alerting----
apparently there is a parade in topsfield today--- and lori is volunteering to take dogs--
i am not sure whether she plans to march with the parade--- or watch it...
on second thought--- there is nothing like a parade SCENE to train a dog- i don't know the time--if we took a couple pups and bailey to steady the group.. might be good for them-
google says "services at 11:00" the part our visitors from texas might find interesting is sometime during the services they will be ringing the "PAULREVERE BELL" WHICH IS IN THE TOPSFIELD CHURCH ---- WHAT HAPPENS WHERE I AM NOT SURE--- MAYBE GO DOWN THE DRIVEWAY WITH DOGS 10:50 DRESSED WARMLY--- JACKETS ON THE DOGS TOO FOR STANDING AROUND- THERE IS A COFFEE SHOP IN THE CENTER..
Hi Carlene,
My niece and I will come to the farm to grab a couple of dogs for parade watching. I think Hilary may come to. If you'd like to invite people through the Daily Doggy, that would be fine.
Thanks,
Lori
My niece and I will come to the farm to grab a couple of dogs for parade watching. I think Hilary may come to. If you'd like to invite people through the Daily Doggy, that would be fine.
Thanks,
Lori
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our brood did really well at the photo shoot yesterday--- they picked pi as the model--- and pi did unexpectedly well-
photo shoots are not the easiest-- slippery white paper making large noises when rattled--- people shoving 1" to the right 2" to t he left-- cross her legs. head up head down after far too long pi clanked her teeth at the stylest--and continued to nearly behave for megan and i-- finally deciding she was too thirsty to do anything more and took off to drank a bucket of water.,
it is a tough grind. i did that stuff for 30 years..and there are many photographers i would like to have strangled-- get a dog all set up perfectly and they go answer a phone. i could not do it now-- my language has become too abrupt.
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we did get 2 puppy runs in yesterday at the fairgrounds. we very much need to continue that --- it is terriffic for them
there will be a slight delayIN A HUGE GROUP OF PUPS bEcause the coa van is in the "shop" it was objecting to starting--- not refusing... but it just had an attitude of "not now" THE SMALLER VAN IS WORKING FINE --- THANKS TO ELLEN FOR GETTING IT FOR US.
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now for the political comment of the day
about how many pups we have - i h ave been saying with authority we have 22 pups.
theresa with great authority said in our yearly report that we had 20 pups because litters of 8+7+5 equals 20--i realized 8+7+5 is indeed 20 and stopped thinking at that point --- it sounded good-- i did check the 5+7+8 part and that was 20 ..... proving you can lead someone's mind astray
as megan and i were figuring out the fairgrounds runs megan and i calculated there was a 3+6 LITTER -- being the math type i realized 3+6 does not fit in the 5 7 8 calculation
exactly the way our political system works--- tell the public something that sounds logical-- hope they don't stop and think about the details- and in 2 days it will be quoted as fact --
i groan everytime i hear they are cutting the education budget-- we are already raising too many who are not thinking.
i really hate it when i am one of them...
the pup count is 5+7+9
21 for those numerically challenged.
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i hope jim comes back to finish the outside with paul --- i am afraid we only have another day or two of good weather to get the hole in the roof for the stove--- and the doors on.
the team of jim and paul would do it right--- i would just do it--( that is a threat)
and then there is the floor.... is there anyone out there who knows how to officially lay vinyl floor ??? we have a 12'x30' donated by home depot - rolled on the 12'axis
which we can not bend in the cold weather.
maybe if we have a bunch here Sunday we can re roll it on the 30' axis and pass it in a doggie door--- and keep it warm before we deal.
i hope robbie comes this morning to help get things lifted and carried.
the ambu has to go back to being just a tool shed and get the plywood pieces out and stored.
=we can easily do the chain link walls inside ---- with the heat on--- - there is little to none of the lumber type walls inside....probably
---- from the barn... i know wood 2x4's are just chew toys in a kennel ---- and we have a lot of chain link.
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anne is flying to denmark today-- to visit her relatives--- and if she has time she will go look at a kennel which is having pups in November
might find a stud for sdp.
TOMORROW IS SH#tting DAY AT THE "SUNDAY STEW"
SO GET THOSE NUMBERS IN---
AT THE MOMENT WE HAVE SOLD ABOUT HALF
THAT TRANSLATES TO ODDS OF ONE IN 150 TO WIN $500
YOU WILL NEVER GET BETTER ODDS
NOTE--- THE WAY WE ENTER THE NUMBERS ON THE BOARD IS TO HAVE 2 PEOPLE DRY MARKERS IN HAND-- ENTER TOTALLY AT RANDOM EACH "BRICK " NUMBER... GIVING EVERYONE 2 PLACES ON THE TABLE FOR HAVING THE WINNING PLOP.
URGE YOUR FRIENDS--- WIDEN OUR GROUP---
