THESE PUPS ARE ALL OF A SUDDEN BIG DOGS-- THEY HAD A PLAYTIME ON PUPPY HILL YESTRDAY-- AND TEHN POLITELY CRUMPED OUT IN KENNEL 10- THEN NEARLY MADE IT THRU THE NIGHT SLEEPING... EXERCISE IS A GOOD THING.
MEGAN SAID SHE WOULD BE SPLITTING THEM UP SOON -- ELEVEN ALL AT ONCE DO NOT BEHAVE AS TEHY SHOULD....THESE TEENAGE DOGS ARE VERY LIKE TEENAGE CHILDREN-- THEY HAVE NOT YET LEARNED TO GET ALONG WITH EACH OTHER AND THE WORLD...
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OH.... PAULA IS DUE TO AQRRIVE HERE SOON IN PREP FOR WHELPING....
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WE DO HAVE AREAS TO COPE--- ONE IS KENNEL 10 - THE OTHERE IS IN TEH NUTT HOUSE- WHERE THE "RAISED LOFT" IS ONLY 6 INCHES HIGH- AND THE DOOR IS AWAY FROM WHERE ANYPUP WOULD WANT TO SIT ( AND KEEP OTHERS OUT) -
I WISH I HAD TALKED TO THAT ADI PERSON ABOUT THE NEW KENNEL THEY ARE THINKING OF BUILDING... WE HAVE SO MUCH OF TEH PHYSICAL "PLANT" THAT IS PERFECT, BY ACCIDENT--- I AM SURE... SINCE IT WAS DONE ON A FUNDS AVAILABLE BASIS- NO TWO KENNELS AR E ALIKE... WHICH - AS IT TURNS OUT... IS A BENIFIT TO THE PUPS WHEN LEARNING... THNGS LIKE STAIRS AND RAMPS
IN KENNEL 10- THEY MUST LEARN TO COME THRU THE DOOR AND PUSH TEH FLAP ASIDE-- THEN THERE ARE 2 STEPS UP TO THE 2 STAGE SLEEPING AREA-- WITH NOT MUCH FLOOR SPACE AT ALL-- IF YOU ARE NOT IN BED, YOU GO OUTSIDE VERY QUICKLY...-- THERE IS A NATURAL INSTINCT TO GET AWAY FROM TEH SLEEPING AREA TO PEE. --KENNEL 9 IS A M UCH LONGER RAMP WITH FENCED SIDES- TO A HIGHER MUCH BIGGER LOFT. 9 ALSO HAS MUCH MORE ROOM FOR THEM TO MAKE AN ERROR IN THE PEE DEPARTMENT-
FOR A VERY LONG TIME I THOUGHT WE HAD A LEAK IN THE ROOF-- BIG PUDDLE BY THE DOOR WHEN IT RAINED-- TOOK A WHILE TO NOTICE THE PUDDLE WAS YELLOW- AND THE PROBLEM WAS THAT KENNEL DID NOT HAVE A RAIN DEFLECTOR - SO THE DOGS WERE GETTING HIT INTHE HEAD BY THE RAIN OFF THE ROOF. SO THEY JUST PEE'D INSIDE....
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WE DO HAV E A KENNEL WITH A LONGER/ LOWER SLOPE TOTHE RAMP FOR GERACTRIC PATIENTS-- THEN SOME WITH RAMPS AND 2 STEPS---- AND TEH REALLY CHALLANGING 5 STEPS- THEN ONES WHICH WOUDL ACCOMODATE 2 DOGS-- WITH AN EMERGENCY LOWER SLEEPING AREA IN CASE ONE GETS DOMINANT ON A COLD NIGHT.-- TEH DETAILS ARE OVERWHELMING.
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THAT GUIDING EYES PROGRAM HAS MILLIONS IN TEH BANK... IF I HAD A SAY , I WOULD BUY A FAARM OR TWO "UP STATE" NEWBURGH/ GOSHEN WAY -- FOR PUPPY PREP, GET AWAY FROM PUPPY RAISERS, THEN SHIP THE PUPS TO LONG ISLAND CAMPUS FOR THEIR FINAL TRAINING AND PLACEMENT. -- LONG ISLAND IS SUCH A HIGH RENT DISTRICT-
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MAYBE I SHOULD CONCENTRATE ON RUNNING OUR OWN PROGRAM...
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I DID END UP WITH 3 PEOPLE WHO DONATED $300 FOR THE MONTH --- APPARENTLY ONE OF THEM WAS TEH ONE WHO OFFERED ME TEH $10 PER DAY TO WEAR TEH HAT.. AWKWARD BECAUSE -- NOW---SOME ONE (?WHO?) SENT ME AN OCTOBER HAT-- AND IF THERE ARE 3 PEOPLE W HO WILL PAY ME $10 A DAY TO WEAR IFT ATT MAIL CALL..... YOU ARE ON !!
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WE DO HAVE SOME THINKING TO DO ON THIS ADULT CARE (AKA ROADSHOW 2.0) - LAST TIME JUDY AND I WERE AT ONE, I CALLED AND ASKED SOMEONE TO GET IN WITH THE PUPPIES AND WAVE TO TEH PEOPLE... THERE IS A 2 MINUTE DELAQTY- SO I HAD A CHANCE TO TALK IT UP AND GET THEM TO WAVE AT THE CAMERA- WHICH THRILLED TEHM WHEN TEH CAMERA WAVED BACK !!
SUCH A SIMPLE THING...TEHY SMILED AND WAVED BACK FOR TEH NEXT HOUR !!
MADE ME REALIZE--- WE COULD PUT "MARKERS" ON CAMERA indicating that in 2 minutes one of teh staff at sdp would get in with teh puppies and wave to the cameras--- this would give the activities directors time to get everyone primed to feel special !!-
these people are hard pressed for entertainment..
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there must be other ways... i hate to see those black screens of teh smart tv's- when at least tehy coud be aquarium like fish without the water to drain and keep clean.
