PUPPY BREATH VIALS ARE DOING VERY WELL - AS CHRISTMAS GIFTS I SUPPOSE..
CHRISTMAS CERTAINLY PROVIDES THE STRESSFUL ENVIRONMENT WHICH MAKES PUPPY
BREATH SO NECESSARY !!!
NOW TO THE MECHANICS OF RUNNING THIS SERVICE DOG PROCECT..
FROM THE RESPONSE I HAVVE HAD ABOUT SENDING US THE 3 X 6 CEREAL BOX (TYPE)
CARDBOARD FOR OUR POO COLLECTION PROCESS... I MAY HAVE CAUSED A VOLUME PROBLEM
WITH THE CUTE LITTLE POSTAL VEHICLE THAT DELIVERS OUR MAIL/. WE WILL SEE. IT IS
NOT A PROBLEM YET... CHOMP ON
AND THEN THERE IS THE NICE UPS MAN-- THANK HEAVENS IT IS NOT THE ONE FROM
5 YEARS AGO WHO HELPED NAKED ME LIFT A PUP OFF A FENCE WHERE HE WAS STUCK....
BUT THAT IS ANOTHER STORY..
DELIVERY OF THE PRESENTS YOU ALL ARE SENDING HAS STYMIED ME AS TO HOW TO
THANK YOU ALL-- THE BOXES NEVER HAVE THE NAME OF WHO DONATED THE CONTENTS--- SO
MAYBE I SHOULD JUST PUT MY THANKYOU'S IN THIS DAILY DOGGIE
YESTERDAY'S FEDEX AND UPS DELIVERIES WERE LOVELY BOWLS THAT FIT EXACTLY IN
THE WHITE COSTCO CAKE MIX BUCKETS ( MY "RAISED FEEDERS") WE HAVE 16 MORE DOGS
TO FEED INDIVIDUALLY- AND THEY ARE SOON TO OUT GROW THE CUTE LITTLE DISHES WE
HAVE ON THE FLOOR.
ALSO A 5 GAL GAS CAN TO PROVIDE A HOT WATER BOTTLE SNUGGLE PLACE SO WE CAN
GET THESE PUPS ON AN IN/OUT BASIS-- AND OUT OF MY KITCHEN !!
I DON'T REALLY MEAN THAT-- IF THEY WERE NOT THERE SOME FOOL MIGHT EXPECT ME
TO COOK..
A LOVELY BIG DOG BED AND RAISED BED.. A BUNCH OF WAFFLE BALL TOYS THAT
THEY LOVE.
SO THANKS TO ALL..
NEXT PROBLEM
YEARS AGO-- WHEN WE WENT THRU ACCREDIATATION- I WAS FORCED TO DEFINE
VOLUNTEER LEVELS OF ACTIVITY- OUR USUAL RULES
RULES WHILE
AT
THE
SERVICE DOG PROJECT:
IF
IT’S BROKEN, FIX IT
IF
IT’S DIRTY, CLEAN IT
IF
IT’S SMELLY, PICK IT UP
IF
IT’S EMPTY, FILL IT
IF
YOU TRIP OVER IT, MOVE IT
IF
IT’S GOT FOUR LEGS AND A TAIL, LOVE IT
IF
IT’S GOT TWO LEGS AND
DRIVES
A GREEN GOLF CART
LISTEN VERY CLOSELY TO IT....
THESE RULES LASTED WELL FOR MANY YEARS MOSTLY BECAUSE WE HAD SOME STEADY
VOLUNTEERS WHO LEARNED THE ROPES AND BECAME EXTREMELY VALUABLE.
CURRENTLY WE HAVE MANY MORE PEOPLE WHO WANT TO COME OUT AND HELP- WHICH
CAN BE WONDERFUL IF THEY CAN SLIDE INTO AND ALREADY EXISTING SYSTEM OF
EXTREMELY BRIGHT PEOPLE WHO JUST GET THINGS DONE WITH A MINIMUM OF
FORMALITY.
WHAT DOES NOT WORK IS TO COME HERE AND TRY AND REDESIGN A WELL OILED SYSTEM
WITH TOO MANY WORKING PARTS FOR ANYONE TO UNDERSTAND IN A FEW DAYS
VOLUNTEERING.
THIS LACK OF MICROMANAGING IS DUE TO TH EFACT THAT 99.8% HAVE BEEN HER 5
YEARS OR MORE AND HAVE LEARNED HOW TO DEAL WITH THE DOGS..(AND ME)
THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IS IF ANYONE ARRIVES WITH THE CONCEPT OF KNOWING HOW TO
TRAIN A DOG-- USUALLY A 100% friendly golden-- THIS is in direct conflict with
THE WAY DANES OPERATE.
SO TO PUT IT AS SIMPLY AS I CAN...... IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN HERE 5 YEARS,
YOU MUST NEVER USE YOUR MUSCLES TO CONTROL OR HANDLE A DANE OF OURS.
THESE DOGS WILL EVENTUALLY BE HANDLED BY SOMEONE WITH LIMITED PHYSICAL
CAPABILITIES-- FURTHERMORE THEY WILL WEIGH 140 POUNDS OR MORE.
SPECIFICALLY THIS GETS DOWN TO YOU MUST LET THE DOGS/PUPS COME TO YOU
AND THEN YOU MIGHT PAT THEM. YOU MUST NEVER RESTRAIN THEM BY HUGGING OR
HOLDING. YOU MUST LET THEM ROAM FREELY IN WHATEVER ENCLOSURE THAY ARE IN.
OF COURSE YOU MUST NEVER ROUGHHOUSE OR CHASE THEM. THAT WORKS OUT TO NOT
WALKING TOWARD THEM IF THEY CAN NOT EASILY GET AWAY
DANES ARE TIMID- AND THEY WILL COME TO PEOPLE BUT IT MUST BE ON THEIR
TERMS.
WE HAVE HAD SOME BAD SCENES WHERE PEOPLE HAVE CHASED DOGS. "JUST PLAYING"
BUT THE DOGS DON'T THINK SOME STRANGER RUNNING AT THEM IS FUN. AND IT TAKES US
MONTHS TO GET THEM OVER THAT EXPERIENCE.
FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUPS AND DOGS IN TRAINING--THESE RULES WILL BE
STRICTLY ENFORCED. THEY HAVE TO BE.
OTHER THAN THAT......
THE WASHER IS IN TH ROOM AND THE NEW DRYER IS NEXT TO THE OLD WASHER IN
THE LAUNDRY-- BOTH ARE IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING HOOKED UP
MEGAN'S FATHER IS HELPING WITH THAT DEAL.
CHaos pups are on the DECK DURING THE DAY--- AND MAYBE EVEN TH ENUTT HOUSE
AND MOVE MOXIE PUPS TO THE DECK SOON
JUST IMAGING A HOUSE WITH NO POOPING DURING THE DAY... THEY WOUL D HAVE TO
COME IN AT NIGHT TO THEIR USUAL BEDROOM TV ROOM.
IT MAKES FOR LIVELY CAMERA POSITIONS-- BEWARE OF EXTENSION CORDS DRAPPED
ALL OVER.
MOXIE'S PUPS NO LONGER STAY INSIDE THE BARRIER... NEEDING A BIGGER
BARRIER... MORE X FENCING.
AND WILLOW GOT SLAPPED DOWN BY EITHER OPAL OR BENTLY- WHEN SHE TRIED TO
STEAL SOME OF THE TREATS FROM THE YUPPY PUPPY MACHINE
GOT TO GET MORE DOGS USING THAT FOR AMUSEMENT.
WHHCH IS WHAT I WILL DO NOW.
