JAN 2 2016,

ALTHO I DON'T REALLY HAVE ANY ARGUEMENT WITH 2015, I LIKED THIS  CONCEPT.

An optimist stays up until midnight to see the new year in.  A
pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves.  -- Bill Vaughan

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YESTERDAY'S EXCITEMENT WAS THAT  NOT ONLY WAS IT JAN 1st BUT IT WAS ALSO FRIDAY----

THE REASON FOR THE CONFUSION WAS THAT JOYCE HAD SAID SHE WANTED TO GO TO PEASE ( AIRPORT)

TO BE A "PEASE GREETER" ON FRIDAY WITH SOME DOGS..  I SAID OF COURSE I WOULD GO-- AND THEN I WAS SHOCKED

TO HAVE HER ARRIVE ON JAN 1st....- MENTALLY I HAD FIGURED JAN 1st  WAS AN EXTRA DAY SLIPPED IN BETWEEN THURSDAY AND FRIDAY

BUT WE GOT OURSELVES TOGETHER AND MADE IT...

"PEASE GREETERS" ARE A BUNCH OF PARTY PEOPLE WHO MEET THE ARRIVING PLANES WHICH ARE 

FULL OF SOLDIERS GOING TO OR COMING FROM THE WAR-- OR WHATEVER IT IS-

I DON'T YET HAVE TH E  FULL PICTURE OF ALL THAT HAPPENED---

 BUT IT SEEMED LIKE AFTER WALIKNG DOWN A LINE OF HAPPY  CLAPPING PEOPLE  THEY WERE OFFERED SANDWICHES

AND THINGS LIKE PLAYING CARDS( AND OUR CALENDAR)B EFORE THEY WERE ALL LINED UP AND SHUFFLED BACK ONTO THE PLANE

WHICH BY THEN HAD BEEN REFUELED.. THERE SEEMED TO BE ALOT OF PEOPLE NOT IN UNIFORM-

 AND I HEARD TEH WORD   'CONTRACTOR'   USED FREQUENTLY..

THE DOGS-- BENTLEY AND CLARK  WERE- PER USUAL THE EYECATCHER AND MANY WANTED THEIR PICTURE WITH THE  BIG DOGS.

THIS IS ( HOPEFULLY ) A COPY/PASTE FROM THE PEASE GREETERS FACEBOOK PAGE...

FROM A DOG STANDPOINT-- IT WAS INTERESTING... BENTLEY "WORKED THE CROWD VERY WELL" ALL ALONE OFF LEASH TIL OTHER DOGS ARRIVED...    ---  IF THE TRUTH BE KNOWN  CLARK DID BETTER THAN BENTLEY   WHO HAD NOT BEEN EXPOSED TO A GROUP CLAPPING ALL AT ONCE... HE DIDN'T MISBEHAVE  BUT HE RAN FOR MY LAP... THE GOING AWAY CHEER ALSO THREW HIM MORE THAN CLARK.   THERE WAS A COLLECTION OF OTHER DOGS THEREMOSTLY SMALLER DOGS  ON THE END OF A LEASH..  

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LET IT BE KNOWN ... IF YOU DON'T WANT SOMETHING POSTED, YOU BETTER LABEL IT CAREFULLY  "NOT FOR PUBLICATION...

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I am the one that wrote that comment about the Parvo Aussie from France, that I purchased ten healthy years ago,and never regretted. I'm the American gal living in Austria, in Disqus known as Hansonni (AUSTRIA). I'm real happy to have seen you cut and paste my comment, because in this world of blaming/find fault it's just plain destructive to so many worthy efforts be thwarted, you gotta keep our common sense.

I enjoy looking in on what's happening at your crazy acres, each and every one of those Doggies are special one way or another. Happy New Year! 

NOW FOR GRACE'S/GEORGE'S   PUPPY REPORT 

From: Grace Elzinga
Subject: 1/1/16 puppy update

Gretchen 
Temps 101.5 100.7
Meds Amox 500 x2,  Tylan x1

Happy affect, active for periods of time then resting. Played w Reece.
Breakfast - 1/2 c. soaked puppy kibble  w 1/4 c chicken soup puppy food. Took meds w 4 tsp canned food.
Dinner - less enthusiastic about eating, ate 1/4 c soaked puppy kibble w 2 tsp chicken soup puppy food.  Took meds,w 3 tsp canned food.

 

Ruby
Temps 101.4, 101.7
Meds Tylan x1,  Amox 500 x2,  Flagyl 250 x2

Affect happy,  vocal, played w Reece during the afternoon

Excellent appetite
Breakfast 3/4 c soaked puppy kibble w 1/4 c chicken soup puppy food. Took a.m. meds w 1/4 can chicken soup puppy food.
Dinner 3/4 c soaked puppy kibble w 1/4 c chicken soup puppy food 

Several stools noted outside the kennel, semi soft brown and forest green soft.

Reece
Temps 101.4, 101.2
Meds Tylan x1,  Amox 500 x2,  Flagyl 250 x2

Affect happy, vocal, running around w Gretchen in the a.m. played w Ruby and Gretchen in the afternoon.

Breakfast 1/2 c soaked puppy kibble w 1/4 c chicken soup puppy food
1/4 c chicken soup puppy food for snack at 1:30

Dinner 3/4 c soaked puppy kibble w 1/4 c chicken soup puppy food.

Kringle
Temps 101.9, 101.4
Meds Tylan x1, Amox 500 x2, Flagyl 250 x2,  fortiflora x1

Affect - happy, tail wagging, affectionate
Mod amt loose brown stool x2 noted from overnight

Breakfast - 1/2 c soaked puppy kibble w  1 / 4 c chicken soup puppy food.  Took a.m meds w 1 / 4 c chicken soup puppy food.
Dinner 3 / 4 c soaked puppy kibble w 1 / 4 c chicken soup puppy food.  No loose stools noted in kennel during the day.

Pixie
Temps 101.8, 101.7
Meds Tylan x1,  Amox 500 x2,  Flagyl 250 x2

Affect - lively, barking, tail wagging, affectionate

Breakfast - 3/4 c soaked puppy kibble w 1 / 4 c chicken soup puppy food.  Meds given w 1/4 c chicken soup puppy food.
Dinner 3/4 c soaked puppy kibble w 1/4 c chicken soup puppy food.

Formed brown stool from over night, 1 formed brown stool in  a.m.

FROM GEORGE

Excellent. Give Kringle 1/4 tablespoon of Metamucil three times a day in her food mixed well

See I f that doesn't help the diarrhea