OCT 7 2017

THE CHART WAS  RIGHT--O NLY MERLES AND HARLS....  IT WAS A BIT OF A RISK... AS SOME PEOPLE TOLD ME-- BREEDING A WHITE SOUNDED BAD... BUT --- I CHECKED OUR STATS AGAINST THE REST OF THE CHART  BLACKH X HARL... BLACKH X BLACK.. BLACKH X MERLE... AND OUR NUMBERS OVER THE LONG RUN WERE VERY SIMILAR... SO WHEN IT SAID BLACKH X WHITE WOULD BE ONLY MERLES AND HARLS....  AND AUDRY WAS A LOVELY DOG, IT WAS WORTH THE EDUCATION TO TAKE A CHANCE... AND KEEP TRACK IF THERE WAS A WHITE DEAF, WHO WANTED ONE...-- BUT WE  CERTAINLY HAVE ONLY MERLES AND.. ONE HARL... HARDLY THE PERCENTAGES ON THE CHART,  (67% HARLS AND  33%  MERLES..)   BUT IF WE HAD 10 SUCH LITTERS , IT  MIGHT EVEN OUT... MAKES ME VERY SAD THAT I SPAYED BAILEY ON THE ADVICE OF "EXPERTS" .. NOW WITHTHE COURTAE OF SOMEONE ABOUT TO RUN OFF A PROVERBIAL CLIFF.......  I MUST HAVE A LOOK AT BLUE.... WHO I AM TOLD IS NOT NEUTERED..  I SENT HIM OFF TO  ?KENTUCKY? WITH   LYNNE'S DAUGHTER-- NOW I NEED TO LOOK AT THE ADULT DOG AND SEE IF STRUCTURALLY HE IS "CORRECT" FOR WORKING SERVICE DOG... ***** AS I WAS AWAKE-- I " LEARNED"  FROM THE INTERNET... SO IT MUST BE TRUE.... THAT VIKINGS DID THEIR NAVAGATION BY THE USE OF A SUN ROCK THAT THEY FOUND BY TRIPPING OVER IT  IN ICELAND... HANDS UP FOR EVERYONE WHO ASKS "HOW DID THEY GET TO ICELAND IN THE FIRST PLACE?" NOT ONLY THAT ... BUT HOW MANY OF THEM TRIPPED OVER STONES-- UNLESS THEY WERE A VERY CLUMSY BUNCH, NOT A HIGH PERCEENTAGE  TRIPPED...  AND OF THE  TRIPPERS, WHAT PERCENTAGE TRIPPED OVER THE SPECIAL ROCK.. AND WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THOSE HELD IT UP TH=O THE SUN  AND FIGURED OUT  WHICH WAY WAS NORTH?   WE ARE DOWN UP TO NUMBERS LIKE THE OLD SAYING " IF YOU GIVE AN INFINITE  NUMBER OF   MONKEYS TYPEWRITERS ONE WILL TYPE THE COMPLETE WORKS OF SHAKESPEARE"-- THIS OF COURSE MAKES US TEH INFINITE NUMBER OF MONKEYS... HOWEVER.....  YOU HAVE TO HAND IT TO THE OLD GUYS WHO BUILT PHRAMIDS AND STONE HENDGES-- WITH OUT MODERN TECHNOLOGY.. WHICH BRINGS ME TO THE HELPLISITY   ( HELPLESSNESS) OF THESE YOUNG KIDS. OF OURS...( NOT SDP KIDS...) ... MOSTLY BECAUS E... I SAID TO A TEENAGER THE OTHER DAY   -- WE WERE  GOING SOUTH ON ROUTE 1-- "WHICH WAY IS TEH OCEAN?" AND TEHY DIDN'T KNOW-- SO I HELPED  "WHERE DOES ROUTE 1 GO?   (I WAS THINKING MAINE TO FLORIDA)... HE SAID...   FROM "TOPSFIELD TO DANVERS"  .. IN OTHER WORDS  THERE IS NO WORLD BEYOND THIER CELL PHONES... WHERE ON EARTH IS THAT HEADED????  I SWEAR IF WE SHOWED TEHM A MAP OF THE EARTH , THEY COULD NOT PICK OUT WHICH ONES WERE OCEANS.... WE ARE SO DEPENDENT ON TECHNOLOGY... I KEEP THINKING... WHEN THE SH1T HITS THE FAN, WE CAN NOT EAT OR DRINK  CELL PHONES OR TECHNOLOGY ALONE... WE ARE FORGETTING WE ARE REALLY DEPENDENT ON  FARMERS...-- AND MAYBE SOMEONE WHO IS FIGURING  OUT HOW TO DESALINIZE SEAWATER.-- AT LEAST THE SEAWATER NOT CONTAMINATED BY NEW YORK CITY'S WASTE. ***** TH EPUPS  AND AUDREY ARE WONDERFUL---   SO FAR.. GOT OT GET HOLD OF GEORGE AND ASK ABOUT  "OXYTOCIN SHOTS ANYWAY... *********** Hello from rogue and melissa!!!  Rogue is doing great.  She enjoys going out and is always ready to work.  She is such a good partner.  Went to the vets again and is is down 4 lbs. she was 130.  She is looking great! Sorry we couldn't make it to the dog fest because my daughter had gymnastics that weekend.   Rogue is my shadow and does not like me to be on the floor! She is always more than willing to help me up lol she knows my good days and bad days.  She follows me around the house always wanting to be with me.   We often are home or on the go driving the kids every where.  Rogue is always so sweet and gentle with the kids.  She has a bond with my littlest Mary.  Mary was her first “baby” that she has been around since birth and she can be a little protective of Mary when people she doesn’t know or just doesn’t trust are near.  She really has been in tune with what is happening. She is so smart!  Rogue definitely is a thinker!!! Crashed into my screen dog twice since we replaced the door and now she stands and waits for me to open it before she dashed outside.   I hope to stop by soon for a recertification.  John’s schedule has been crazy.  Working 6 days.  Short on captains and they have been junior manning him.  Last month the chicken board sold out before my husband was paid.  This month I will try again. The world of CPs are so awesome and fast to sell out!  So proud of Sdp and all that sdp does and represents!  Melissa and rogue!