8:00 PHONE CALL
my mind is blown already- and it is only 5am..... maria sent the demographics of who is watching us -- and among all that data---- 135 people from south africa --- and 162 from philadelphia follow us...
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if thaAT WASN'T ENOUGH-- ALLISON-- A TRAINER FROM GUIDING EYES IS HERE--- A VERY CHEERFUL PLEASENT PERSON AND WE HAVE HAD An ibnteresting time - doing thei things i had to do anyway... she is so pleasent i can not tell if she is just being polite, but she seems impressed with sizzle and bentley's generic training..
i did see one sign that maybe she was impressed-- we ( +judy) went to see santa FRANK( WHO IS AT THE MOST POSH BEAUTIFUL PLACE WHERE OLD FOLKs ARE PUT.).. AND AS I LET SIZ AND BENTLY OUT OF THE CAR WITH NO LEASH OR COLLAR, SHE INSTINCTIVELY STArTED TO GRAB TEHM THINKING BEING LOOSE WAS A PROBLEM. SHE RELAXED AS I TOLD HER THEY WERE NOT GOING ANYWHERE- AND THEY DID NOT. WE "WORKED THE CROWD" AT FRANKS XXXXX WHATEVER..?REST HOME? THANKS TO THE FACCT THAT JUDY HAD PACKED A BOX OF "CRITICALS" IN MY CAR AND WE HAD THEIR PAPERS---( RABIES INFO.)
BENT ANS SIZ- DID WHAT THEY ALSWAYS DO AT TEHSE PLACES- PERFECTLY- AND HOPPED BACK IN THE CAR.. NO BIG DEAL;
NOW BACK IN HIGH SCHOOL I ALWAYS WANTED TO TRAQIN SEEING EYE DOGS- AS TEH ULTIMATE IN TRAINIG- I WOULD STILL LIKE TO TRY THAT.. AND THE MOrE I TALK TO HER, TEH MORE I REALIZE... I DON'T WANT TO HEAr how they do any of it.... because i do think some of it is counter productieve. she uses alot of words i have mostly never used . words george myers uses alot too.. like "socializing your dog" -- they take dogs out for socializing... i take dogs out because i have to go somewhere and they can darn welll behave themselves. i expect them to behave - and they do,. the "normal" training is to walk in a circle for an hour and the dog is supposd to learn to heel. my method is - i have to go to the supermnarket and you will walk quietly next to me.
over simplification maybe... but i have to consider how one of our danes would think... "why are we walking in circles not getting aqnywhere? ---- this is a non productibe exercise-"
i thought this long ago about genertic ways to train... i was at a "trainign conference 2005? -- and that facility had set up a bunch of chairs in rows to get the dogs used to being on a bus-- i thought then and think now.... that is an insult to the dog. all you need to blow teh exercise is one piece of gum stuck on the bottom of those chairs and teh dog-s senses will be on that gum and not chairs in a row.. i teach the dogs to back... then i worry about where-- like busses or airplanes...
how? remember these are big dogs-
i move the sofa away from teh wal about 8 inches and put thier dinner 1/2 way in the "slot " formed- it take s the dog no more that 3 seconds to go eat the food. when they are don.. and confused- i say "back" because they are going to have to "back" to get out- next time- put the food all the way in that slot- and tell them to back out. next dinnertime have them go in... no food-- ask tehm to back out andn put the food in front of them- doesnt take nore that a few days to hav a perfect "back" and most of the time you will be using what you would be doing anyway-- like feeding them./
wit little to no effort you will be able to back them in the "slot" between airline seats with no question or excitement. they just know what to do.
just to see if siz remembred... i stopped in the parking lot with allison- dropped the leash and told siz to back- she took 2 steps back right away- then looked up at me and said "whatareyou?nuts?" and i swear she added "i do not do parlor tricks" i respect that.
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judy sent me this and i could not help but copy and paste...
I didn't get old on purpose, it just happened. If you're lucky, it could happen to you! I have been in many places, but I've never been in Kahoots. Apparently, you can't go alone. You have to be in Kahoots with someone.
I've also never been in Cognito. I hear no one recognizes you there. I have, however, been in Sane. They don't have an airport; you have to be driven there. I have made several trips there, thanks to my children, friends, family and work.
I would like to go to Conclusions, but you have to jump, and I'm not too much on physical activity anymore. I have also been in Doubt. That is a sad place to go, and I try not to visit there too often. I've been in Flexible, but only when it was very important to stand firm.
Sometimes I'm in Capable, and I go there more often as I'm getting older. One of my favorite places to be is in Suspense! It really gets the adrenaline flowing and pumps up the old heart! At my age I need all the stimuli I can get!
I may have been in Continent, but I don't remember what country I was in. It's an age thing. They tell me it is very wet and damp there.
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Carlene, I wish I could tell you when I started getting the DD,. It was after watching explorer site for a while but honestly been at least 7 years. First I read all the back ones on web site. Guess that is when I figured out how to get emailed or maybe on the mail call. Any way point of this is to tell you several years ago. I started forwarding to my best friend and adding a little note and she replied with a note. Neither of us like to talk on the phone. It is our daily keep up with each other. So thank you for starting such a special tradition for two retired school teacher. It is amazing how SDP touched peoples lives. Oh, also amazing how much she and I think like you. Always saying, another Carlene thing. Have a wonderful day and a BIG THANK YOU! Sallie from GA
