAT TO DO WITH LALL THIS STUFF...  LIKE EATING LOBSTER WITH KELLY CLAMPS---  THERE IS A WORLD OF CONCEPTS OUT THERE IA MA SURE.

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE NEW--- OR ONES WHO NEED A REFRESHER COURSE... LISTEN TO THE 19 MIN TED TALK BY KEN ROBERTSON  

GOOGLE  Ken Robinson: How schools kill creativity | Video on TED.com   

HARDLY A DAY GOES BY THAT I DON'T THINK OF SOME OF HIS COMMENTS  -

- LIKE HIS YOUNG  KIDS IN THE NATIVITY PLAY  --- "I BRING  YOU GOLD"  "I BRING YOU MYRRH""  " FRANKIE SENT ME"

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BUSY DAY SCHEDULED--

NEW RECIPIENT COMING TO "TRY" A MATCH--  REMEMBER THE DOGS REALLY GET TO PICK THIER OWNERS-- NOT REALLY THE OTHER WAY ROUND...

WITH THE POSSIBE EXCEPTION OF BENTLEY AND JANINE--- JANINE NEEDS A BIG DOG-- SHE IS INCLINED TO JOG-- IN THE WOODS --- AFTER DARK---  -- SHE HAD A LOVELY TIEM 2 DAYS AGO WITH BENTLEY-- SHE SAID HE WAS PERFECDT--- AND SHE KEPT HIM OVERNIGHT WITH NO DISASTERS ( SHE IS NOT SET UP WITH PEE DEFLECTORS)  LAST NIGHT  SHE CAME ROUND TO GET HER JOGGING PARTNER-- SHE HAD ON HER SNOW SUIT-- BENTLEY TOOK ONE LOOK AND  NEARLY GOT UP ON MY DESK TO GET WAY FROM THIS ABOMINABLE SNOWMAN LOOKING THING..

TO EXPLAIN IT TO HIM......SHE LET HIM SIT ON HER LAP FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEN WENT OUT THE DOOR...   I WENT TO BED  SO I HAVE NOT HEARD THE DETAILS..

NEXT TODAY-

- A PERSN WHO HAD TAKEN KAREN PRYOR'S COURSE IN CLICKER TRAINING IS COMING HERE "FOR EXPERIENCE"-- AND BOY DO WE HAVE THAT....

TIM SAID JOHNATHON   ( PROBABLY IN CALIFORNIQA TOO) WS TALKING TO OUR  NEW T TENT CAMERA IN TH EDARK LASST NIGHT-- SO WE CN WORK ON THAT TODAY....

PUPS WERE 5 IN THE HOUSE AND 5 IN THE NUTT HOUSE  TIL ABOUT 2AM WHERE TH E 5 IN THE NUTT HOUSE WANTED TO  COME BACK IN THE HOUSE... I DO NOT KNOW WHY-- 4 WERE OUTSIDE COMPLAINING AT THE GATE AND BOO WAS INSIDE--- I DON'T THINK SHE WOULD BE DOMINNT ENOUGH TO KEEP 4 OUT... BUT I WILL LOOK AT THAT TODYA...

I WORE MY BLUEJEANS TODAY BECAUS E II NEED TO DO SOME SPOONFEEDING.. ( I DID FIND MY CHAPS BUT THEY NEED SOME ATTENTION BEFORE I CAN WEAR THEM-- THEY ARE WONDERFUL FOR PUPPY TOENAILS.)

 I FORGET THE REST OF THE SCHEDULE--

 SO I BETTER GET DOING IT

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I AM AMAZED THAT THE RED ZONE IN THE KITCHEN SO FAR HAS WORKED--- 

LAST NIGHT I COULD EVEN PREPARE SOME OF THE OMAHA STEAK PACKAGE THAT WAS IN MAIL CALL 2 DAYS AGO...

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I  D ON'T THINK I SENT THIS

Good Morning Carlene,

As Thanksgiving approaches, it occurs to me that a big thank you is due to you 
and all at Service Dog Project. A thank you not just for the life changing gift 
of Willow but for what everyone did for Willow. I would ask that you share this 
with all involved. 

I have heard the stories of how sick Willow was with HOD and having educating 
myself about HOD I can only imagine how horrendous it was. I have heard how she 
was cared for 24/7, carried outside to relieve herself and even given Reiki by 
Sandy. I know this went on for quite some time and how at one point it had 
become so severe there were questions as to her survival, her soundness and 
certainly her viability as a service dog.

In true SDP spirit no one gave up on her. Everyone worked tirelessly to aid her 
recovery and the result was.....

Well, we all know she recovered. She's perfectly sound and could clear a six 
foot fence like a deer if she chose to and she's an exemplary service dog. Not 
just good, outstanding. This is a dog who navigated me through the Topsfield 
Fair without a hitch! She also has an incredible temperament and is simply the 
sweetest girl.

So, I would very much like to thank everyone who spent so much time and effort 
caring for Willow. It speaks volumes as to who you are as individuals and to who 
SDP is as an organization. It has been said that " words cannot express" and in 
this case that is so very true. I will never truly be able to express the 
gratitude I feel but, please know it is very deeply felt.

With my Most Sincere Thank You,

Lynne

Lynne C. Emerson

NOV 19, 2013

HAPPY19TH OF THE MONTH  -  THERE THAT GETS RID OF ALL BIRTHDAYS ANNIVERSARIES   ETC   FOR THIS MONTH..

I HAS HAPPENED AGAIN..  3 DAYS AGO I BROKE MY EYEGLASSES BY SLEEPING IN THEM..    2 DAYS AGO I FIXED THEM  WITH GREAT EFFORT SITTING HERE AT MY DESK  CUTTING AND SHAPING SOME TAPE TO HOLD THEM TOGETHER...... MAIL GOT DUMPED ON MY DESK-FOR THOSE  3 DAYS   - AND DURING MAIL CALL I   STACK THE POOP PICKERS  CENTER FRONT BY THE KEYBOARD..

SO HOW--- THIS MORNING-- CENTER FRONT--- IS THE TINY  BRASS SCREW AND WASHER  THAT I LOST-- REMEMBER   I BROKE THE GLASSES SLEEPING IN THE OTHER ROOM 3 DAYS AGO....-- IT IS ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE GHOST THINGS...

THE END OF MAILCALL LAST NIGHT WE KIND OF HURRIED DUE TO AN EMERGENCY-- AND I DID NOT GIVE PROPER THANKS FOR THE OMAHA STEAK BOX. SENDER    ..-- NOW THERE IS SOME REALL FOOD INSTEAD OF SUB SANDWICHES AND CHINESE FOOD.  MANY THANKS !!  AND IN IT WAS SOME PORK-- WHICH I THINK EARLENE  ESPECIALLY LIKES-- AND SHE IS DUE HERE TOMORROW...

SPEAKING OF SUPPER---AND  TRYING TO COOK.. WHICH IS NOT MY FAVORITE OCCUPATION..

. I AM GOING TO LAY THE LAW DOWN TODAY IN THE KITCHEN-- IT IS ABSOLUTELY ABSURD- LAST NIGHT TO TRY AND GET ONE PAN IN THE SMALL OVEN, THERE WAS NOT ONE INCH OF COUNTER SPACE--- LITERALLY-- STUFF WAS PILED UP IN FRONT OF THE MICROWAVE SO I COULDNT'T EVEN OPEN THAT DOOR...  AND THE RE FRIGERATOR-  PACKED SOLID TO THE DOOR.  TODAY OUT COMES THE RED TAPE AND I WILL MARK OFF A SMALL AREA TO BE MINE...  ALONG WITH ONE SHELF IN THE FRIDGE.  DOESN'T SEEM UNREASONABLE---  HAVE A LOOK ON THE CAMERA-- YESTERDAY YOU COULD NOT EVEN GET A CUP OF COFFEE WITHOUT UNCOVERING THE KERIG MACHINE-- TOO OFTEN WE CLEAN UP MY MOVING THE MESS..  THAT DOESN'T COUNT...OR WORK...-  

SO THERE WILL BE NOTHING IN MY RED TAPED AREA-- I MAY EVEN SPLURGE AND CLAIM A SINK--- THERE ARE THREE

SEE HOW LONG THIS LASTS...

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BLUE WENT HOME WITH LYN YESTERDAY--- BETWEEN LYNN AND HER DAUGHTER-- THEY BOTH HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH DEAF DOGS--  WHICH HE MIGHT BE....SO BLUE SHOULD DO VERY WELL WITH  THE ONE ON ONE ATTENTION.  THE CAMERA PEOPLE DID NOT OBJECT--  BOY HAVE THEY COME A LONG WAY-- WHEN WE STARTED THEY WERE SURE EVERYTHING WE DID WAS  AN EFFORT TO ABUSE AN ANIMAL--- SLOWLY THEY HAVE LEARNED-- WE HAVE THE PUP'S  BEST INTERESTS IN MIND..

JANINE TOOK BENTLEY HOME- AND LAST I HEARD SHE INTENDED TO GET HIM IN THE SHOWER...  I WISH THE CAMERAS WERE IN ON THAT ONE./  HE IS STRONG... ( SO IS SHE)  NOW THAT COULD TURN INTO AN UGLY CONFRONTATION-- BUT AT LEAST THEY ARE EVENLY MATCHED.  

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TOMORROW WE WILL BE JOINED BY A  PERSON WHO IS INTO CLICKER TRAINING.---  GET IT STRAIGHT--  I DON'T BELIEVE THERE IS ANYTHING  WRONG WITH CLICKER TRAINING--- IT IS JUST I HAVE SEEN VERY FEW PEOPLE BE ABLE TO DO IT PROPERLY-- WITH SPLIT SECOND TIMING... AND IF YOU DON'T HIT IT RIGHT, YOU ARE UNTRAINING THE DOG.--    AND IT IS USED MORE FOR "TRICK TRAINING' THAN PLAIN OLD EDUCATION... AND WHEN I SAY TRAICK TRAINING , I PUT IN THAT CTAGORY THING SOME SERVICE DOGS HAVE TO DO .... LIKE OPEN DOORS ETC..-- OURS DON'T HAVE TO DO THAT...

 THE COMICAL PART IS  SOME PEOPLE BUY A CLICKER AND EXPECT THEIR DOG TO BE TRAINED AUTOMATICALLY  WHEN IT IS ACTUALLY THEY THAT HAVE BEEN TRAINED TO GO BUY A CLICKER..

BEST CLICKER DOG I HAVE SEEN WAS BETH'S BLACK LAB..-- ONE DAY- SITTING IN THE T TENT ... SHE BET ME SHE COUD GET HER  DOG TO BRING ANY OBJECT IN THE YARD TO HER AND PUT IT ON THE TABLE....

IT WASN'T MUCH MORE THAN 5 MINUTES HER DOG HAD PICKED UP THE  BLUE BUCKET I SUGGESTED  AND PUT IT ON THE TABLE.

SO IT CAN BE DONE...

I HAVE ALSO HAD DOZENS OF PEOPLE EXPLAIN TO ME HOW SUPERB THE CLICKER IS... YET THEIR DOGS DON'T CLICK...

THE CONCEPT-- DONE CORRECTLY IS GREAT..   BUT YOU HAVE TO REMEMBE RWHERE YU PUT THE CLICKER--- WHICH IS MY FIRST PROBLEM.

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CUT AND PASTE DEPARTMENT---   AND I KNOW I MISPLACED A COUPLE  BUT HERE'S 2

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HI CARLENE,

I WANTED TO GIVE YOU A QUICK UPDATE ON IVY.  SHE IS DOING AWESOME.  LAST NIGHT WE WERE IN THE LIVING ROOM AND I GOT UP TO GO TO THE KITCHEN TO PUT A GLASS IN THE SINK.  AS I TURNED AROUND, MY KNEE GAVE WAY AND I FELL DOWN.  I SWEAR IVY WAS THERE WITHIN 2 SECONDS AND I WAS ABLE TO USE HER TO GET MYSELF BACK UP.

EACH DAY IS GETTING BETTER AND BETTER.

I WILL SEND REGULAR UPDATES ON OUR PROGRESS.

BETTY A. TINGLEY

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Hi Carlene.   Being that it is the season of giving thanks I want to share mine with you. I am thankful for SDP! A wonderful place that my heart aches for when I am away. A place where controlled chaos bows down to the sense of home that it offers. I am thankful for all the wonderful people who work and volunteer there to accomplish this mission that you founded. I am thankful for you. I will never forget the moment I met you and how I was nervous because you were to the point and in control of everything but also at that moment I wanted to know how you did it all and how you do it all! I am thankful that you brought Harry into my life and gave me that life changing opportunity and challenging one as well. I am sure that you hear how wonderful sdp is all the time and it really is! Thanks to you we all have something to be thankful for.  You are amazing and a true role model.  Thank you!    Beth.  

NOV 18, 2013

SOMEBODY SENT ME AN EMAIL OFFERING TO WWRITE THIS DAILY DOGGIE FOR ME...--IF I MADE THIS STUFF UP, IT MIGHT BE POSSIBLE... BUT I DO NOT THINK ANYONE COULD REPORT THE GENERIC WIERDNESS THAT HAPPENS DAILY- WITHOUT BEING HERE.

I SPEAK TRUTH..

I TOLD YOU ABUT MARIA WANTING A METAL BED FRAME,  AND 2 HOURS LATER ONE APPEARED ON THE BACK PORCH-- NO ONE KNOWSW HOW..

THERE ARE TOO MANY OF THOSE-- YESTERDAY  BUD MENTIONED HE WISHED HE HAD SOME FIRE TONGS TO MANAGE THE  FIRE BETTER...  HE WAS TALKING  ONLY TO  MARIA AND ME.. WE DID NOTHING ABOUT IT.. BUT VERY SHORTLY A PAIR APPEARED ON THE FIREPIT.

YESTERDAY MID DAY-- WITHOUT MY DOING ANYTHING -- THE STENCH FROM MY TOP DRAWER WAS  ALL OF A SUDDEN ...NO MORE.... .. GO FIGURE.

THERE ARE TOO MANY---  WE SHOULD KEEP TRACK

--YESTERDAY'S STEW WAS WONDERFU;L  BETWEEN THE FIREPIT AND THE OVERHEAD GAS HEATER IT WAS TOASTY....... WHILE WE WATCHED BUD AND PAUL PUT UP THE NEW CAMERA-- IT IS NOW UP AND PLUGGED IN-- I AM TO TALK TO TIM TTODAY---  TO TRY AND GET IT FUNCTIONING.       THERE ARE PARTS OF THE T TENT WHERE YOU CAN HANG OUT IF YU DO NOT WANTOTO BE ON CAMERA--- THAT REFRIGERATOR BLOCKS OUT ABOUT 1/2 THE ANNEX TABLES.  AND WE DO WANT PROVISION FOR  ON OCASSION  HAVEING THE T TENT BE CAMERRA FREE.

 THEY HAD ALL SORTS OF WAYS TO BLOCK THE CAMERA...--- BUT A  LARGE POSTIT NOTE WOULD DO THE TRICK TOO.

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AND THEN THE LITTLE

PUPS... TIME TO GET THEM ORGANIZED...  LAST NIGHT THEY WENT FROM 10PM TO 5AM-- HAVING  SPENT THE DAY OUTSIDE HELPED I AM SURE-- BUT TIME HAS COME FOR THEM TO SPEAK WHIFFLE TOO... THEY ARE PLAYING TOO ROUGH FOR MY NERVES.. SO I WILL BE THE MOM AND BANG THE BAT--

MEANWHILE CHAOS GETS BIGGER AND SLOWER...  AND IS PANTINTG MORE.

I AM A LITTLE WORRIED ABOUT THE CHICKEN BOARD...  IT USUALLY SELLS OUT THE LAST 2 WEEKS-- AND I SURE HOPE IT DOES THIS TIME TOO...  REMEMBER WE ARE DEPENDENT ON THAT TO SUPPORT THESE DOGS

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NOW FOR SELLING THINGS...  THE TINY LITTLE  BRASS SNAP HOOKS ATTACDHED TO THE 1" MONKEY FIST ARE PROVING TO BE TERRIFIC    ZIPPER PULLERS--  I HAD 10 AND GAVE THEM TO PEOPLE TO TRY OUT-- THEY LOVE THEM-- SO MEGAN IS TO PICK UP 150 OF THEM TODAY--- AND I AM OFF AND FISTING IN FRONT OF TH E FIREPLACE-  

JUST FOR SOMETHING TO DO-- I TRIED TO TIME MYSELF AT MAKING ONE...   AND EVERY TIME I START  THE STOP WATCH. I MAKE SOME SLIGHT  MISTAKE LIKE TWISTING 2 

CORDS WHCH TAKE SME 20 MINUTES TO FIGURE OUT... I KNOW THEY USUALLY TAKE ABOUT 10 MINUTES--- BUT I CAN NOT GET NEAR THAT IF I SET THE STOP WATCH RUNNING...

SOMETHING ABOUT FUNCTIONING UNDR PRESSURE...MAKING A HUGE DIFFFERENCE IN PERFORMANCE

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NEXT PROBLEM IS... JUST WHAT DOES 1500 CALENDARS LOOK LIKE-- BULK WISE-- I CAN BARELY GET IN MY ROOM NOW WITH THE BOOK ORDER DEPARTMENT.-- AND THEN MUST HAVE MAILERS--- LAST YEAR I BOUGHT TOO MANY GUSSETTED   CARDBOARD MAILERS--  IT IS SUCH A BEAUTIFUL CALENDAR  I DON'T WANT TO PUT IT IN THE USPOST OFFICE SYSTEM  IN JUST A TYVEK ENVELOPE..

I KNOW I ORDERED 1500  BUT I DID ASK KITTY TO SEE IF THEY COULD CHANGE IT TO 2000-- LAST  YEAR WE ORDERED 1000 AND HAVE 4 LEFT...  THIS YEAR IT IS EVEN BETTER....AND WE SEEM TO HAVE A BIGGER AUDIENCE...  I FIGURE THE FIRST 900 PAY THE PRINTER AND THE NEXT  600  OR 1100 ARE PROFIT.  THEY MAY HAVE TO GO INTHE GUEST HOUSE-- BY THEN WE SHOULD HAVE THE NEW TRACTOR TO TRANSPORT THEM BACK HERE FOR "SHIPPING"

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SOMEBODY WAS DUE TO STAY INTHE GUEST HOUSE-- I THOUGHT-- BUT NO ONE SEEMS TO BE THERE AT TNE MOMENT..

TIME TO FIND OUT IF ANYONE BROUGHT THE DONUTS..........

NOV 17, 2013
THE GHOST OF SDP ATTACKS AGAIN---  FOR THOSE OF  YOU WHO ARE NEW....  I HAVE A GHOST WHO LIVES IN MY TOP LEFT DRAWER.- USUALLY VERY WELL BEHAVED, JUST OCASSIONALLY PUSHING ALL MY CURRENT  "STUFF" INTO THE WAY BACK OF THE 3 FOOT LONG DRAWER.-- YOU MAY HAVE SEEN ME IN MAILCALL LOOKING FOR THE LETTER OPENER WHICH IS USULLY IN THE VERY FRONT...I CAN DEAL WITH THAT....

APPARENTLY---- INTHE PROCESS OF CLEANING HOUSE THE  OTHER DAY-- SOMEONE REMOVED THE DRAWERS TO MOVE THE  ANCIENT BUT HONORABLE  HEAVY OAK DESK-( THAT WAS ONCE MY FTHERS)-

WELL THIS  GTLD --- ( GHOST OF THE TOP LEFT DRAWER)---  MUST NOT HAVE LIKED IT-- BECAUSE  THE STENCH COMING OUT OF THAT DRAWER IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE---AGAIN-- LOOKING BACK ON THE DD ( DON'T BOTHER)  YOU WOULD FIND THAT MAYBE 8 MONTHS AGO THE STENCH WAS SO BAD I TOOK ALL THE CONTENTS-- WHICH ARE VERY MANY-- AND WASHED THEM. SCRUBBED THE WOODEN DRAWER WITH MURPHY'S.. PUT IT IN THE SUN TO DRY-- TO NO AVAIL- 

 WE TRIED ALL KINDS OF SOAPS/DETERGENT/ODOR KILLER/KITTY LITTER   NOTHING WORKED...

I WASHED PAPERCLIPS. !!!..!  EVERYTHING    !!   AND ABOUT 3 WEEKS LATER THE SMELL WAS JUST  GONE. 

THE SMELL IS THE CHEMICAL EQUIVALENT OF  A DOGS ANAL GLAND SECRETION.  IT IS AWFUL.  - YOU CAN SMELL IT IF YOUR NOSE IS WITHIN 3 FEET OF THE DRAWER..... AS IS MINE.... AS I USE THE COMPUTER.  MARIA TESTED IT... CAN NOT PIN THE  ODD SMELL.. 

THIS   GTLD  MUST NOT HAVE LIKED THE HOUSE CLEANING WE DID...   WELL I WON'T DO THAT AGAIN !!

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WE ARE GOING TO EXPERIMENT TODAY   WITH CHAOS-- PAUL AND EARLENE ARE GOING TO CALL AND I WILL PUT CHAOS ON THE PHONE ( SO TO SPEAK)  SHE CERTAINLY KNOWS THE CONVERSATION  "PAUL'S COMING TODAY... JUST WAIT"-  SHE RESPONDS APPROPRIATELY... SOMETIME SHE WILL GO TO THE DOOR AND LOOK AT ME--- IIF I SAY "   NO PAUL"  HER HEAD DROPS AND SHE GOES BACK TO THE NEAREST COUCH..

IT IS GETTING THAT WAY WITH OPAL AND SHELIA--

WITH SCARLOTT THE SECRET WORDS WERE  "TAKE CARE OF THE HOUSE"  AND SHE WOULD DROP ONTO  THE NEAREST BED AND STOP ASKING TO GO IN THE CAR.//

WITH BENTLEY-- IT IS A VERY LOUD "WILL YOU FORGET IT... NO GIRLFRIEND TODAY"  WHICH HAS NO EFFECT ON HIM-- HE IS DEDICATED TO HIS PROFESSION.

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TODAY-- 

WE MUST GET THE PUPS OUT ONTO THE NUT HOUSE HILL-- THEY NEED TO RUN FURTHER THAN BACK AND FORTH IN THE KITCHEN..

AND NOW THAT THE HOUSE ID CLEANED UP -- AND ALL PAPERWORK OUT OF RANGE OF PUPPY TEETH ( AND BENTLEY'S MARKING)  WE COULD LET THEM RUN ALL AROUND THE FIRST FLOOR--- MORE PEOPLE AND CARDBOARDS NEEDED TO STAND GUARD..

THAT MEANS RELOCATING THE INDOOR CAMERA--- IT GOES OUT MY BEDROOM WINDOW TO LOOK OVE THE NUTT HOUSE HILL--- SIMPLY MEANS A WIRE IS DRAPED  FROM HERE TO THERE...

AND THE OTHER CAMERA ACTIVITY IS TO TRY AND PUT UP THE NEW CAMERA FOR THE T TENT-- AND PUT IT IN SUCH A WAY THT WE CAN BLOCK THE CONTENTS OF THE T TENT IF NECESSARY-- ACTUALLY THE TABLE OUT BEYOND THE FIREPIT WILL ALWAYS BE OFF CAMERA--- I THINK.

I HAVE A CONFERENCE CALL WITH EXPLORE TOMORROW TO TRY AND GET IT GOING.

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MARK WILL BE COOKING TODAY-- TO CELEBRATE ALL THE NEW FURNATURE AROUND THE PLACE.. CURRENTLY YOU CAN NOT WALK IN THE T TENT BECAUSE OF SURPLUS TABLES ETC...  WE LEFT IT FOR EARLENE TO DESIGN THIS MORNING.,

 BUT THE LAUNDRY HAS A NEW SORTING TABLE  AND THE OFFICE IS NOT CLUTTERED...  YET...

THERE IS A LARGE TENDENCY AROUND HERE TO CLEAN BY RESTUFFING SOMEWERE ELSE...   BEING A COLLECTOR ( AND NOT A HOARDER ) I HAVE TO WATCH THAT TENDENCY CAREFULLY...

NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS THE SURFACE OF MY DESK...

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CHAOS IS GETTING HUGE....  HUFFING AND PUFFING HER WAY TO THE WATER PAILS AND BACK..  SHE IS DUE THANKSGIVING-- GIVE OR TAKE A DAY OR TWO.

FACILITY WISE-- WE ARE  READY-- THE BIRTHING BOOK IS  TOP OF TEH SUPPLY CART...

WHAT WE STILL NEED TO DO IS TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO WEAR OUT THESE PUPS OF SCARLOTTS SO THEY CAN BE ON SOME KIND OF SCHEDULE---  INSTEAD OF THE  ---FEED ME NOW --- TYPE SCHEDULE. 

 TIME FOR A MEGAN MARCH TODAY

NOV 16 2013

I HAVE ALWAYS FOUND USAIR VERY COOPERATIVE WHEN TRAVELING WITH A SERVICE DOG..  TO HAVE A 150 POUND GREAT DANE MOBILITY DOG ARRIVE AT THE CHECK IN ALWAYS CAUSES  A FLUTTER..THE GATE ATTENDANT ALWAYS REASSURES ME IT IS NOT A PROBLEM ( THEN SHE GETS ON HER INTERCOM AND I AM SURE  CALLS THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT AND SAYS "WAIT TIL YOU SEE WHAT YOU HAVE COMING AT YOU"  )

THE PART OF THIS ENTIRE DISCUSSION THAT IS MISSING FROM THE STORY OF THE "BLIND GUY GETS THROWN OFF A PLANE" IS  IF YOUR SERVICE DOG IS NOT PERFECTLY BEHAVED   YOU CAN BE THROWN OUT OF ANYWHERE...

THEN THERE IS A SECOND LAW OF THE AIRWAYS.... IF A PASSENGER  IS  CONFRONTATIONAL,   THEY CAN BE PUSHED OUT THE DOOR TOO. WHETHER OR NOT THEY HAVE A DOG WITH THEM.  SO THERE ARE PARTS MISSING FROM THE STORY.

THE  SERVICE DOG INDUSTRY IS ENTIRELY TOO LAX  AT LETTING THE GENERAL PUBLIC KNOW...   PUBLIC ACCESS IS NOT A FREE RIDE.  YOU MUST BEHAVE - AND SO MUST YOUR DOG.  I TRY AND MAKE THAT CLEAR TO ANYONE GETTING ONE OF OUR DOGS-   THAT ADA LAW HAS A SECOND PART WHICH DOES NOT GET ENOUGH PRESS...

SINCE USAIR  ---IN THEIR PUPPIES IN FLIGHT PROGRAM---- WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SAFE ( AND FREE) DELIVERY OF SCARLOTT AND WALTER FROM DENMARK TO BOSTON  WE NEED TO HELP THEM.-- PLEASE POST POSITIVE THINGS FOR THEM -  THEY AREE BEING  MURDERED IN THE PRESS... AND I FOR ONE, HAVE HAD ONLY THE BEST SERVICE FROM USAIR WHEN TRAVELING WITH A SERVICE DOG.

  TIME TO SHOW OUR PINK ENVELOPE STYLE CAMPAIGN TACTICS 

 HERE IS WHAT THEIR LETTER ASKS ME  TO DO...

Please post your positive experiences with US Airways and Puppies in Flight Program on our Facebook page at facebook.com/USAirways and on Twitter via @USAirways.  Your help in showcasing our Puppies In Flight program and dedicated team would be extremely helpful.

SO... MENTION SDP... AND HOW WE HAVE HAD ONLY THE BEST OF EXPERIENCES WITH USAIR-- UNLESS YOU ARE OF A DIFFERENT OPINION...   THEY HAVE BEEN GREAT TO US.

I HAVE ASKED WILLIAM HUBER IF I COULD OFFER THEM THE SHOT OF SCARLOTT AND THE COFFEE POT( JANUARY PHOTO)  FOR USE DOWN THE ROAD IF THEY SEE FIT..  (EVEN IF THEY WOULD HOLD THE CUP IN THE AISLE TO POUR....)

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PUPPY CAMERA NEWS

THE PUPS WILL BE OFF CAMERA  IN GROUPS TODAY AS THEY PRACTICE THEIR SKILLS AT OUTDOOR POOPING.-  WE CAN NOT REACH OUT THERE WITH THE CAMERA  SO BEAR WITH  US.

EXPLORE SENT US ANOTHER CAMERA TO SET OUTSIDE THE T TENT- WHICH WILL GIVE EVERYONE NEARLY A 100% VIEW OF THE FARM..  -- CERTAINLY THE DOOR TO THE TEEPEE WILL BE VISIBLE FROM THE NEW CAMERA.

DONT KNOCK THE TEEPEE... YESTERDAQY  I WAS TOD WE HAD A HIGHSCHOOL GROUP  COMING FOR  A VISIT TO LEARN ABOUT  OUR DOGS... NOBODY TOLE ME IT WAS 8 KIDS IN WHEELCHAIRS-- NOT JUST WHEELCHAIRS  BUT THE REALLY FANCY KIND WITH COMUPTER SCREENS FOR TALKING...  THE ONLY PLACE  WE COULD GET THEM OUT OF THE WEATHER WAS.... MY FRIEND... THE TEEPEE-- SO PAUL STARTED A FIRE IN THERE AND WE HAD A LOVELY TIME ANSWERING QUESTIONS -- WE HAD TO MOVE THE STUMPS WHICH WERE OUR USUAL SEATS- TO MAKE ROOM FOR THOSE CHAIRS.  BUT THE FIRE WAS LOVELY AND WARM...

I HAVE DECIDED NOT TO TAKE IT DOWN FOR THE WINTER...  I AM 76  - DO YOUR MATH  - THAT CANVAS  WOULD LAST FOR 15 YEARS IF WE TAKE IT DOWN  IN THE WINTER...-- OR HALF THAT IF NOT...  SO  LETS HOPE THE FUN FUND JAR IS STILL OPERATIONAL 7 YEARS FROM NOW.,.... IF NEEDED.

YESTERDAYS NEWS

EARLENE AND PAULA TURNED THIS PLACE INTO AN OFFICE-- IT NO LONGER LOOKS LIKE TIMES SQUARE AT RUSH HOUR

THANKS TO ALL THE DONATED FURNATURE FROM SOME INS COMPANY-- AND CAMERA MARK'S TRUCK GETTING IT TO LYNN

SHELIA WITH HER BGOX TRUCK GOT IT THE REST OF THE WAY...

 IT IS EXPENSIVE STUFF... 

AS ONLY THE INS COMPANIES COULD AFFORD????   

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AND TODAY??? NOTHING HAS HAPPENED YET

AND I DON'T REALLY HAVE A SCHEDULE--- 

IF IT IS COLD OUT  I WILL SIT IN FRONT OF SOME FIRE AND MAKE MONKEY FISTS  FOR OUR CHRISTMAS RUSH...  !!!-  I FOUND A PLACE THAT SELLS TINY LITTLE SNAP HOOKS TO EASILY ATTACH THE SMALL MONKEY FISTS TO A ZIPPER HOLE.  HAVING LOOKED ALL OVER THE COUNTRY FOR BRASS RINGS AND HOOKS-- I WAS FLOORED T O HAVE A PHONE 

CALL FROM BUCKLE GUYS ASKING ME IF I WANTED TO  SAVE THE UPS CHARGES AS THEY ARE 5 MILES DOWN RT 1 IN TOPSFIELD.

AS FOR THE PUPPY BREATH-  DEPARTMENT....- WE HAVE SCARLOTT'S PUPS BOTTLET-- BUT I AM SURE ... IF ALL GOES WELL .. EARLENE WILL BOTTLE SOME OF CHAOS'S NEW PUPS..  NOW I HOPE I DID NOT JINX ANYTHING...

TIME TO DRINK THE COFFEE