Saturday, July 24, 2021

JULY 24 2021


I HAVE FISH TO FRY TODAY---NAMELY OUR NEW GROUP OF CHICKENS IS READY TO GET OUT IN THE REAL WORLD.... TO GET READY FOR THE NEXT BABIES-- GUINNEA HENS. ...I DO LIKE THEM AROUND EATING BUGS..SLIGHT RENOVATION OF THE YOLK HOUSE..  ALSO I SHOULD GET IN THE ROUTINE OF CHECKING THE  HORSE IN THE MORNING...  BEFORE LYNN GETS HERE AND GETS THE REST OF CRAZY ACRES IN MOTION.- GOT TO GET A ROUTINE....OTHERWISE "TOMORROW NEVER COMES... "
ALTHO EVERYONE WILL DO ANYTHING  IN AN EMERGENCY-- THERE REALLY ARE 3 DIVISIONS-- DOGS, EQUINES, AND ..... THE CHICKENS.THEY DO ADD SOMETHIGN TO THE ATMOSPHERE AND THEY SLOW UP THE TRAFFIC IN THE DRIVEWAY  -- PROVIDE EGGS-- AND DO THEIR THING FOR THE SHATUPON SOCIETY.... I AM NOT SURE WE CAN KEEP THEM "IN" WITHOUT CLIPPING WINGS....  THEIR FENCE DOES NEED A LITTLE ATTENTION  JIMINEY CAN  FIND IHIS WAY IN,,, 
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KEEPING OUR FOCUS ON THE DOGS AND GIVING THEM THE MOST VARIESW EXPERIENCES TO PREPEARE THEM FOR SERVICE WORK--- THE "GERMAN GIRLS ARE WELL.INTO   LIFE IN THE BARN-- LEAVING 2 +ANNA IN THE HOUSE-- AND. GET READY FOR THE NEXT TWO GIRLS  FROM CZECH.   I HAVE BEEN TRYING FOR YEARS TO GET MORE OF HER BLOODLINES...SHE HAS DOGS THT LOOK JUST LIKE CHAOS--AND LIKE IT OR NOT.... WE DO HAVE TO PLAN ON REPLACING OUR OLDER DOGS... THE CHAOS REPLACEMENT WOUOLD BE A FEMALE TO DUPE CHAOS ABILITIES IN HTE MOTHER DEPARTMENT  ---THE BENTLY REPLACEMENT- LACHY-- IS WORKING HIS WAY INTO PERFECT BEHAVIOR-- JIMINEY IS WORKING ON HIS "FIDO" SKILLS OF A VERY STEADY DEMO DOG...  WE NEED TO BE SURE WE HAVE OUR EYE ON PRODUCING PERFECT DOGS FOR SDP TO PASS ON AS SERVICE DOGS---AND OCASIONALLY THERAPY DOGS--- TOTO JUST LEFT FOR TENN TO JOIN ANOTHER DOG FROM CRAZY ACRES WHO IS DOING A SPECTACULAR JOB OF MAKING  HALF OF NASHVILLE SMILE...

THERAPY WORK IS SUCH A SIMPLE THING TO DO- AND ALL IT TAKES IS  A  PERFECTLY BEHAVED DOG.... WELL THAT IS A 100%THERAPY... BUT THERE IS PLENTY OF CHEERNG CAN BE DONE WITH SIMPLE WALK THRU'S UNTIL THEY GET PERFECTLY BEHAVED.. WE DO ALOT OF THOSE.  DOES NOT HURT  AND TO CHEER THE STAFF - I SEVERY BIT AS IMPORTQNT..  SOME OF THESE NURSES HAVE PRETTY GRIM WORKING CONDITIONS- TH MANY HOSPITALS AROUND HER E. KNOW OUR DOGS AND THEY SEEM TO BE WELCOME ALL HOURS OF TEH DAY AND NIGHT.  DEPENDING ON THE DOG. WE KJUST GO IN  ROOM WITH A QUICK HELLO--AND THQT IS BETTER THAN  DOING NOTHIGN...

OUR BEST ROUTINE IS TEH FRY PAN-- IN PLACES WHERE TEH SENIORS AR SITTING AROUND A ROOM.. WE CAN HAVE JUDY GIVE EACH PERSON  FRYPAN, THEN DROP A COOKIE IN THE PAN-- IT MAKES A CLANK--  SO I THEN SAY OK BENTLEY... AND HE RUNS OVER AND STICKS HIS HEAD IN T4HFRY PAN AND CHEWS-- THEI PUTS HIS HEAD IN PERFECT POSITION FOR A PHOTO... AND HE HAS ZERO INTEREST IN THE FACT THAT THE PERSON MAY HAVE HALF THEIR LUNH ALL DOWN TEH FRONT OF THEM.

 CRAZY ACRES NEEDS  MORE PEOPLE IN THE THERAPY BIT.. IT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE A COMPLICATED TRIP.  WE NOW H AVE BABY CHICKENS---COME ON NOW--  I CAN GET YOU  A SHOEBOX AND GO LET A GROUP OF SENIORS WATCH YOU CHASE THEM A LL AROUND THE FLOOR AND GET THEM BACK IN TH BOX---  THESE.  PEOPLE AND STAFF WOULD TALK ABOUT IT FOR WEEKS... THEY NEED HELP--- CHICKENS  WOULD TAKE NO EXPERTISE   JUST A SHOE BOS AND A ROLL OF PAPER TOWELS....  ESPECIALLY WOMEN  WITH AN OFFSPRING IN TOW--  TURN THE CHICKS LOOSE  AND LET YOUR KID COLLECT THEM.  20 MINUTS OF YOUR TIME... 

IT TAKES THIS KIND OF  OUT OF THE BOX  SPIRIT TO KEEP THE PUPPIES COMING THRU OUR  FARM TO LAND IN THE SDP PROGRAM.--- WE NEED THE UP BEAT COMMUNITY SPIRIT  TO KEEP IT ALL GOING...   WAY BACK IN 2003 WHEN I STARTED.  I SAW HOW SOME SERVICE DOG. FACILITIES MANAGED.. AND CRATES WERE A LARGE PART OF IT...-- DOGS IN CRATES WAS THE NORMAL-- SO--- IN THE BACK ROOM I HAD 8 CRATES-- ONE PUP TO A CRATE AND  GIV E THEM WATER AND A BOWL OF FOOD... AND I LOOKED LIKE THE   REAL THING.-- EXCEPT IN 29 MINUTES THEY ALL OUTGREW THE CRATES AND I HAD T GET OTHER IDEAS..
I LEARNED AT THAt point-- they needed freedom to become what they were capable of being.  not one of "my dogs " have been in a crate since..  BIGGER AIN'T BETTER...

as a matter of fact... every time we get dogs from europe we get a beautiful new crate-- they are collecting in our garage--- hoping someone.  will put them on craigs list.
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Carlene, 
I love that you are so focused on the mission that you would be willing to stay small to accomplish it.

I recently left a service dog organization, who had lost that focus. They were more worried about fund raisers and outward appearances. The volunteers, including myself as a puppy trainer, were an after thought. But, heaven forbid if you did something wrong or questioned the whys. Their way or the highway. I chose the highway. 
And the paperwork required a lawyer to read. 
They had gotten too big and had become more like a corporation. 

Thank you for staying honest, valuing the people around you and staying focused.