short doggie... frozen pipes ---- luckily only one sink is frozen... ( OTHERWISE I COULDnt GET MY FIRST CUPPA COFFEE WHICH IS PARAMONT TO BERING ABL TO TYOE THIS,) it is the one just above the cellar door.. and ice rising, the stoppage is usually just under the sink,, which explains why heather is --- on camera----- sitting half under the sink plying the hair dryer up and down th copper pipes.. ? leave the door open??? not with those 2 pups without further fencing....
. you know...." why fix the roof now... it is not raining..."
by the time we install more fencing it will be spring. but it would help next winter ... right.
a hair dryer .. or a couple of them... is critical to winter in new england.... get all dressed and 1/2 minute of a hair dryer up the front of your shirt and you are toasty for at least an hour.
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my car is out...i.e. down off the hill...plow aimed at the world.. but--- personally.... i have no intention of going anywhere near that front door. thaniks to mqrk the wood bin is full..and i havve orders for monkey fists to make... so that is where i will be... sitting there terrified of loosingg heat for one reason or another.... a very similar situation to gettting all soapy in the bath tub and running out of hot water...
lets take it one at a time.... i go thru this exercise all the time...
the barn heat is gas.. so if we have enough electricity with the instnant on generator to keep the furnace going -- we should be ok there... and it would be possible to double up dogs in kennels.. and aisles .... kennels 1 to 10 are built so tht the front of them could be 2 more singles ,,, and i built the ramos in such a way that if there is a dominant dog keepoing a second dog from getting up in the warmer "loft" there is a larger first step on whicbh a dane could curl to stay off the floor... WALTERS kennel.. is large.. .it is teh one you can see on camerra when they twist the camera around... it could tqke 4 danes as long as they were friendly to each other spays and neuters wouold help with that one.
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historically... B.G.( before generagtor) i had to be prepared to have local people come pick up a dog if we lost electricity.. these dogs have no "undercoat" like shepahrds and labs.
because having 50 danes in th ehouse with one firep;lace.. was going to be difficult...
so you see we hae come a long way.... that still does not stop me from worrying about heat...
because " what can happen.... will "
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I just wanted to thank you again for giving us the opportunity to add Elsa to our family. She is a wonderful dog. She had a great first day on the trail and made lots of new friends. Please let me know if you ever need any pictures or videos to use for promotions. Also, I will be checking the website regularly to see when you will be back open for volunteers.
Thanks again,
Dan
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we need to really look at how well she is doing ... all tied in a group of dogs like they are sled dogs... running the trails having a great time---- dan knows what he is doing. we need to thank Goldie for that one.
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Hello Carlene,
I recently saw a post on Facebook asking about handler’s experiences taking their service dog to the vet under COVID protocols and it reminded me of a recent funny experience I had with Riz. Like most vets under COVID protocols, our vet has a vet tech meet you outside and brings the dog inside while the owner waits in the car. I took Riz down for her check up and when the vet tech came to take her from me, Riz told the vet tech, “Nope, I don’t work for you” and turned into a 137 pounds of granite. The vet decided that it was a better idea to turn the waiting room into an exam room where I could come in with her and still be socially distanced....Riz thought it was a better idea too and ended her impersonation of granite and walked happily in with me😁.
Heidi
