we don't have enough men volunteering to feed cookies to the puppies.... consequently we have some year old dogs who worry about these people looking objects that are strange... and at a year old it takes alot of cookies to have them relax .. like mcdonalds "happy meals" get em young, train em early-
the early stage of puppy raising is perhaps it's most rewarding... and odiferous. not something male people are inclined to find an acceptable scent. like diaper changing.
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the 15 pups are now into car riding 101... they all need to spend time in the car doing basically... nothing... getting bored... 14 are doing well--- the problem one is of course , one i am working with.. malarky..
he was in the car with me when a chicken got in fromt so i put the brake on a bit quicker than necessary and he fell onto the floor-- he has no idea how that happened and is now scared.
he is also very close to too heavy for me to lift into my car. he needs to spend time with his mommy in the back of my car while i sit around listening to audio books in snowstorms..
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how one drives a car with a dog as the passenger in the back, can be critical... too many jack rabbigt starts and stops and you have a problem of "i aint gittin in that fool thing."
several times we have had service dogs leave here perfectly behaved at loading and all of a sudden... they don't. every time, the recipient has foirgotten that quick stop which caused the problem... and in two cases ended up at the vet's who decided the dog.... being a great dane,.... must have bad hips.."wobblers" $5000 xrays etc later i made the recipient ride in the very back while i demo'd what an unexpected quick stop is like from the rear.... they changed driving habits and the dog's hips got better????? whatever...
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trains ,planes, and busses.... all may be different to you.. and certainly the noise and smell are different, but the dog does not realize there is no terra firma under that floor. so aside from feeding treats as the plane goes up or down, just in case the dogs have the same ear problems people have that chewing helps... there is no differnce, to the dog. now if you basically fear flying, yes.... fido will pick that up and also worry...
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sunday... hopefuly rain day wonderful... snow erasing day.. but will be fo;l;powed by fereezing ice making day... this has it's complications... that bigger tractor has no traction-- and already got stuck in the parking pit... the smaller kabuda has a "spreader" on the back and does a terriffic job of sanding... thanks to both bud and mark, we shoudl survive...
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here's another Piece of incidental intelligence-- when you order things like sand, rocks, topsoil etc the unit of measurement is the number of wheels on the truck delivering it.
our pile of sand is a 6 wheeler pile/.
another----FYI of the day.......slightly pink oranges from halegroves.com are darn good eating ...red navel oranges..
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I HAVE ASKED THE QUESTION OF PEOPLE MANY TIMES: WHY DO THEY PAT DOGS ON THEIR HEAD? HAVE THEY EVER NOTICED WHEN A DOG IS PATTED ON THE HEAD, IT REACTS BY FLINCHING, SQUEEZING ITS EYES SHUT, AND LOWERING ITS HEAD? I ASK HUMANS HOW THEY WOULD LIKE TO BE PATTED ON THE HEAD EVERY TIME THEY ARE GREETED BY SOMEONE, BUT PEOPLE PERSIST IN GREETING DOGS THAT WAY ANYWAY.
THANK YOU FOR ADDRESSING THE TOPIC....MAYBE AT LEAST ONE PERSON NOW WILL CEASE PATTING DOGS ON THE HEAD, AS A RESULT.
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Good Morning,
stacy
I thought you all would like to hear this story be all her appointments. Pixie is just amazing I’m so blessed in so many ways. I’ve been falling a lot. I sure don’t let it stop me. I have a motto don’t quit. This one though as where Pixie helped me and it could have turned out bad but I alway think of the bright side of things.
This girl is just absolutely amazing. There is one thing even on retirement the one thing they always say once a service dog only as a service dog. The night before last I want to take her out at 1:30 in the morning. She wanted me to go outside with her she likes me to be close to her, she doesn’t necessarily like the dark I color my chicken girl in the dark.
Well I was taking a step up and of course I lost my balance as I do a lot. I was falling backwards going quick next thing I knew she was at my side catching my fall. Bracing tight of course she doesn’t wear a harness because I don’t want her feeling as if she’s working. I am so blessed to have pixie right by my side and her quick thinking still always by my side. As I say we may work differently in her retirement but there is one thing you can never take away from her once a service dog they only stay with that they know just what to do. The things that you’re so grateful for. My girl is so amazing she makes me so proud each and every day. 
Thank you for training such loving amazing service dogs. They truly change our lives. There’s one thing I have learned. Pixie may be retired but she sure will not let me take a fall on her watch when we are alone. Our bond can never be broken it’s really a special bond.
