OCT 31,2013

COLLEEN AND SHELIA HAVE MADE IT TO MARYLAND... WITH PICTURES ALONTG THE WAY OF   "OPAL ENTERS CONN"  OPAL CROSSES THE TAPANZEE BRIDGE.. ETC    I BET SHE IS HAVING THE TIME OF HER LIFE !!  (OPAL THAT IS)

THEY SHOULD PICK UP MOLLY THIS MORNING AND GET ON THE ROAD BACK...-- THERE HAS BEEN LOUD OBJECTION TO THE NAME MOLLY--- MOSTLY BY PERSON MOLLY.

AND IT IS NOT  A GOOD NAME ANYWAY.

THERE IS SUCH A THING AS A MOLLY MULE

I BET YOU ALL CAN HARDLY WAIT FOR THIS EDUCATION...

THIS ANIMAL THEY ARE PICKING UP IS A DONKEY-- A MMAMOUTH ( DARN BIG) DONKEY--

MARY WAS A MAMOUTH DONKEY-  

DONKEYS COME IN 3 SIZES  MINI  (UP  TO 36 INCHES)-- STANDARD-- AND MAMOUTH

AND THEN THERE ARE MULES-- THE CROSS BETWEEN A HORSE AND DONKEY WHICH CAN BE ANY SIZE

THE MOST POPULR/WELL KNOWN ARE A CROSS BETWEEN A DRAFT HORSE AND A MAMOUTH

THIS PRODUCES AN AMNIMAL STRONGER THAN A HORSE-- AND MORE INTELLIGENT ( ABOUT EVERY ANIMAL IS MORE INTELLIGENT THAN A HORSE..)

WITH A HIGH CONCERN FOR SELF PRESERVATION ( A HORSE HAS NONE)   

EXTREMELY   HANDY IN PLACES LIKE AMISH PENNA OR AFGAHANISTAN---

TO GET A MULE YOU NEED  DONKEY ND A HORSE--  MULE AND MULE DOES NOT WORK ---  THEY ARE STERILE-- WE.LL-- THERE ARE ?40 KNOWN PREGNANT MULES SINCE THE 1500'S

GEORGE WASHINGTON HAD SOMETHIGN TO DO TH THIS PROJECT

BUT FRO ME TO INCLUDE IT IN THE DAILY DOGGIE- THERE HAS TO BE A TWIST YOU CAN NOT GOOGLE...

THE PROBLEM IS... BOY DONKEYS ARE NOT  NATURALLY ATTRACTED TO A GIRL HORSES--- THEREIN LIES AN ENTIRE INDUSTRY IN THE SOUTHERN STATES...

HOW TO GET THE BOY DONKEY INTERESTED IN THE GIRL HORSE-- AND TO PUT THE SPERM WHERE IT BELONGS.-- THIS PROBLEM DATES WAY BACK TO BEFORE ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION WAS INVENTED...

EVEN AFTTER AI WAS INVENTED, COLLECTING THE SPERM CAN BE A CIRCUS IN ITSELF--  THE DELIVERY SYSTEM  IS IN A MOST UNCOMFORTABLE  LOCATION... MEGAN CAN TELL YOU DEALING WITH 170 POUND WALTER WAS NOT EASY.

I HAVE OVERHEARD A  COFFEE SHOP CONVERSATION  ABOUT SOME OF THE GYRATIONS  USED TO GET THIS ACT ACCOMPLISHED "NRMALLY"  -- INCLUDING RAISING A BOY DONKEY WITH A MARE- AND NEVER LET HIM SEE A FEMALE  DONKEY

NEXT TIME YOU ARE OUT GOOGLING AROUND AND HAPPEN ON DONKEYS AT STUD--- YOU WILL SEE SOME SAY "WILL BREED MARES"-- AND /OR  - "WILL BREED BOTH MARES AND  JENNYS"

THIS IS CONSIDERED MONEY IN THE BANK-- SO TO SPEAK.

THUS ENDETH  THE LESSON FOR TODAY

WE SIT AND WAILT FOR SHELIA AND COLLEEN TO DELIVER "MOLLY"-- AND THEN WE WILL WAIT TIL SHE FIGURES OUT WHAT NAME SHE WOULD PREFER.

IF ALLOWED... MANY ANIMALS WILL NAME THEMSELVES WITH SOME ODD CHARASTIC--- LETS HOPE SHE DOES AND SAVE A WHOLE LOT OF ARGUEING.

IF I GET ANY PROGRESS REPORTS I WILL PUT THEM ON  THE CAMERA  COMMENTS

OCT 30, 2013
got to declare a day off i guess...  ordinarily by the time i am up and dressed enough strange things have happened so writing the dd is no problem

 however-- today i have been at accounting problems- and if anything can erase creativity it is accounting..

scheduled today

shelia and colleen are leaving at 10:30 to go get molly ( the new donkey) in maryland

i suggested they set the go pro camera on the dashboard- but that suggestion was not happily recieved.

and we are due to take dogs to brooksby about noon

odd thing to report... paul wanted a black broom -- so i ordered one-- but had to buy a dozen-- so we now have a dozen black stiff corn brooms

wasn't that interesting???

that is what numbers can do to you.

OCT 29, 2013

IT IS TOUGH TO FIND A FUNNY STORY BOUT COLONOSCOPIES-- BUT I HAVE ONE-

I WAS SIGNED UP FOR THE TYPICAL COLONOSCOPY  ORDEAL-- AND DRANK EVERYTHING ETC - 

SO----- GOWNED --- I WENT INTO THE ROOM WHERE LOTS OF MEDICAL  TYPES WERE STANDING AROUND TO HELP ME ONTO THE TABLE

ONE DOCTOR CAME OVER AND INTRODUCED HERSELF TO ME AND MUTTERED SOMETHING ABOUT BEING READY  TO THE REST OF THE PEOPLE THERE

SHE TOLD ME TO ROLL ONTO MY LEFT SIDE-- WHICH I DID-- THERE WAS A SLIGHT PAUSE AND SHE SAID" I THOUGHT I RECOGNIZED YOU-- YOU ARE THE ONE WITH THE GREAT DANES !"

TRUE STORY..

APPARENTLY 17 YEARS AGO I HAD A BUNCH OF DANES AT SOME RIVERFEST ON THE CHARLES RIVERE IN CAMBRIDGE-- AND HER HUSBAND HAD BECOME FASCINATED WITH MY DANES- AND OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS BOUGHT 3 OF THEM

THE REASON I AM REMINDED-- APPARENTLY I MISSED A CONVERSATION ON EXPLORE THAT GOT TOO PERSONAL ABOUT SOMETIHING AND THERE WERE COMPLAINTS TO COURTNEY ( EXPLORE PERSON)  A COMMENT WAS MADE ABOUT KEEPING COMMENTS ABOUT PERSONAL MATTERS LIKE COLONOSCOPIES IN THE FACEBOOK COMMENTS-  

 WHICH BRINGS UP ANOTHER TOPIC ----- IT IS POSSIBLE  FOR SOMEONE TO BECOME SO INTERESTED IN A TOPIC THAT WHEN THEY TRY AND EXPLAIN IT TO A CGROUP THEY LOOSE SIGHT OF THE FACT THAT IT IS NOT AT ALL INTERESTING TO ANYONE ELSE ANYWAY.

THIS HAPPENED AT SUNDAY STEW- I AM SURE THE KID IS A VERY BRIGHT COLLEGE STUDENT- WHO GOT LECTURING ON ADJECTIVES PRONOUN AND OTHER WORDS NOT COMMONLY USED OUTSIDE 8TH GRADE. -- YOU ALL CAN TELL WHAT I THINK OF THAT TOPIC---I HAD TO LEAVE--- AND I LEFT EARLENE STANDING THERE SMILING .  

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I GO THRU THIS EVERY DAY-- WHAT IN MY HUM DRUM EXISTANCE WOULD ANYONE WANT TO READ ABOUT--  AND IS THERE ANYWAY TO MAKE ANY OF IT WORTHY  OF THE  EFFORT TYPE IT.

LIKE......AT SUNDAY MAIL CALL-- BECAUSE THERE IS NO MAIL ON SUNDAY-- EARLENE DECIDED TO PUT CURLERS IN MY HAIR-- WE ALSO THOUGHT OF PUTTING CURLERS IN PAULS HAIR-- BUT AS HE IS NEARLY BALD WE CAN SAVE THAT FOR ANOTHER DAY... IT WAS A FAILURE-- NO WAY CAN MY HAIR LOOK LIKE EARLENE'S...

SO TODAY AS I WAS PUTTING AWAY MY COLLEDCTION OF CURLERS  I WAS AMAZED THAT NO ONE NOTICED THERE WERE 2 FLEA COMBS IN THE SAME PLASTIC DISH.

AS I DUG AROUND THE DISH I SAW THERE WAS QUITE A COLLECTION OF "MATERIAL"  -- PROBABLY OFF THE CURLERS/OFF MY HAIR/FROM HEAVEN KNOWS WHERE.

AS I WASHED THE DISH CURLERS AND COMBS  I REMEMBERED--- SOMEONE TOLD ME THE TOP 6 INCHES OF THE EARTHS SURFACE IS HUMAN SKIN.

I SEE NO REASON TO DOUBT IT.

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 THIS CONCEPT  OF EXACTLY WHAT IS INTERESITING IS ALSO WHY I HAVE A RULING AROUND HERE-- YOU MAY MENTION ONLY 1 DIAGNOSIS AND  1 PILL PER DAY--  THERE ARE SOOOO MNAY PEOPLE WIHT SO MANY AILMENTS THAT THERE WOULD BE NO TIME TO TALK ABOUT DOGS IF I DIDN'T STOP THEM SHORT.  ONE POOR VETERAN IS ON 140 PILLS A DAY--

I CAN'T LET HIM GET STARTED ON MEDICATIONS-

THAT IS ACTUALLY A WHOLE NEW TOPIC DESERVING IT'S OWN DAILY DOGGIE-- MEDICATIONS  FOR VETERANS.

MY ONLY OTHER EXCITEMENT IS THAT MARIA BROUGHT HOME AN ACTUAL DINNER FROM A LOCAL RESTAURANT-- IT WAS MY ONE MEAL A WEEK THAT IS NOT PIZZA OR CHINESE FOOD ( THE 2 CLOSEST TAKE OUTS)

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TODAY SCHEDULE

PHOTO SHOOT OF A  KID WITH QA RED WAGON FOR WILLIAM AND  POSSIBLEY  THE CALENDAR

DONKEY TRANSPORT IS I THINK SETTLED ON SHELIA AND COLLEEN ETD  WEDNESDAY 10:30 AM.   I WISH I COULD SEND SOMEONE TO VIDEO /AUDIO TH E ENTIRE TRIP-- SHOULD BE A GOOD ONE-- AND EVERYONE PRAY THAT SHELIA WILL NOT HAEV TO BACK UP THE TRAILER-- BECAUSE SHE NEEDS PRACTICE...

SHE DID CLEAN OUT THE TRAILER WITH HOPES OF GETTING ONE OF THE RUBBER MATS ON THE FLOOR.--POOR MARY SLIPPED ONCE GETING OUT OF THE TRAILER BECUSE OF THE SLIPERY WOOD FLOOR-- AND FOR THE REST  OF HER LIFE, SHE HAD TO STOP AND THINK BEFOR STEPPING DOWN--( NO RAMP)

PAUL FOUND A TRACTOR THAT  SHOULD BE A GREAT IMPROVEMENT-- IT HAS A HEATED CAB-- A LONG CRY FROM THE ONE WE HAVE NOW  WHERE I GET SO MUCH CLOTHING ON MY HEAD AND NECK THAT WHEN I TURN TO LOOK BACKWARDS  I TURN BUT THE CLOTHING DOES NOT.

AND SO IT GOES

oct 28,2013

"i would like to adopt a deaf dog-- after 40 decades of being married to the same man, i qualify"

gave me a chuckle !!!

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the donkey--- molly is her name so far...  is paid for and one paper signed-- we still have to fill out an application  but she is ready to go. we can figure out who and how today-- dunkirk maryland

looking forward to molly's arrival ( also got to get lincoln out of here first... quarentenen type stuff..). this groups of horses all in the same pens  is like sending your kid to kindergarden-- they bring home  everything.  snotty noses are th e favorite with kids or horses.and the thanksgiving hunt approaches.... there is no way you can hide a snotty nose  even if you wanted tto.

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on i go working on the explore reports... it is coming together .. at least in my head.

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and i was delighted to have found an extension cord in my room so i could have a heated blanket..-- winter is coming.. the fireplace is lovely....  i have been found asleep in front of it several times alredy..

mark and his camera is a dangerous thing.

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speaking of warm-- we had a very enjoyable session in the tipi yesterday-- we sent the spirit sticks into the breezes- which made it so comfortaqble therre that we deicided maybe that should be the alternative stewing place... -- it was comfortable-- and ther were alot of tree stumps as chairs...-- all the spirit sticks were ceremoniously torched... with the exception of teh $2 cube--- so consider .

 your spirits lifted

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scarlott is getting bored with these pups...  she will feed them on her terms ( spotless bedding)

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we have dog shifting today-- there are several applicants coming for us totry and figure out-

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hunter is doing wonderfully-- so good that his doctor cried when she saw him work with the dog.--

- now she should stop being the dog  her name is wendy.

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Hello Carlene,

  This coming February will make 2 years that Manny & I became partners! Manny was about 18 months old at the time if I'm not mistaken, Manny was the only service dog available. The fact remains, it didn't matter if there were hundreds available, the articulate partnering that the SDP was aware and able to pair us together was NOT short of, life saving to me. Having both physical & emotional disabilities one might ask, " How could they possibly prepare and train the dog for it?" I can only personally answer that it's magic! As Manny and I have ventured into the world our lives have never been the same. Living with Manny is like living with a celebrity I'm thinking. As soon as we leave the house for a walk in the neighborhood or a swim (he swims with his coat on in the cold water!) in the pond all I can hear is " Hi, Manny"! From elderly having a biscuit or children/parents standing in amazement! It's not only the large dignified breed but the comments I receive about how well behaved he is, how well he walks, minds his business, gets along with all animals & people. Manny and I have had some sticking points in the last 2 years but WE have learned to be patient with each other & work it out! Manny has such great foundational training from the SDP, I only refresh the same basic commands as well as the daily new things he has learned & helped me with. The one thing all the dogs have in common is that they have truly been loved by the SDP since before they each were born! I would like to add that being a woman in my 50's, subjected to profound trauma, never owning a large breed dog before & being smaller in stature has made absolutely no difficulty in handling Manny whether it's work or play. It's work & responsibility but the unconditional love help and support I receive from Manny has altered my quality of life!

Manny & Maureen

OCT 27,2013

EARLENE REDOING MY HAIRDO AT MAILCALL YESTERDAY DID NOT WORK..... IN SPITE OF ALL THE CURLERS AND BUBBLE WRAP.. IT LOOKS JUST THE SAME AS BEFORE...

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THE DONKEY REPORT..   WE APPARENTLY OWN HER... I AM NEVER 100% TIL SHE GETS ON OUR TRAILER... THIS SHIFTING OF "KILLER HORSES "  AROUND THE COUNTRYSIDE IS A STRANGE BUSINESS.    SHE IS IN MARYLAND

NOW IN THE TOPIC OF TRANSPORTASTION-- SINCE WE HAVE A QUARENTINE BARN ( NOT PUBLIC USE)  WE CAN BRING HER HOME NOW-- JANINE WOULD MOVE OUT LINCOLN TO SOMEONE ELSE'S BARN TIL AFTER THE THANKSGIVING HUNT  ( ANOTHER STORY)-

THE POSIBILITIES ARE SHELIA 'S CAR/OUR TRAILER....FOR DRIVERS?? SHELIA AND HUSBAND / OR COLLEEN --HUSBAND CAN BACK UP TRAILER...SHELIA NEEDS LESSONS-- ON CAMERA-- THAT'LL BE A GOOD ONE...

NEXT POSIBILITY EARLENE AND PAUL  WHO'S DAUGHTER LIVES THERE SOMEWHERE  NEAR THERE  FOR AN OVERNIGHT..

HEAVEN KNOWS THERE HAS TO BE CAMERA PEOPLE ALL ALONG THE ROUTE...

SO WE ARE ON HOLD FOR A FEW HOURS TIL I CAN GET THE PAPERWSORK FAXED...

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W/R/T  THE THANKSGIVING HUNT... IT REALLY IS A SPECTACLE THAT THE GENERAL PUBLIC CAN ENJOY-    BLACK AND RED JACKETS-- HORSES ALL BRAIDED UP...  100 HORSES AND THE PACK OF MYOPIA HOUNDS  LEAPING AROUND HAMILTON AREA..  PHOTO OP BIG TIME.

IT STARTS AT APPLETON FARMS IN THE BIG FIELDS WHERE HIGHLAND AVE AND GOODXXXX  ROAD MEET... GATHERING ABOUT 9:30 AND OFF CLOSE TO 10.   I JUST USUALLY GET THEM OFF OVER THE FIRST FEW FENCES-- BUT IT IS POSSIBLE TO GO BY CAR  TO VARIOUS PLACES WHERE THEY WILL BE CROSSING THE ROAD...

IT IS A "DRAG" HUNT--- WHERE THE HOUNDS FOLLOW THE SCENT OF A RAG SOAKED IN SOMETHING-- WHICH HAS BEEN DRAGGED AROUND THE ROUTE TH EHUNT WANTS TO GO...

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CUTTING AND PASTING-- BLESS YOU  ---

  Hi Carlene and Megan!
  
 I hope all is well. I just wanted to give you an update. Teal is REALLY liking 
high school. He is wagging his tail down the hallways. There was an unexpected 
fire drill at school on Friday. This is his first. Jocelyn said it was very 
loud. Teal was very scared at first and would not get up. Jocelyn's aid started 
pushing her wheelchair out the door and Jocelyn was pulling Teal. She said after 
a minute or so, he got right up and did his thing. He pulled her wheelchair out 
the door ( a little fast though). He went to the rest of the crowd and he didn't 
hesitate to go back in the building ( w/ his tail wagging). Jocelyn was VERY 
impressed as well as her aide!!! We will be up soon to visit!
  
  
 Thanks,
  
 Mandy, Jocelyn and Teal

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Hi Carlene,

I wanted to let you know that Damien is doing really great! We have been VERY 
busy over the last several months.
Damien is not only perfect when we take him to the mall, grocery store, and 
restaurants he has also become an expert in football, soccer, and baseball 
games! Funny how he has now realized the difference between organized chaos on 
the ball field and unorganized chaos at our house. At first he kept ALL eyes on 
the field ready to join in the fun. Now he just ignores the game and enjoys his 
bone while laying on his blanket.
With 3 boys and constant activity Damien has settled in just fine. He loves to 
run around crazy with our Choc. Lab when we're not out and about and sleep on 
his favorite chair during down time.

OCT 26, 2013

yesterday's mail call caught me napping in front of the fire on a kuranda bed yet...    i did go and buy myself a sofa-- but it has not arrived yet-- so i make do...

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the donkey  in penna   -- i don't know where we stand-- it gets very confusing..-- it has to do with quarenteen and  this being strangles season...  strangles is a very CONTAGEOUS messy cold/flu/swollen glands ... a horse with a running nose is a massive display of goop..-- i have not seen any get really sick  with it-- just "bed rest" after which yu scrub the walls etc-- because along with snorting their nose.. they wipe it on all th e walls, feed tubs  thier ankles and hay racks... where it becomes the consistancy of superglue.

you needed to know that..    

shelia is on standby-- having the only trailer puller that will start and has gas.

this donkey looks like she was some kids 4h project.-- matching lead and halter-- feet trimmed etc...

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ALL GAUL IS DIVIDED IN THREE PARTS-- AND SO IS THIS FINANCIAL  REPORT I HAVE TO DO  FOR EXPLORE.

THE INSTALLATION OF THE CAMERAS IN SEPT 2012

MEETING WITH EXPLORE IN CALIFORNIA IN JAN 2013

RECIEVING THE GRANT IN APRIL OF 2013

IT STARTED OUT SO CASUALLY-- SOME OUTFIT WANTED TO PUT LIVE CAMERAS AROUND THE  FARM..  WHY NOT?--- I WAS SLIGHTLY DISTRACTED AND FIGURED IT WAS JUST SOME NEW PHASE I WAS DESTINED TO GO THRU   AND I WOULD DEAL WHEN I HAD MORE TIME.

ON INTO SEPTEMBER, I BEGAN TO REALIZE THE MAGNITUDE OF WHAT WE WERE NT INVOLVED IN-- PRODUCING PUPS ON LIVE CAMERA SOUNDED WONDERFUL-- AND NOT THAT DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE USUALLY DID..-- THAT IS WHEN I REALIZED THAT THESE CAMERA PEOPLE WERE REALLY INTO THE BIRTH OF THE PUPS- AND THO LOOSING A PUP IN A DANE LITTER IS NEARLY NORMAL, THESE CAMERA PEOPLE WOULD NOT ACCEPT THAT AS NORMAL FUN AND GAMES...SO TO PREVENT QANY MISHAPS -- AND TO ALLOW ME TO GET ANY SLEEP--- WE STarted the 7pm to 7am shift- i know all about whelping boxes with the lip-- experience cmes from bad experience.. i threw mine out after the death of the first harl pup i ever had.   Nothing beats having someone sit with the pups for the first 3 weeks-- and even that is ot 100%

AS THE MONTHS WENT BAY--- HAVING SOMEONE KEEP THEM ALIVE WAS HIGH ON THE LIST-- BUT THE OVERNIGHT PERSON ALSO KEPT THE CAMERA GOING STRAIGHT  AND KEPT THE MESS UNDER CONTROL...--IT WAS A BIG INVESTMENT ON MY PART-  TO TRY AND KEEP US PICTURE PERFECT AT ALL TIMES-- BUT IT DID PAY OFF AS TEH CAMERA PEOPLE  BEGAN TO WATCH US IN EARNEST AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE  NEEDS OF THE PUPPIES...

NOT MUCH WAS SAID ABOUT ANY GRANT AT THAT TIME WHILE SDP WAS PUTTING THE OVERNIGHT MONEY"OUT FRONT"  --IT WAS A WORRY

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THEN IN JANUARY THEY INVITED ANNE AND ME  OUT TO CALIFORNIA ( WITH LULU  AKA ORDER) AND WE WERE TOLD WE WOULD RECEIVE A GRANT- BUT THEY DID NOT SAY WHEN--  SO ltho we could make plans  WE DID NOT DARE TO REALLY SPEND ANY OF "THEIR" MONEY UNTIL WE ACTUALLY HAD IT IN THE BANK

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*WE GOT THE MONEY APRIL FIRST- AT WHICH TIME WE COULD MAKE TH E  CHANGES WE THOUGHT ABOUT...

ALL OF THIS IS REFLECTED IN OUR SPENDING PATTERN.

NOW  TO GET THAT IN A REASONABLE REPORT.

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WHICH IS WHY I WAS LYING IN THE DOG BED IN FRONT OF THE FIRE LOOKING OVER FINANCIAL REPORTS....

THIS WILL GO ON FOR A WHILE... TIL I SEND IT OFF --- BEFORE DEC 1ST....

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HI CARLENE,

 

HOPE ALL IS WELL. WE WANTED TO CHECK IN AND GIVE AN UPDATE ON HOW THINGS ARE GOING WITH LOLA. SHE HAS DONE A COMPLETE TURN AROUND AND NOW WE CAN GO ANYWHERE AND SHE IS NOT DISTRACTED BY NOISES. THE OTHER DAY WE WENT TO THE BANK, THE MALL, OUT TO LUNCH AND TO VISIT MELANIE AT WORK AND SHE WAS PERFECT! WE HAVE HAD TO RIDE MANY ELEVATORS AND SHE IS DOING WONDERFULLY WITH THOSE NOW ALSO. EVERYONE GUSHES OVER HOW BEAUTIFUL SHE IS AND THEY LOVE TO WATCH HOW WELL I AM DOING SINCE SHE CAME INTO MY LIFE.

 

WE WENT TO A NEUROLOGY APPOINTMENT AND THE NEUROLOGIST IS STILL BLOWN AWAY WITH HOW WELL I AM DOING SINCE HAVING LOLA. SHE MAKES ME WALK WITH LOLA AND WITHOUT HER AND IS AMAZED AT THE DIFFERENCE. SHE SAYS THAT MY LEG MUSCLES HAVE GOTTEN SO MUCH STRONGER AND MY REFLEXES ARE BETTER. LOLA IS VERY ATTENTIVE AS THE DOCTOR GIVES ME MY EXAM. FOLLOWING ME WITH A CLOSE EYE. SHE DOES NOT LIKE WHEN THE DOCTOR MAKES ME WALK THE HALL WITHOUT HER, AND SHE LETS IT BE KNOWN SHE IS UNHAPPY NOT TO BE BY MY SIDE!

 

THIS TIME LAST YEAR I WAS WALKING WITH A WALKER OR MY WHEELCHAIR AND NEVER ABLE TO GO OUT ALONE. NOW I HAVE LOLA AND WE GO ON ADVENTURES DAILY TOGETHER. FREEDOM TASTES SO GOOD! TAKE CARE AND HOPEFULLY SEE YOU SUNDAY.

 

MICHELLE AND LOLA

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I wanted to add to the value of the explore cameras. 

While at the Cattle show recently I had the opportunity to speak with Miss Moody 
who teaches Animal Science at Essex Aggy. Upon seeing Wiilow, who she 
immediately identified as a SDP dog, she excitedly told me how she streamed 
Scarlot's whelping of the pups for her classes. 

She said she felt it was an educational experience that couldn't be had another 
way and was quite valuable. 

Of course, she also commented how just how darn cute they pups were.

Happy Wednesday,

Lynne and Willow

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The shortest distance between 2 points is a straight line and who cares what is in between. We either bulldoze through it or climb over it, no problem.

OCT 25,  2013


BOY YOU CP'S DON'T MISS MUCH-- I HAD ON A HOSPITAL BRACELET BECAUSE I HAD A FAT FOOT-- AND THE DR WANTED TO BE SURE  I DID NOT HAVE ANY KIND OF CLOT...  HOW COME YOU MISSED THE FAT FOOT???

BABIES ARE EATING (AKA SWIMING IN) GRUEL-- STEPH WILL BE HERE TODAY -- SHE CAN CONTINUE--  ? HOW OFTEN?   WELL THERE ARE 11 SO IT IS NEARLY FINISH THE 11TH AND START AGIN WITH THE FIRST.  THIS PROBbly means SCARLOT will sTOP CLEANING UP AFTER THEM..  I COME FRM AN ERA OF SUFFERING WIHT  MESSY NEWSPAPER-- SO THE PEE WEE PADS AND BABY WIPES ARE A LUXURY..

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HERE'S TROUBLE...  FROM JANINE...

https://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?fbid=577565992309345&set=a.576766502389294.1073741837.151220844943864&type=1&theater

I HAVE ASKED....

THE REASON I HAVE ASKED IS..( YOU READY??)  HER FEET ARE TRIMMED. 

 IT ISN'T MUCH TO GO ON... BUT IF SHE WAS A REAL SOB HER FEET WOULD NOT BE TRIMMED.

I AM ASSUMING A "SHE "

 BUT I AM NOT SURE OF THAT EITHER...

HAS THAT "QUIET EYE"  THAT MARY HAD

STAY TUNED..

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NEXT PROBLEM--  WE HAVE SUGGESTED THAT ALL WHO APPLY FOR A DOG  START THEIR OWN SAVING ACCOUNT AS INSURANCE AGAINST ANY  VET BILLS-- THAT IS A GOOD IDEA... AND I SEE NO REASON NOT TO REQUIRE IT-- VETERANS APPARENTLY HAVE VETERNARY INSURANCE FOR THIER SERVICE DOGS  BUT ONLY AFTE A GREAT DEAL OF PAPERSORK.

BESIDES BEING A GOOD IDEA FINANCIALLY, IT IS ONE MORE WAY TO SEE JUST WHO IS COMMITTED TO HAVING A SERVICE DOG--- WHICH IS WONDERFUL-- BUT ALSO A BUNCH OF RESPONSIBILITIES TOO.

MAYBE THIS IS SOMETHING WE CN ASK OUR LOCAL VETERANS OFFICE TO HELP WITH--  WHERE ON EARTH DO YOU START TO TRY AND GET IT??  BOB (PI) SENT US A MANUAL  WHICH I HAVE NOT READ--- IT IS ABOUT 1/2 INCH THICK.

SO IN TH E PROCESS OF APPLYING FOR A DOG.  AFTER YOU HAVE COME HERE FOR AN INTERVIEW AND BEEN TOLD AN OFFICIAL "MAYBE"  YOU CAN OPEN THE BANK ACCOUNT IN YOUR NAME  AND SEND US A COPY OF THE FACT THAT YU HAVE $2500 IN THE BANK AS AN EMERGENCY FUND FOR DOG EXPENSES....  THEN  I SUPPOSE IT S SOMETHING WE SHOULD REQUIRE IN YOUR FILE WHEN YOU ASK ME TO RENEW YOUR CERTIFICATION.

MANY VETERNRIANS ARE REQUIRING PRE PAYMJENT FOR SURGERY- AND I WOULD NOT WANT THE SITUATION OF A DOG STARTING TO BLOAT WHILE PEOPLE ARGUE ABOUT LIMITS ON CREDIT CARDS..

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WHICH BRINGS UP ANOTHER ODDITY OF MINE..

I HAVE OFTEN SAID-- SO I WILL REPEAT-- WE ARE NOT FORCING THESE DOGS OFF INTO YEARS OF SLAVERY---  YOU CAN NOT TAKE A DOG FROM HERE TIL THE DOG FOLLOWS YOU AROUND..  MANY TIMES WE HAVE STOOD AROUND AND WATCHED AN APPLICANT WALK UP TO THE GUEST HOUSE-- AND THE DOG THEY HAE BEEN WORKING WITH JUST TAGS ALONG OFF LEASH RIGHT BEHIND.-- THT IS THE POINT AT WHICH WE DECIDE THEY  ARE READY  TO GO HOME WITH THE DOG.

IT CAN NOT FOLLOW A FORMULA SO DON'T ASK ? HOW LONG?

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NOW IT IS BACK TO THE BOOKS...

OCT 24  2013

223 EMAILS  SLOWS ME UP A BIT IN THE MORNING---

 I ALWAYS HAVE TO TIPTOE THRU THEM LOOKING TO EMERGENCY PROBLEMS-- 

THEN GO BACK AND GET RID OF THE BARGAINS ON UMBRELLAS AND NOTICES TO PICK UP MY UNCLAIMED  $213,876 FROM A BANK IN NIGERIA..

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TODAY IS THE DAY -- GOATS MILK GRUEL AND LOTSA TOWELS- AS WE TRY AND GET THE PUPS TO LAP FOOD FROM A BOWL.-  KEEPING THEM FOCUSED WITH A SPOON WHICH GETS LOWERED INTO THE BOWL  IS THE PREFERRED METHOD.  I WONDER WHO IS HERE TODAY FOR VOLUNTEERING.  IT TENDS TO BE HECTIC--A ND MESSY-- BUT IT IS THE START OF ONE DOG PER BOWL- WHICH IS SO CRITICAL...

IT MAY ALSO MEAN SETTING UP A SECOND PEN-- SO IT BECOMES "THEM WHO'VE ET AND THEM WHO HAVEN'T"   YOU REALLY DON'T WANT TO FEED ONE TWICE WHEN IT COMES TO SOLID FOOD...  IT IS NOT ONLY THE BLACKS WITH RANDOM SPOTS... WITH 11 EXCITED  PUPS YOU CAN  GET BOO CONFUSED WITH  LARS ---

I SHOULD MENTION-- JUST TO KEEP YOU EDUCATED... THIS IS THE POINT AT WHICH MOM  MAY APPEAR AND THROW UP THE CONTENTS OF HER STOMACH WHICH THE PUPS WILL CLAMMER IN TO DEVOUR.  IT IS JUST GROCERY SHOPPING IN WOLF FORM.  THAT GAGGING NOISE WILL FASCINATE DOGS FOR LIFE.

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DAVID #1  CAME BY YESTERDAY  AND SAID HE COUDL BE A WELCOME ADDITION TO THE VOLUNTEER GROUP STARTING NEXT TUESDAY-- HE WAS INVOLVED WITH SDP LONG AGO T THE FIRST TOWER OF HOPE GALA

******CAMERA PEOPLE ARE ALL GOING TO  SCOLD ME FOR ROUGH HANDLING-- BUT I UJUST HAD AN EMERGENCY RESCUE WHERE MOM STARTED BYU SITTING TO NURSE-- THEN SLID DOWN TO LYING DWM- AND I HAD A MASS SAVE EFFORT-- 

I HAVE TO GO BACK AND WATCH HER  AND GOATS MILK THE CRWOD

OCT 23, 2013

PUPPIES HAVE DISCOVERED PEE PADS--- A VERY EXCITING DAY IN OUR LIVES  AFTER A BUSY WEEK WIDDLING ON THE STUFFED TOYS AND EACH OTHER, THEIR AIM HAS IMPROVED CONSIDERABLY

AND WE ARE READY FOR THE GIFTS OF MORE PEE PADS-- FORTUNATELY ONE OF THE CAMERA PEOPLE HAVE RESEARCHED IT ALREADY-- AND THERE ARE 2 TYPES--  THE CHEAPER HOLDS 1 CUP OF "LIQUID"  THE MORE EXPENSIVE -10 CUPS..

DID ANY OF YOU EVER THINK 5 YEARS AGO YOU WOULD BE DRINKING YOUR BREAKFAST COFFEE WHILE CONTEMPLATING THE QUANTITY OF URINE VS COST?

SO AT THIS STAGE I THINK WE CN GO WITH THE 1 CUP MODEL.

ALONG THOSE LINES OF "NEVER DID I THINK" .....

A REPORT ABOUT  LAST NIGHT'S MAIL CALL-- "THE STOLEN  SOCK CAPER"

Imagine someone "tuning in" for the first time

2 women handcuffed together

A guy with a toy gun pointed at 

A woman removing her socks

And dog carrying a basket

All while 800+ people watch a sock less woman open envelopes with cardboard and dollar bills

Do you think they hit the back button to make sure they actually clicked on the 
SERVICE DOG camera?

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ALSO IN THE NEVER DID I THINK CATAGORIE...

I NEED TO WRITE UP THE PAST 7 MONTHS AND EXPLAIN THE HOWS AND WHYS OF THE EXPLORE GRANT-- AND WHY WE DESERVE 

 MORE.-- AND I NEED IT DONE BEFORE DEC 1ST-- SO THIS WILL BE A DIFFICULT MONTH OF "HOW DO YOU SPELL....?  

 LOOKING AT IT FROM THE TOP DOWN, THEIR MONEY  IS TO TAKE CARE OF OUR PHYSICAL NEEDS-- LIKE A NEW TRACTOR-- BUT WE ARE STILL 100% DEPENDENT ON THE CAMERA PEOPLE TO FEED AND WARM ALL THESE PUPS.

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NEXT PROBLEM--

I MADE A MISTAKE IN GETTING INTO THE WHEELCHAIR BUSINESS BY ACCEPTING MONEY FOR 2  DIFFERENT WHEELCHAIR PROJECTS

THE  DWC IS VERY NEAR THE GOAL OF $3000  AND I WILL HOLD THAT FOR THEIR CEREMONY IN DECEMBER.

THE JADES WHEELS GOT STARTED MUCH LATER- CURRENTLY HAS $128 WHICH I WILL SEND TO HER AS SOON AS I GET HER  MAILING ADDRESS  - I KNOW SHE IS A LAW STUDENT IN ??ANDOVER??  SO YOU COULD SEND HER DONATIONS  TO HER THERE.

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THE FUN FUND, I CAN MANAGE-  AND AFTER ONE PERSON DONATED THE FLAGPOLE, I DID SPEND $380 GETTING MEN TO CONCRETE THE BASE... SAVING ME A GREAT DEAL OF EFFORT...

WE /YOU   JUST PAID FOR 2 ULTRASOUNDS-- CHAOS HAS  AT LEAST 4 PUPS IN HER-- AND NONE WERE FOUND IN OPAL-- THAT IS NOT A DEFINITE "NO"  BUT THE "YES" IS DEFINITE-- AT LEAST AT THIS POINT.

I WOULD NOT HAVE DONE THOSE ULTRASOUNDS WITHOUT THE FUN FUND...  BECAUSE IF YOU WAIT A COUPLE WEEKS... YOU KNOW... WITHOUT SPENDING THAT MONEY...  BUT THAT IS WHAT THE FUN FUND IS FOR... NOT QUITE NEEDED STUFF THAT IS NICE TO HAVE.

 WHICH LEAVES  JUST OVER $900 FOR SOME CAMERA PERSON TO GET ANOTHER  BRAINSTORM......HAVE AT IT

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THE ONLY OTHER  EXCITING NEWS IS  THAT I WASHED MY PILLBOX.-

IT IS EASILY 10 YEARS OLD-- YOU KNOW THAT MON-TUES-WED THING....

I DON'T WANT TO SAY IT WAS FILTHY-

 BUT THERE WAS A SMALL OAK TREE BETWEEN WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY

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MEGAN DID 2 MORE PHOTOSHOOTS YESTERDAY   MOSTLY WITH WALTER-- FOR THE CALENDAR

ONE HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH A CAT ON THE DOG BED...(WE USED A "PRODUCT"--- KURANDA THANK YOU)

 AND THE OTHER SOME POETIC SCEENE WITH A DOG LYING IN DEEP GRASS.

 I WOULD THINK XXXXXX  DOG FOOD COMPANY  WOULD BE THRILLED WITH THE ADVERTISING NUMBERS WE CAN DELIVER-BY SIMPLY DONATING DRY FOOD- SO WE CAN USE THE BAGS AS TRASH BAGS-- SLIGHTLY ON/OFF CAMERA--  I WILL NOT DO ANY PROMOTION-- WITHOUT A REALY HUGE DONATION--- BUT THERE IS CASUAL ADS---  AS WE LUG FOOD AROUND AND USE THE BAGS..

DOES ANYONE OF YOU CAMERA PEOPLE HAVE ANY CONTACTS WITH THE ADVERTISING DEPT OF ANY RESPECTABLE DOG FOOD COMPANY???

IT IS MONEY WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO SPEND... 

  ALL  YOU CP'S ARE A HUGE ASSET-- I KNOW THAT.

I AM WONDERING ABOUT A GREEN ENVELOPE CAMPAIGN????

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AND SO IT GOES.

OCT 22,2013

THE REAL WORLD OF SOCK HUNTING  IS DWARFED BY MY  LATEST OCCUPATION.. YOU WOULD NEVER GUESS-- I HAVE BEEN DRAFTED INTO JEWELERY DESIGN--

 THIS IS ANOTHER ONE FOR JANINE'S SECOND BOOK....

 TURNS OUT.. SCARLOTT'S MOM IS BETSY FROST-- A JEWELERY DESIGNER- .. AS I SAT CRANKING OUT 65 MONKEY FISTS FOR ALL THE PEOPLE WHO CAME TO THE OCTOBERFEST.. BETSY ASKED IF I COULD MAKE ONE A LITTLE SMALLER... MONKEY FIST MAKING  IS WHAT I DO WHEN I HEAR THOSE 8 LITTLE WORDS  "PLEASE HOLD- YOUR CALL IS IMPORTANT TO US"   IT GOT A LITTLE SMALLER AND A LITTLE SMALLER  

 SO INSTEAD OF WORKING WITH ROPE OR STRING, WE GOT IT DOWN TO WORKING WITH  NOT MUCH BIGGER THAN A THREAD...  AND THE MONKEY FIST IS ABOUT 3/8"  WHICH SHE IS NOW HAVIGN COPIED IN SILVER--- AND THINGS LIKE THAT..

 FRANKLY -- I THOUGHT SHE WAS NUTS-- EXCEPT SHE GOOGLES VERY WELL-- WITH CATALOGS ETC  AND WILL DONATE PROFITS TO SDP. --

SO ADD THAT TO THE LIST OF BUSINESSES-- PUPPY BREATH MANUFACTURING--- FROZEN RODENT DELIVERY SERVICE--  SILVER JEWELERY.AND SERVICE DOGS.

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THE BIGGEST GAP IN THE SERVICE DOG PROGRAM IS LOCATING LOCAL VETERANS...   WE GIVE PREFERENCE TO VETERANS-- TRUE-- BUT LIFE WOULD BE SO MUCH BETTER IF WE HAD MORE CONTACT WITH LOCAL VETS-

SHELIA HAS TAKEN THIS ON -- AND IS MAKING THE ROUNDS OF VETERANS OFFICES -  AND LINING UP SPEAKING  GIGS ETC...THE HIPPA RULES ARE REALLY A WRENCH IN OUR WORKS..  WE HAVE TO WAIT TIL THEY FIND US...

NEXT PROBLEM IS MOST WAR INJURIES ARE ACCOMPANIED BY PTSD, DEPRESSION AND A BUNCH OF OTHER THINGS WHICH MAKE IT VERY DIFFICULT FOR A VET TO  ACTUALLY GET AN APPLICATION IN WITHOUT ALOT OF ENCOURAGEMENT--

WE HAVE HEARD ABOUT A GUY FROM NEWBURY WHO HAS A GROUP OF VETS-  AND NO  DOGS-- SO WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE CONTACT WITH HIM. 

IN CASE YOU DID NOT REALIZE-- THE VA IS NOT THE EASIEST TO WORK WITH-- EVEN IF THEY ARE THRILLED TO SEE US AN D PROMISE ALL KINDS OF HELP... I AM WAITING...

PUT THIS IN Y OUR PIPE AND SMOKE IT..  ( I HOPE I DIDN'T PUT THIS IN A PREVIOUS DD...)

IN A LETTER DATED  FEB 2011  FROM THE VA, THEY SAY "WE HAVE TRIED FOR OVER 5 YEARS TO RELEIVE THIS VETERANS PTSD AND ISOLATION.." 

 AFTER 18 MONTHS WITH ONE OF OUR DANES HE IS OUT ENJOYING BEING IN PUBLIC AND ACTULLY SHOPPING AT  THE MALL.  THIS IS A HUGE ACCOMPLISHMENT FOR HIM.  COME ON VA... GET WITH IT.

LIKE THE GAL LEARNIGN TO USE ONE OF OUR DOGS WHO BURST INTO TEARS BECAUSE SHE COUDL NOW GO UP A CURB...

SOMETIMES AT THIS END OF THE SERVICE DOG RAISING WE FORGET THE SIMPLE THINGS DENYED  A PERSON WITH SOME DISABILITY.

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SO WE TRY AND WORK WITH  THE VA-- BUT SOMETIMES THERE HAS TO BE AN OUT OF THEIR BOX SOLUTION

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Ebony is a dream in the house. We had 42 for cocktails to celebrate Al's 80th birthday Saturday and she behaved perfectly. Everyone loved her. She does need more confidence in public and unfamiliar places.

We hope you'll continue with her training if we come to SDP December 10, 11, 12, weather permitting.

Are they good days for you?

Gratefully,

Pat

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AND THEN  I KNEW THIS WAS COOKING SOMEWHERE

• Hi! I absolutely love what ya'll do here! I just had one concern, after owning Danes myself and studying the breed for awhile I have learned breeding Merles is a giant no no. The biggest reason is the fact that it produces Lethal Whites. I noticed in your last litter you had quite a few lethal whites
  
  
  . So how does a blind, deaf, or even blind and deaf, dog able to perform a service for someone? As a dog trainer and service dog advocate myself I know that the best dog is one who is calm, confident, and little health issues themselves.
  
  
   So I was worried about the puppies you have right now. Not saying anything about you being awful just expressing my concerns. I figured since you were breeding your own pups you would have breed for perfection and never have breed a merle.
  
  
   So my question is what happens when one of your pups ends up blind or deaf?

   
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  AND I ANSWERED,,,,

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HI AMANDA-

YOU HAVE ALOT OF INFORMATION I HAVE FOUND TO BE QUESTIONABLE.....--- I WOULD BE DELIGHTED TO HAVE YOU LOOK OVER MY BLOODLINES..

FIRST OF ALL WE DON'T HAVE ALOT OF WHITES-- WE HAVE ONE IN THE CURRENT LITTER.WHO I AM SURE WILL BE DEAF-- BLCK SPOTS ONLY ON HER TAIL     THERE IS A "LIGHT HARL" WITH SPOTS ON HER TAQIL... MID BACK... ND ONE EAR...  AND THE SECOND LGHT COLORED ONE IS A MERLEQUIN-- LOTS OF MERRLE SPOTS.

OVER ?300 PUPS, I HAVE HAD 2 OTHE WHITES-- DELIGHTFUL DOGS   FROM BLCK X HARL BREEDING...- SHINER AND PANDEMONIUM  SHINER WENT WITH HORSY FRIENDS AFTER I TRAINED HIM  - THEY HAD 3 OTHER DANES.. WORKED OUT FINE.   PANDY DID ALOT OF COMMERCIALS WITH US--  DEAF WAS  PLUS-- SHE COULD NOT HEAR THE CMERAS ROLL..  SO I KEEP DEAF.. UNLESS THERE IS A SPECIAL PLACE ELSEWHERE FOR THEM

THERE IS NO DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A DEAF DANE AND A BEAGLE THAT DOESNT LISTEN ANYWAY- GOT TO BE CAREFUL TO TEACH THEM THAT A SUPRISE GRAB IS TO GIVE THEM A COOKIE  SO THEY DON'T BITE  .. 

SO BACK TO THE LETHAL WHITES, AKC, AND OTHER GIANT NO'S...

BREEDING MERLES--- THAT LIST OF % SO OFTEN CIRCULATED DOES NOT GIVE MUCH DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BREEDING MERLES AND BREEDING HARLS

I HAVE 3 OTHER LITTERS OF FEMALE MERLES BRED

THERE WERE NO WHITES IN ANY OF THOSE... MERLE X BLACK TWICE  AND MERRLE HARL ONCE-- THEN THEIS LITTER MERLE HARL. WITH 1 WHITE.

PLUS... MY 3 OLDEST WORKING SERVICE DOGS ARE 10 YEARS OLD AND COUNTING - ALL 3 ARE MERLES A "NORMAL" AKC BREEDER WOULD HAVE THROWN AWAY AS USELESS.-- IT TOOK ME A WHILE TO QUESTION THE "TEACHINGS" OF THE AKC..

I FIND IT IS ADVISABLE TO QUESTION THINGS LIKE THIS-- I TRIED TO BREED MERLE TO MERLE FOR THIS LITTER  BUT THE MALE J UST WAS NOT OLD ENOUGH... THT MIGHT HAVE BEEN A DIFFERENT STORY-- I DON'T KNOW.  I DO KNOW THERE HAS BEEN NOTHING WRONG WITH THE MERLES AS DOG... AND AT THE MOMENT I DON'T SEE THAT THEY ARE ANY WORSE THAN HARLES WHEN IT COMES TO BREEDING..

TO LOOK OVER OUR BLOODLINES--- IT IS A LONG HAUL... BUT SOMEONE DID A FAMILY TREE-- WITH COLORS

GO TO OUR WEB  WWW.SERVICEDOGPROJECT.ORG  THEN PHOTO'S  THEN  FAVORITE SITES  THEN  SDP LINKS TO INFO.. THEN... THE DANES.. THEN THE DANE FAMILY TREE--  DONE BY A MIT PERSON.

THE MOTHER OF THIS LITTER WAS IMPORTED BY ME FROM DENMARK-- WITH HER BROTHER- A PIEBALD HARL-- I HAPPEN TO LIKE HER BETTER THAN HER BROTHER.

I HAVE GONE SO FAR AS TO NAME ALL MY MERLES THE "WRONG COLOR"  BROWNIE  PURPLE TEAL CRIMSON  -- MARVELOUS SERVICE DOGS-- EVERY ONE.  

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GOD BLESS COPY AND PASTE

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*AND SO IT GOES

OCT 21,2013
I WEAR A UNIFORM-- BASICALLY. UNDERTHINGS PLUS BLACK PANTS- TURTLENECK-  A SDP SHORT SLEEVE- PAIR OF SOX AND SNEAKERS..  IT IS NOT COMPLICATED

I ROTATE 4 "SETS"   ONE ON.. ONE INTHE WASHER, THE DRYER AND  A CLEAN SET IN A GARBAGE BAG I HARDLY EVER GET PUT AWAY BEFORE THE ROTATION TAKES PLACE-

- IT IS CONSIDERED "NORMAL" IN MOST AMERICAN HOUSEHOLDS TO LOOSE A SOCK NOW AND AGAIN.... BUT THIS MORNING -- I HAVE NO SOCKS...NONE......IT HAS BEEN  AN INSIDIOUS HAPPENING-- BECAUSE-- PEOPLE HAVE ADDED SOCKS TO MY ORIGIONAL 4 PAIR--  I NEVER STOPPED TO TRY AND FIGURE OUT WHY -

I KNOW A CP SENT ME A PAIR OF DANE SOCKS-- AND SHELIA GAVE ME A PACK OF 3-- WHICH I LIKED SO SHE GOT ANOTHER PACK OF 3

SO WHO'S COUNTING??? START 4 PAIR +1+3+3    TIMES 2    THAT IS 22 MISSING SOCKS IN THE PAST 3 MONTHS.-- THAT IS A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER  I HAVE GONE HRU LL THE USUAL MISSING SOCK ROUTINES..  

  EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE A CP DOES NOT REALIZE WE EMPTY THE FUN JUG OFTEN-- AND THEY GET ON ME AOBUT HAVING ALL THAT MONEY IN FULL VIEW OF THE WORLD----- WELL THE MONEY IS FINE-- IT IS MY SOCKS SOMEONE IS STEALING...

SO WHO IS THE PERVERT COLLECTING MY SOCKS???

AND PLEASE DON'T SEND ME SOCKS,   I LIKE ONE KIND AND WILL HAVE TO GET SHELIA TO TAKE ME SOCK HUNTING.. 

MAYBE IT IS A NEW MARKETING SCHEME-- AFTER3 WASHINGS THE DISSOLVE ENTIRELY SO YOU HAVE TO GO BUY MORE...

I DUNNO-- IT IS VERY UPSETTING-- I HATE WEARING...SNEAKERS WITHOUT SOCKS-- THOSE  SNEAKERS OF MINE HAVE BEEN THRU THE MILL.

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CHORE OF THE DAY IS TO PULL FINANCES TOGETHER-- AND CHECK STATISITCS---- 

DON'T FORGET I AM A RESEARCH MATHEMATITIAN-- AND TH E FIRST THING YOU LEARN IN STATISTICS IS FIGURE OUT WHQT YOU WANT TO PROVE -- THEN MKE THE NUMBERS MATCH

IT IS HOW THE POLITITIANS GET AWAY WITH ...THE RATE INCREASE OF JOB GROWTH IS DOWN... MOST PEOPLE ONLY HEAR THE JOB GROWTH IS DOWN..

HOWEVER IN ACTUAL FACT-- WE ARE  PUTTING OUT SOME REALLY GREAT DOGS ON THE SCHEDULE WE SET FOR OURSELVES LAST SPRING.-- PLUS WE HAE BEEN EXPIRIMENTING WITH PUTTING OUT A DOG YOUNGER THAN A YEAR-- AS A SD IN TRAINING   WHO COMES HERE ON A REGULAR BASIS FOR HELP  AND POINTERS..  DEPENDING ON THE SITUATION..  SO FAR SO GOOD ON THAT ONE.

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NEXT GOAL IS TO TRY( WITH MOTHER NATURE'S HELP) TO HAVE PUPS ON A 2 MONTH BASIS...  

WHICH MEANS I SHOLD ALSO GIVE A 18 MONTH  REPORT ON EXACTLY WHO WENT WHERE OF THE CHUPPIES ...THEY ARE CMING DOWN THE HOME STRETCH NOW.

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SCARLOTTS  PUPS ARE BEGINNING TO COUNT ON THE BOTTLE OF GOATS MILK-- WHICH WILL CUT THIS DD SHORT TODAY  THEY DRAINED 8 OZ QUICKLY LAST NIGHT-- ONLY A FEW DAYS AGO IT WAS 4 OZ BETWEEN 11 OF THEM

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BOOK SALES ARE DOING FINE-- KEEP UP TH E COMMENTS IN AMAZON !!

OCT 20,2013

somebody questioned why i did not answer every email  -welllll i just got my room uncovered  from all the shipping stuff, came out to 102 emails - 

so i eliminated all the male oriented ads and skimmed thru the ones with dog as the subject   and i am behind...

but while in the tub ... i did think how to do the financial report due tomorrow

and that reminded me  of a song  ...  of a favortie pair of  british performers  donald swann nd michael flanders  "in the bath"

Oh, I find much simple pleasure when I've had a tiring day,
In the bath,
In the bath

Where the noise of gently sponging seems to blend with my top A,
In the bath,
In the bath

To the skirl of pipes vibrating in the boiler room below,
I sing a pot pourri of all the songs I used to know,
And the water thunders in and gurgles down the overflow,
In the bath,
In the bath

Then the loathing for my fellows rises steaming from my brain,
In the bath,
In the bath

And condenses to the milk of human kindness once again,
In the bath,
In the bath

Oh, the tingling of the scrubbing brush, the flannel's soft caress,
To wield a lordly loofah is a joy I can't express,
How truely it is spoken one is next to godliness,
In the bath,
In the bath

Then there comes that dreadful moment when the water's running cold,
In the bath,
In the bath

When the soap is lost forever and you're feeling tired and old,
In the bath,
In the bath

It's time to pull the plug out,
Time to mop the bathroom floor.
The towel is in the cupboard,
And the cupboard is next door.
It's started running hot, let's have another hour or more,
In the bath,
In the bath

I can see the one salvation of the poor old human race,
In the bath,
In the bath

Let the nations of the world all meet together, face to face,
In the bath,
In the bath

With Verwoerd, and Kenyatta, and all those other chaps,
Nkrumah, Nabbaro, we'll get some peace perhaps,
Provided Swann and Flanders get the end without the taps,
In the bath,
In the bath

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to google their work is worth the effort--   there are an american pair of guys singing their songs on you tube

***have at it.

OCT 19TH--

HAPPY WHATEVER--- REMEMBER I CELEBRATE ALL  EVENTS ON THE 19TH OF THE MONTH... SAVES ALOT OF TROUBLE....

WE HAVE INTENSIFIED TH HUNT FOR LOCAL VETERANS WHO MIGHT NEED A SD.  I SAY WE..BUT SHEILA AND OPAL ARE MAKING THE ROUNDS OF THE VETERANS OFFICES... SO FAR SHE HAS BOOKED US FOR SEVERAL LUNCHES.  SHE AND OPAL ARE QUITE  THE PAIR....

LUNCHES ARE GOOD...

 BEATS LIVING ON CHINESE FOOD AND PIZZA--- WHICH IS WHAT HAPPENS AROUND HERE- THOSE BEING THE 2 CLOSEST PLACES...

  FOR GENERIC LUNCH.

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ALY SPARKS SHOWED UP YESTERDAY AND ENDED UP DOING PUPPY DUTY FOR SEVERAL HOURS TIL I HAD TO ASK HER TO GO HOME BECAUSE SHE WAS ON THE ONLY ABVAILABLE COUCH FOR NAPPING... AND IT WAS MY TURN.---

SPEAKING OF COUCHES... I DID ORDER A COUCH FOR MYSELF-- IT WILL BE DELIVERED BEFOREE T-DAY... I AM TOLD...

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  CHRISTINE MERRIL-- AN OLD 4H GAL FROM WAY BACKJ-- WHO I\USED TO DO ANIMNAL JOBS WITH US-- SHOWED UP-- LOOKING FOR A PICK UP JOB---HER REAL JOB IS OPERATING THE SNOCAT'S THAT GROOM TH E SKIERS SNOW SOMEWHERRE INTHE ROCKIES...  

SHE IS GOING TO DO THE ODD OVERNIGHTS  TIL SHE HAS TO GO BACK.

SO TO OUR LIST OF ODD ASSOCIATES HERE LIKE PASTRY CHEF AND TUG BOAT CAPTAIN---- WE CAN ADD.. SNOW CAT OPERATOR. 

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 WHICH BRINGS TO MIND....... YOU CAN NOT DREAM  UP THIS STUFF..... 

I HAVE BEEN INSITANT THAT IF YOU CAN NOT  BUY A $10 CHICKEN BRICK OR EVEN A $1 FUN FUND, THERE S SOMETHING YOU CAN DO TO HELP.... ANDA WOMAN FROM ?OHIO?  WHO HAD LOST HER JOB AND WAS MAKING ENDS MEET BY SELLING THINGS AT FLEA MARLETS, HAD A BUNCH OF EYEGLASSES  THAT HAD BECOME BENT/SCRATCHED WHATEVER... SO SHE SENT THEM TO US-- WE ARE NOW WELL EQUIPED WITH ODD EYEGLASSES IN THE HOUSE,T TENT AND TEEPEE..

NOW LET SOMEONE SHOW UP SAYING  "I WOULD WRITE YOU A  DONATION CHECK BUT I LEFT MY GLASSES HOME.." ---   I AM READY.

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SPEAKING OF MONEY AND THINGS LIKE THAT...  I HAVE TO ... IN THE NEXT 2 DAYS ... DO UP A FINANCIAL REPORT FOR EXPLORE.  WHO HAVE VERY KINDLY CHECKED ON OUR PROGRESS TO BE SURE WE HAVE ENOUGH TO CARRY ON...

EARLENE GO FOR THAT MINI STOVE AND PAUL LETS THINK EASY SWITCHING OF APPLIANCES ON A TRACTOR.   MAYBE OUR KABOTA WILL NOT HAVE TO DO THE WINTER...  JUMPO STARTING IN ORDER TO RUN THE SNOW  PLOW AT 4AM  IS NOT MY IDEA OF IDEAL.... 

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AND THERESA IS UNDER ORDERS TO FIND THE DAVID WHO GOES TO HER CHURCH---   WE COULD USE HIS EXPERTISE IN A REAQL JOB

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AND TH E BOOK SELLS ON... WE RAN OUT AGAIN AND HAD TO ORDER ANOTHER 300  WHICH WE WILL SIT AND AUTOGRAPH...  IT IS NOT EASY TO  WRITE YOUR NAME 100 TIMES AND SPELL IT RIGHT... JANINE IS DOING BETTER THAN I-- I HAVE HAD 2 CHEESE'S INSTERAD OF CHEERS....

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WE DISCOVERED A LESSON LAST NIGHT WITH SCARLOTT-- SHE REFUSED TO  LIE DOWN AND FEED HER PUPS-- AND HER MILK WAS DISTENDED--  THE PROBLEM WAS HER BEDDING WAS NOT WET-- BUT DAMP  AND SHE WAITED FOR US TO CHANGE IT -- THEN IMMEDIATELY FED THE KIDS...

AS SHE WIZZES THE PUPS, SOME DRIBBLES-- SO YOU CAN NOT REALLY SEE HOW WET  THE BEDDING IS GETTING.  TIL SHE GOES ON STRIKE..

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NEXT QUESTION-- THE NEW TIPI HAS TO COME IN THE ARENA FOR THE WINTER-- SHOULD WE SET IT UP IN THERE JUST TO KEEP IT FROM DOING THINGS LIKE MOLDING...

IT WOULD LOOK GOOD IN THERE TOO

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 SO ON WE GO---

oct 18, 2013
WE JUST CAN NOT BE BRILLIANT ALL THE TIME..   YESTERDAYS MAILCALL WAS DRAB-- IT WAS THURSDAY--- DRAB THURSDAY- I SUPPOSE WE CAN SAY WE PLANNED DRAB THURSDAY SO THE TUESDAY  MAIL WOULD BE BRILLIANT BY COMPARISON.

DRAB IS SUCH AN UNATTRACTIVE WORD.

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NOW... I WANT EVERYONE TO STOP GETTING ALL HYPED ABOUT THE VERY SLIGHT POSIBILITY THAT OPAL MIGHT BE PREGNANT.. I THINK TH E POSIBILITY OF CHAOS PREGNANCY IS HIGH-- BUT OPAL???  THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE DELIVERY SYSTEM-   BETWEEEN THE GEOMETRY, THE ENTHUSIASM, AND INEXPERIENCE- MEGAN WAS FORCED TO GIVE WALTER A HAND... SO TO SPEAK...-- AND LACKING WHAT COULD BE CONSIDERED ESSENTIAL EQUIP[MENT RESORTED TO USING WHAT WAS WITHIN REACH... I.E YESTERDAY'S COFFEE CUP-- WHICH  FORTUNATELY WAS DRIED UP-  SHE CORRECTLY KEPT IT WARM IN HER SHIRT AND YELLED FOR MARIA AND I TO COME ASSIST HER WITH ASSISTING WALTER.    GREAT THOUGHT WAS GIVEN TO PLACING THE CONTENTS OF MEGAN'S COFFEE CUP WHERE IT WOULD DO THE MOST GOOD...  AND AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE..  HOWEVER IT MIGHT BE SAID THE ATTEMPT FELL SHORT OF THE NORMAL DELIVERY SYSTEM AND CAUSED BENTLEY TO AVOID ALL 3 OF US FOR  THE REST OF THE DAY.

IF SHE IS PREGNANT WE MAY HAVE DISCOVERED THAT  LITTLE CAFFENE MAKES THOSE LITTLE BUGGERS SWIM FASTER.

MOST SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES ARE ACCIDENTAL-- WHO KNOWS. 

 I HAVE ALWAYS WONDERED WHO  AND HOW DID THEY DISCOVER THAT MASSENGILL DOUCHE WOULD REMOVE THE SMELL WHEN THE DOG GETS SPRAYED BY A SKUNK.-- THAT MUST HAVE BEEN SOME KIND OF ACCIDENT !!!

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BECAUSE EVERYONE  ( THE CP'S) HAVE BEEN GENEROUS WITH THEIR $1 DONATIONS TO THE FUN FUND, I WILL GO WITH  CHAOS-- AND OPAL.  TO GET GEORGE TO DO AN ULTRASOUND... IN ANOTHER FEW DAYS   IT HAS TO VE CLOSE TO 30 DAYS TO GET ANY KIND OF ACCURACY WITH EITHER HIS FINGERS OR THE ULTRASOUND.

PERSONALLY I WOUL D N OT BE THRILLED IF OPAL  IS PREGNANT-- WE DID NOT EXPECT SCARLOTT TO BE SO GENEROUS AND PRODUCE TWICE THE NUMBER OF PUPS WE EXPECTED. 

BUT I HAVE LEARNED NOT TO QUESTION FATE.. AT LEAST ON OCCASION

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N THE MEANTME--- BOTTLE FEEDING HAS BEGUN WITH SCARLOTT'S CREW...   TWICE A DAY-- QUICK SHOT  MORNING AND EVENING.-- LIKE AFTER I FINISH THIS DD.

I HAD FORGOTTEN  HOW DIFFICULT IT WAS TO BOTTLE FEED A PUP WHO  IS DETERMINED  THAT ONLY MOMMY'S NIPPLE WILL DO.  I SHOWED SHELIA HOW IT IS DONE... AND THERE REALLY IS A TRICK TO USING YOUR THUMB MUSCLE  TO IMPROVE THE SUCTION AND STO[P THE SLURP FACTOR... WHEN I FEED I WILL LOWER THE PUPS INTO CAMERA RANGE SO YOU CAN SEE..... IF YOU DON'T DO THAT THE PUP CAN GET FRUSTRAQTED SUCKING AIR.

AND THANK HEAVENS FOR THE CHEAT SHEET.... I CAN  NOT TELL THEM APART YET.

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SHELIA HAS MADE APPTS TO VISIT WITH THE VETERENS REPS IN VARIOUS TOWNS...  EVERY TOWN OVER 11,000??? HAS TO HAVE A VETERANS OFFICE

MEANWHILE THE REPORTER WHO INTERGVIEWED ME THE THER DAY CAME UP WITH A GOOD POSSIBILITY IN ?? ANDOVER???

IT HAS GOT TO BE SOMEONE WHO KNOWS SOMEONE-- THIS HIPPA RULE SCREWS UP PROGRESS...

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 BOTTLE TIME-- I CAN HEAR THEM-- AND SCRLOTT HAS MOVED HER NAP PLACE TO THE LIVING ROOM-- OR WHAT USED TO BE THE LIVING ROOM...