it is lovely to think the trainers are the most important AROUND HERE -- but let me remind us all they would be totally useless without my friend the dumpster pickup guy. A well organized support group is just as critical...
we have all the pieces... we just got a little sidetracked...
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i need help to do a massive overwrite of job descriptions for everyone around here. we need to get the focus back on the dogs-- those tiny details that make a huge difference...
TINY.... like... maybe ... calling haley the "barn manager" is wrong-- she is really in charge of the "pre training dogs"-- namely,, on a daily basis she has to get them properly exercised before the trainers take them out or the trainers spend too much time defusing the teenage dog energy level. at the same time keep the barn clean/spotless -- however... a bit of dirt can wait til later in the day... having dogs run in the flat field can not wait.. TRAINERS SHOuLD LET HALEY KNOW WHO IS NEXT AND SHE HALEY SHOULD BE OUT KICKING A BALL AROUND TEH FLAT FIELD OR INDOOR ARENA OR SOME SUCH TO DIFUSE THE ENERGY AND THEN CLEAN AND ORGANIZE WHATEVER later...-- CONCENTRATE ON THE DOGS.
THE "UPPER DOGS" NOW HAVE MUCH BIGGER RUNS THANKS TO CP DONATION OF MONEY aND TAnner and crew for effort.
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there is the same concept in the house... these puppies are getting bbbbiiiiigggggg- they need room to run---ther seems to be a mentality of they are getting big soit must be time to just shuffle them into kennel 10 for teh progression to service dog training....nnnooooooooooo ! they are way behind in their training...... I WAS MORTIFIED AT THE PUPPY MARCH DURING DOG FEST--- THE PUPS HAD NO IDEA OF GROUP BEHAVIOUR-- AND THIS WAS DUE TO THE GENERAL TURMOIL OF DEALING WITH "PROBLEMS" NOT DIRECTLY RELATED TO PRODUCING A WELL TRAINED DOG. THEY HAD NOT DONE PUPPY MARCHES OUTSIDE ENOUGH-- AND IT IS REALLY A QUESTION OF 3 MINUTES ORGANIZATION.
this ocasionally it means the entire first floor should be "open " to them at which time attention must be totally directed to them- and picking up after them immediately--- there is a tipsy accent when i hear "i put them on the deck so i could sweep the floor--- like managing a 2 YEAR OLD CCHILD-- WHEN THEY SLEEP- YOU DO SOMETHING ELSE LIKE SLEEP YOURSELF...-IN CASE OF TEH PUPPIES... IF THEY ARE SLEEPING IN THE CONDO YOU SWEEP THE KITCHEN-- ONCE UP PLAYING, WE NEED TO HAVE PUPPY PATTING, SPOON FEEDING AND PUPPY MARCHES AROUND TEH FIREPLACE OR AROUND THE HOUSE.. GROUP ACTIVITIES WITH CAN OF PURINA AND SPOON..
TAKE THAT ONE EXAMPLE OF PUPPY MARCHES WE HAVE 4 TRAINERS-- USUALLy AT LEAST 3 EVERY DAY- THE GENERAL PLAN IS FOR TEHM TO TAKE BIG DOGS "OUT INTO TH EWORLD " FOR TRAINING.. THAT MEANS EACH GOES OUT THE DRIVEWAY EVERY HOUR-- WELL WHEN THEY DO, IF THE HOUSE CREW COULD RUN A FLAG UP A POLE --- OR SOMETHING--- TO LET THEM KNW THE PUPS ARE AWAKE AND ACTIVE, IT WOULD NOT TAKE ONE OF THE OFFICIAL"TRAINERS" 5 MINUTES TO TAKE TEH 10 PUPS ON A PUPPY MARCH- AROUND THE HOUSE-- WITH THE HELP OF ONE OF THE HOUSE CREW-- CAN FEED TEHM APPROPRIATELY- THEN HELP GET THEM CONTAINED AGAIN AND PICK UP THE NEXT DOG TO GO OUT TO THE SUPERMARKET-- OR WHEREVER. we have lost this-- and we must run to catch up.
we must......prepare those pups with enough "education" to go into kennel 10 and run around puppy hill.. AGE ALONE DOES NOT QUALIFY.. THE SUCCDESS OF OUR PRODUCING A WELL SCHOOLED DOG IS DEPENDENT ON 5 MINUTES HERE AND THERE TO GET THEM ORGANIZED.
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the place is fill of pequiliar assignments-- like shopping will be done by the trainers-- because they are in any store training dogs to be in the stores-- so if you have a craving for red licorice- it is perfectly normal to ask meg or steve to pick some up..... there are a lot of those.
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IT ALL GOES FULL CYCLE WHEN HAVING HALEY PLAY WITH AND "PRE TRAIN" THE DOGS IN TEH ARENA GIVES TEH CAMERA PEOPLE MORE TO WATCH-- AND REMINDS TEHM TO GO BUY A CHICKEN BRICK. WHICH SUPPORTS US ALL-ALLOWING US TO PAY ANYBODY.
P.S..........SHE COULD NOT DO THAT EITHER ---- IF TEH DUMPSTER GUY QUIT
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ASHER /ERICA
AND WE'RE OFF AGAIN - THIS TIME, TO WASHINGTON, DC!
OCTOBER HAS BEEN QUITE THE MONTH FOR US, WITH FOUR FLIGHTS AND TIME SPENT IN FAMILIAR AND NEW PLACES, AND I'M AGAIN SO GLAD I HAVE SUCH AN EASY-GOING, ENTHUSIASTIC TRAVEL BUDDY! TONIGHT WE HEADED TO THE DC AREA FOR TOMORROW AND SATURDAY'S EQUAL JUSTICE WORKS CONFERENCE AND CAREER FAIR. MANY OF YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I ENJOYED MY INTERNSHIP LAST SUMMER AT RHODE ISLAND LEGAL SERVICES, AND I'M CONTINUING TO EXPLORE OPPORTUNITIES IN PUBLIC INTEREST LAW. LAST MONTH I APPLIED FOR SEVERAL INTERVIEWS THAT WILL TAKE PLACE THIS WEEKEND WITH ORGANIZATIONS AROUND THE COUNTRY, AND I WAS TOTALLY TAKEN ABACK BY THE POSITIVE RESPONSE I RECEIVED. I TOLD MYSELF THAT THE TRIP HERE WOULD BE WORTHWHILE IF I WAS ABLE TO GET 3-4 INTERVIEWS OUT OF THE 15 POSITIONS I APPLIED FOR. I GUESS WE'LL BE STAYING BUSY, AS WE RECEIVED 12 INVITATIONS TO INTERVIEW FOR VARIOUS SUMMER INTERNSHIP POSITIONS!
WE'LL BE CHATTING WITH SEVERAL LEGAL SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS, AND THREE OF THOSE ARE SPECIFICALLY DISABILITY RIGHTS PUBLIC INTEREST LAW FIRMS AND ADVOCACY GROUPS. I HAVE SAID, LONG BEFORE I STARTED LAW SCHOOL, THAT I WANT TO WORK TO CHANGE LIVES OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AS MINE WAS BACK IN 2014. FACING DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION HEAD-ON IS SUCH A DEMEANING EXPERIENCE, AND I KNOW THAT I WOULDN'T HAVE THE KIND OF OPPORTUNITIES I HAVE TODAY IF A LAWYER DIDN'T STEP UP FOR ME WHEN HE DID AND CHANGED THE DIRECTION OF MY COLLEGE CAREER. GETTING FIRSTHAND EXPERIENCE THIS SUMMER ASSISTING INDIVIDUALS DEALING WITH DISCRIMINATION AND ACCESSIBILITY ISSUES IS THE ULTIMATE SUMMER INTERNSHIP TO ME!
TOMORROW WILL BE A BIG DAY WITH INTERVIEWS FROM 9 AM TO AFTER 6 IN THE EVENING - I'M HOPING THAT WE CAN BOTH KEEP OUR ENERGY UP AND THAT ASHER DOES WHAT HE DOES BEST IN TENSE SITUATIONS: HE WINS EVERYBODY OVER! WE'LL HAVE A COUPLE MORE INTERVIEWS ON SATURDAY MORNING, AND THEN IT'LL BE TIME TO EXPLORE DC SINCE NEITHER OF US HAVE BEEN BEFORE! I THINK THIS WILL BE A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE FOR US BOTH REGARDLESS OF THE RESULT, AND I WOULDN'T WANT ANYBODY ELSE RIGHT THERE WITH ME THROUGH IT ALL!
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MORNING FROM NASHVILLE. IT HAS BEEN A YEAR AND A HALF SINCE I WAS HONORED TO BRING TUMBLER HOME TO BE PART OF OUR FAMILY. I NEVER THOUGHT THAT SHE WOULD DRAW SO MUCH ATTENTION EVERYWHERE WE TAKE HER. MOST OF THE COMMENTS ARE HOW BEAUTIFUL SHE IS AND AND HOW WELL BEHAVED SHE IS. SHE IS TOO WELL MANNERED TO LET IT GO TO WASTE. I AM IN PROCESS OF HAVING HER CERTIFIED TO BECOME A THERAPY DOG TO PLAY IT FORWARD. SHE BRINGS SO MANY SMILES TO FACES. I FEEL NURSING HOMES AND VANDERBILT CHILDRENS HOSPITAL COULD USE SOME REASON TO SMILE. I ENJOYED WATCHING DOGFEST. EVERYONE SEEMED TO HAVE A GRAND TIME. WHAT A JOYFUL COUPLE OF DAYS SEEING SO MANY RECIPIENTS IN ONE AREA TOGETHER WITH THEIR LIFE CHANGING DOGS BY THEIR SIDE. NO OTHER PLACE ON EARTH !!!!!!
PLAN ON HEADING UP THEIR FOR MY 7TH VISIT IN APRIL !!!
HUGS TO ALL MY NORTHERN FRIENDS.
KARI J
