SEPT 6 2017

one of the concepts from the staff  meeting  was one of the   parkinson's law's--  which i think was ... if a job is demanding  for one person, you do not hire help, you hire 2 assistants..  we had that problem over the summer with all the kids..  now it is back to   "just do it"  THE SLIDING SCALE... CARLENE TO  DONNA... WE SHOULD BE WORMING THOSE PUPS AGAIN DONNA TO MEGAN... " CARLENE MENTIONED WORMING"  MEGAN TO PAM "WE NEED TO WEIGH THE PUPS FOR WORMING"  PAM TO LINDA "COULD YOU SET OUT THE PUP  SCALE?"   PAM TO DONNA "WE NEED  THE BIRTHING BOOK FOR NOTES"" MEGAN  TO GRACE.." DO WE HAVE ENOUGH WORMER TO DO THE PUPS? GRACE TO DONNA  "THAT DRAWER ON THE  WROM MED CABINET IS STUCK SHUT" DONNA TO PAM " WHEN IS BUD DUE HERE NEXT TO FIX TEH  MED DRAWER.? PAM TO DONNA "WHY IS THE SCALE OUT... BETTER PUT IT AWAY.."  DONNA TO LINDA "WHERE DO YOU KEEP THE SCALE?"  PAM TO BUD "COULD YOU LOOK AT THE  MED DRAWER - WE NEED TO WORM PUPS. "  BUD TO CARLENE "HOW DID I INHERIT THE  RESPONSIBILITY OF WORMING OF THE PUPS.? CARLENE TO CARLENE  "SO FAR  A WEEK'S GONE BY,    6 PEOPLE  WERE INVOLVED AND THE  SCALE HAS BEEN TAKEN OUT AND PUT AWAY  BUT  THE PUPS STILL ARE NOT WORMED" ...--  THIS IS NOT FAR FROM  FICTION... ****** WHEN IT USED TO BE CARLENE TO CARLENE -" GOT TO WORM THE PUPS -- WHERE'S TEH WD40 AND A CROWBAR" PICK PUPPY OUT OF PEN #1---- FEED SOME WORMER---- PUT IN PEN #2- ---  PUPPIES MAKE PILES WITH VERMICHELLI ---  DONE IN 1 HOUR.. ***** WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED IS.... PUPS GET WORMED FOR ROUNDWORMS---- WHICH THEY ALL GET-----   it SHOULD BE DONE  EVERY COUPLE WEEKS-- YELLOW SYRUP IN THEIR FOOD-- WHICH THEY READILY EAT... AND IT IS NOT HORRENDOUSLY EXPENSIVE  --  THIS HAPPENS WITH  PRECISION  WHILE THE PUPS ARE IN THE HOUSE-- AS PUPS AGE, THEY GET TRANSFERRED TO THE ONCE EVERY 3 MONTH WITH THE PILLS "ALL WORMER' WHICH  I ORDER FROJM AUSTRAILIA- NOT SOLD HERE THAT I KNOW OF...  THIS LAST BUNCH OF PUPS WERE UNFORTUNATE TO GET SHIFTED TO KENNEL 10 JUST AFTER THE ENTIRE HERD OF DOGS WAS WORMED WITH THE 3 MONTH VARIETY...  SO WE HAD A 2.9 MONTH GAP IN WORMING FOR ROUND WORMS  AND RIGHT  NOW WE HAVE "SIGNS"  OF  NEEDING WORMING... LOOSE STOOL WITH VERMICHELLI... ETC... IT WASN'T ANYONE'S FAULT-- JUST A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM WHINC I AM SUPPOSED TO FIGURE OUT AHEAD OF TIME...  OBVIOUSLY THE WORMS  NEEDED TO POINT OUT MY ERROR.... IT ENDS UP JUST ONE MORE  SEEMINGLY UNRELATED "ORDER"   WORM ALL PUPS  FOR ROUNDWORMS BEFORE SHIFTING TO KENNEL 10  sounds like an idiot  ruling *** fyi-- this is supposed to be educatonal...... WHILE ON THE TOPIC OF WORMING EDUCATION--- KEEPING IN MIND I AM NOT A VETERNARIAN.....--  THE DOGS MUST BE WORMED FOR HEARTWORM EVERY MONTH--after a certain age... INSTEAD OF THE PILLS ( EXPENSIVE) we use THE CATTLE IVERMECTIN  IS THE SAME STUFF - AND MUCH CHEAPER -- JUST DO YOUR MATH CARELFULLY MG.CC KG's AND LB's--  i think we figured 1/3 of 1 cc per adult monthly  and the bottle has 50 cc;'s in a farm catalog.  read all labels...  **  there are several BUTT's  i know... store bought heartworm pills do somethign like kill fleas too... but we are on another flea/tick program-- and every once in a whle.. even the 1/3 if 1 cc produces vermacelli--   but our  2 'programs" must be adhere'd to regardless...  ---- on the topic of education.... along with control of my heart  rate  with the ingestion of chocolate-- i have one more--- i am back to wearing a back brace-- it is called   tight blue jeans-- it is experimental at this stage... but... somehow i squeezed into an older pair today and am doing less wall walking... i seem to remember noting a problem when i went up in size-- they were more comfortable but i wall walked..   to b e contimnued... ***** One year ago, Seagram & I were matched together. It is difficult to believe that we have been together for only a year, because she is so integral to every aspect of my life. And I cannot imagine life without her. She helps me walk, of course, but she also makes me laugh at least daily. On the good days, we are able to accomplish outings that I had struggled with (and almost given up on), such as walking at the beach. On the not-so-good days, she is especially understanding, and simply comforts me with her touch -- the most dramatic impact  is when she tries to sit so close that she sits on me (lol).  Everyone where we go, people first comment on how polite she is, and remark that she is so well-trained.  how she is so beautiful, gorgeous, stunning, etc. Next I tell them that with her help, I am walking better than I have in years, and they are quite impressed.  My best friend and I spent the afternoon together a few weeks ago. She notes how Seagram has been so good for me, saying that that Seagram is "better than any medicine -- emotionally & physically...I think she is the best thing that has ever happened to you, except for (my husband)...and she gives you the confidence to walk." My parents recently visited and we had a heart-to-heart. My Dad (who owns a family-friendly Irish pub, and has had unpleasant encounters with so-called "service dogs"), admitted, "When you first told me about this, I was skeptical." He noted that before I "was walking like an invalid with the walker," but now, there is "a spring in (my) step." He is impressed in how much my walking has improved over the year. Seagram has even won over the skeptic in my family!! Thank you so much for this wonderful gift!! I am so grateful to you, and also the Trainers, staff, volunteers, and CPs -- all who have helped to bring us together!!    Amy