dec 21 2020 yuppy

  by popular demand.....  i will try  at 10 am to sip my 3rd cuppa coffee

 in front of the fire while making a 4" monkey fist and trying 

 to teach malarky how to use the yuppy puppy himself-

- he just sits and waits for capricious to do it for him.

we have had so many monkey fist orders.....that i have the painful job of sititng in front of the fire and making them...tough  job !!  

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Trying to teach larky  is going to involve sitting with my hand on the bone which is the trigger and waiting for him to even get either his face or his foot anywheres near it at which point I will trip it ... so he eventually will associate getting close to that bone handle and realize that's what produces the food .. this is very like what they call "clicker training...."  except i don't have to buy ( or find) the clicker.

at the moment he only knows that capricious is what causes the food to come out so I will have to lock her away because she's super at it .. ----he just lets her ..

my added complication will be that Bentley figures that yuppy puppy gumball machine is his exclusive toy .. and he's been known to come by and push the handle a few times and not even bother to eat it and just glare at every other dog ..

so I will lock those two away and try with just mullarkey loose in the area ...

 

fizzle does not do it all that well .. she has noticed that if she quietly pushes the lever with her chin she gets one little bead of a treat and she has never figured out that she should bang that bowl harder she's very delicate so when she uses the yuppie she gets one tiny little half inch round treat at a time . ..you take Germany he will bang at the thing and get a bunch of food at a time.. it's a very well designed  interior .. that has lasted through 25 years of great Danes bang ing on it .

 

I've tried to buy another one because they still do make the yuppy puppy but the new version is all plastic and the angles are just a little bit different so that it doesn't deliver the treat as well .. this antique one shoot the treat out into the dog dish and it makes a loud noise .. somewhat similar to the one armed bandits in Las Vegas where the management can manage to make two quarters sound like you've hit the Jack pot .. it's the same training people or dogs .

 

Don't buy one till you check with me but I would love to find a second antique yuppie --- with the glass and metal .. don't don't send me anymore of the plastic ones because I have three other front portch   now .

 

I happen to like the way this yuppy puppy makes a dog think .. used to be .. every dog born here knew how to use one .. I've fallen away from that specific training ..

bending ain't all that easy but I will try today at about 10:00 o'clock .at least we may get a monkey fist out of it .

chef for seniors.....is a franchise and may be around????? it is chef day here where I have to let mike know what 3 meals we wouold like to have tomorros....he charges a standard fee. And adds on th shopping  receipt so that these meals  cost us  only slightly more than the usual sub sandwich or Chinese food. So he does the shopping for it.

 

 

now  For the odd information of the day .  long ago I read a book about  pres. Jimmy Carter and his introduction to the White House .. and all the background information about being president and living there .. I was astounded to know that they had to buy their own groceries unless it was some kind of state dinner with 100 people but normal supplies cereal and milk..... had to be purchased buy them by the Carters .

I just read an article about Barack Obama and his introduction to the White House and he was astounded to find that though a person was provided to keep his wardrobe straight so he looked perfect , that he was responsible for the orange juice and toilet paper used by his family .

With two ex presidents talking about personal purchasing Make me think it must be a real situation----- which then makes me wonder now .who's assigned a chore of running to the supermarket if  president trump  runs out of mayonnaise .. ?

I could do a whole sat night live on that one... and do they shop Costco????  Do they have a separate pantry for the president’s mayonase?

Great possibiliyies...

cutting and pasting....

Dear Carlene,

Seagram is doing well and taking excellent care of me, as always — and she brings such joy to our lives! She looks like a puppy as she runs zoomies through the snow, the only snowfall that we have had in 2020! My husband goes out to run and play with her, and he seems to enjoy himself as much as she does. I certainly enjoy watching her run, more than I ever liked running myself! ;)

She makes it look so effortless as she glides through the snow, seeming to smile, and enjoying the speed...A couple of days ago, I caught my husband singing, “Dashing through the snow, on a one Dane open sleigh, o’er our yard she goes, zooming all the way...” Hahahaha— that was me laughing, not just the next words to the song.

Since it has been colder, I often stay inside as they play, and watch through the windows. When they come back in, after he wipes the snow from her paws, my husband says, “Go find Mommy.” She seeks me out, trotting toward me with her head held high, and each time as she wags then comes close for a lean & snuggle, I feel so blessed that I am hers.

Earlier this month, we returned to New York City because I went to the OR. She was a trooper during such a long and stressful trip! We had to be separated, of course. This is only the second day I have used my cane, since we were matched over 4 years ago — and what a reminder as to how much better I walk with her! All went well, and I had the same nurse who had cared for me when I went to the OR in Oct. As the nurse escorted me out, we could see Seagram through the glass doors. It was adorable, the way her ears perked up when she spotted me as well. The nurse said, “I’m not even a dog person, but she is so beautiful! I’m so happy to see her again!” After being reunited, we stayed for a few minutes to talk with the nurse about how Seagram helps me, and her education, as well as SDP, of course. The nurse was especially impressed that Seagram had learned how to stop a fall, and that she has “caught” me, preventing me from some serious falls. Usually I hand out Seagram’s business card, which includes information about the Farm and Explore cameras, but I had already given her one last time.

As we made our exit, we approached a security guard, who seemed especially excited to see Seagram (as far as I could tell, since she was wearing a mask). She soon said, “That’s the best thing I have seen all day!” So we stopped to chat briefly and I gave her one of Seagram’s business cards. It is wonderful that just seeing Seagram can bring joy to others, too.

The best part about the trip, aside from being reunited with Seagram, was watching her gleefully run though the yard upon our return home. She seemed to appreciate her zoomies all the more, after spending so much time in the car and at the hospital.

As always, thank you for this amazing partner! I am so grateful for all those efforts, big and small, from so many people, that lead to this wonderful gift.

Merry Christmas!

Amy

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My family and I used to ski.  I loved being out in the snow with the beautiful scenery and in nature.  Today Kringle and I experienced nature again by snow shoeing.  It was beautiful to be out there in the winter wonderland.  Kringle also enjoyed running along side of me and then running back.  Her eyes never leaving me to ensure my well being.  The best part was her sticking her whole head in the snow and then coming up with snow on her nose.  I am proud to say that I could do this independently with poles and huge shoes.  It was an awesome day with Kringle, nature, Brooke, and the great outdoors.  So happy to be alive.
shauna,..