whoops..the hurrier i go the behinder i get
i had so many emails to answer yesterday that i thought i had done the DD
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and i meant to "discuss" the rope situation---
you can not hold out a rope and say "please stick you head in here so i can make you do something you do not want to do"
they ain't stupid
under normal conditions.....you can hold out a rope and ask them to stick their heads in it and give them a chunk of this lovely roast beef that is around now.. and then do something they don't want to do-
however --- at the moment we are back to square 1 with some of them call-- cheese-- let go
then maybe square 2 call cheese put rope around neck.. cheese then remove rope and let go.
and i have seen it in several situations.. probably the worst is opal--- the dog i often handle--- have i not been thinking????? you can not rush in this situation--- as mad as it can make you... got to think your way round.
i saw one of the pups take off under that situation- and a person run after it with rope flapping--
that is how you teach them to run away from you..
unfortunately some of them have learned that already..
you want an example of how sophisticated this can be?? pick up the container that has the toenail clippers in it-- and i guarentee you will not be able to locate bailey.... who has--- for the moment ---also gone deaf.
as opposed to a dane the adams had who knew the sound of striking a match who would then come and sit by the "soon to be warm" fire
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i had an email from jen--- they have landed ok--- she sent a picture--- but no comments yet..
they were going to take a second dog-- stanley-- but stanley started growling at chuck... and i have given it thought-- what did he do to upset stanley.??. the example chuck gave was -- chuck was lying on the couch with his back to stanley--- and he came over and sniffed-- then backed away and growled and barked..
now that i think about that bizzarre story-- i bet stanley was saying " how come you are on my couch"
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morning routine around here now..
one house dog--- bailey-
-let her out--
let out the 2+2 dogs from the deagle house--
go light a fire in the nut house ( while no one pee's but th e concept is there)
let them in the house ( where they then pee)
start coffee
type then
let the hats ( opal yellow and bently) into the nut house which is now warm)
and put these 4 pups in the back dorm room/deck
gives me a chance to look over the deagle house 4 ( order and hazel plus 2 huge blacks--- one male one female ---names yet to be figured out when megan gets here--)
that cute little pile of puppies works when they weigh 5 pounds--- but they struggle to all fit on the sofa beside me now that they weigh 80 pounds. ---- one keeps falling out.
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theresa and i took dillan( the kid in the photo with bailey) and his mom to get him some sneakers--we took bailey too so he could walk her-- theresa got a good picture but i don't know how to turn it right side up..
it looks like colleen's outgrown collection will fit him nicely -- he is a nice little boy---we will keep our eyes open as to how we can help that one.
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i have to comment on the dozen people in line at kohl's returning things..
-------this chirstmas fiasco is marketing at it's finest.
also because the sneakers that were $49 before christmas... were $37
now don't tell me christmas is a religious holiday
bah humbug
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that goes along with arguing about praying in school--- whats the matter with teaching reading writing and rithmatic-- ??
we can't even get that right--- why add stuff??
we teach religion so we know which side of what war we are supposed to be on
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back to the dogs--
we to worm and bring shots up to date on moxie merlow and noel---
in anticipation of breeding one or two of them..
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costco-- today
along with getting theresa's son from the eye doctor and me to the tooth removal guy
bob put the single seat in the smaller van--- and suggested we toss the "back seat" because it does not screw down-- making it just one more flying object ---
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order is lovingly licking hazel's nose where bailey bit her yesterday-- order is a nice pup--- a bit bossy -- but nice dog
if i put down one bone--- she would have it. the rest would watch.
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gisselle was found to be sleeping in the file drawer.. she commutes to the area under the dishwasher. i think that is where she stores the dog bones.
i am told there was a huge renovation project under the spiral stairs of the laundry building.....several inhabitants were encouraged to live elsewhere-
but there is no end to them... chemical solutions are definitely OUT,
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john is now dealing with the trench to the nut house and the electrical friend of his..
and so it goes
