we sholud now have 2 litters coming.... gabby abd sizzle..... it will be perfect if they ahve 6 pups each -- if they each have 13, life will get lively---sizzle has been "covered" by tigger--- what a nice looking dog he is. there was a slight problem returning his equipment to the origional container- since megan was unavailable i did the honors. we will test it again today. our usual schedule is ---day 9 til out-- and missing a day is not a big deal because- at one point i have tested teh life span of teh "swimmers" by carrying a vial on my person... so to speak.... 48 hours seems to be teh survival time.
we have a nice microscope- which we have on ocassion been able to use-- we can use it only when a scope savvy cp is around to get it functioning-- as it has to be hooked to a computer.. need i say more???/
sizzle is still "exposed" to bentley but the likehood of success there is minimaal.. he has not sired pups since the electrical accident- i did ask kone elevators to replace his stud services, , but they ignored my request.
if bentely does connect, we would not know paternity-- it is possible to have some in the litter from each dad. i would not care -- the pups should all be good ones--- except ---- if we decided to use one for breeding we would need to be certain of the father-- in whinc case we coud do a dna test--- been there done that...
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accounting----since we became "A BIG OUTFIT" WE NEEDED TO HAEV AN OFFICIAL ACCOUNTANT-- me with my excell spread sheet was no longer in vogue. so to keep our charity status, we inherited "tim' from an actual accounting firm. -- and he came for a visit--- teh different accounting methods are annoying at best...plans A and B
A----my spreadsheet method was simple-- someone gives us $100... it goes in the bank... and we spend it---and "the books' reflect that. your bank statements will keep all that perfectly straight.
however---- B---- if someone says they are going to give us $100 over 2 year, teh entire $100 is income in year one even tho you got only $50-- this is not the bad part--- it is the second year when it looks like your income has dropped $100 and as you spend this $50 that was on last years books, it looks like you went $50 in the red.. -- it is a legitimate
way to keep books- but exceedingly more complicated as you really need to keep not only acconts recievable- and account payable. but an accounting firm to come and do their thing,.
tim was aggreable tho-- he said he can do the plan A for normal people to read. yet do teh irs type report in plan B style.
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UPDATE FROM HEIDI AND SERVICE DOG RIZZ:
WE HAD A TORNADO WATCH WHILE I WAS AT WORK YESTERDAY AFTERNOON IN DC AT THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE BUILDING. WHEN WE GET A TORNADO WATCH, WE EVACUATE TO THE SUB-BASEMENT OF THE BUILDING. AS IN ALL EMERGENCY SITUATIONS, I HAVE THE OPTION TO SHELTER IN PLACE UNTIL EMERGENCY PERSONNEL CAN EVACUATE ME. SEEING AS HOW MY OFFICE HAS WINDOWS AND IS ON THE TOP FLOOR OF THE BUILDING, I DECIDED IT WASN'T THE BEST PLACE TO BE WAITING WHILE WATCHING FOR A TORNADO....I DIDN'T WANT TO BE THE FIRST ONE TO SEE IT . SO RIZZ AND I HEADED DOWN THE 12 FLIGHTS OF STAIRS WITH THE HUNDREDS OF OTHERS MAKING THE SAME JOURNEY. THERE WERE PEOPLE CROWDED IN FRONT OF US AND BEHIND US, BUT RIZZ KEPT PACE WITH THE CROWD WITH, "STEP, BRACE, STEP BRACE, STEP BRACE...". WHEN WE GOT TO THE SUB-BASEMENT, THE TOPIC OF CONVERSATION WITH EVERYONE WAS HOW CALM AND WELL BEHAVED RIZZ WAS. SINCE THIS WAS RIGHT AT THE TIME OF THE EVENING COMMUTE, WHEN THE TORNADO WATCH WAS OVER, WE HAD TO WALK TO THE TRAIN STATION IN A DELUGE OF RAIN AND STAND IN IT ON THE PLATFORM WHILE WAITING FOR THE DELAYED TRAIN. ALSO, SINCE THE TRAINS HAD BEEN DELAYED, THE PLATFORM WAS PACKED WITH PEOPLE AND AGAIN, THE TOPIC OF CONVERSATION AROUND US WAS HOW GOOD RIZZ WAS. WE ENDED THE DAY BY STOPPING AT THE STORE AND WHILE WE WERE CHECKING OUT, RIZZ LAY ON THE FLOOR AND RESTED HER HEAD ON THE BOTTOM OF THE SHOPPING CART AND SLEPT. IT STRUCK ME THEN THAT THIS WAS JUST A 19 MONTH OLD PUPPY THAT HAD A REALLY HARD WORK DAY! I KNOW SHE WILL CONTINUE TO MATURE INTO HER WORK, BUT YESTERDAY, SHE PERFORMED AS IF SHE HAD BEEN DOING THIS FOR YEARS - THANK YOU AND THE TRAINERS FOR SUCH A GREAT PARTNER!
