sept 23 2022
it is no secret i prefer dogs....If you give your dog a cookie or a pat they never forget to say thank you with a wag of a tail... They obviously don't have access to the Internet where they could criticize the fact that you didn't give them two cookies or 6 pats.
Actually dogs say a lot of things totally unrelated to cookies or Pats.... tugging on a leash so they can sniff a very exciting odor out of normal leash range is one way of telling you they really would like to be free... those extended leashes 16 or 20 feet long are a great thing for the dog which must always be on a leash... whoopsssssss.
Oh dear this was the article I was going to write for the news paper.... which I have to turn in by noon tomorrow.. I may as well keep going-- my point of this article was to try and educate----the public if you will -----about how critical it is to leave a service dog alone and don't interrupt their concentration,,, I have seen this happen
Lately.. where a service dog working very hard to keep a child on her feet was interrupted by someone with a very enthusiastic puppy who just want a sniff noses... this interrupted the service dog who inadvertantly knocked the child over... which could have been a huge disaster if it had been one of our clients who has a brittle bone problem... luckily this kid just got up again and was fine ---except---that shouldn't happen...
so although the harnesses all say don't pat the dog they really should say a lot of things I can't put in print.
That news article got all tangled with a letter to the editor about the running water way out on jeffrey's neck---which turns out to be 16 miles from service dog project and I went there yesterday.. and yes it does have a faucet that's running.. I'm sure they have a good reason like maybe taking pressure off some tank or another.. but what I would like to suggest to the newspaper is instead of letting the water irrigate a long line of hugely energetic weeds they divert it into a small farmers garden with maybe a flower or two....
Somebody doesn't know that when you have too many lemons you make lemonade.
or when you have too many Great Dane puppies you start training service dogs...
jeffries neck is an interesting place-- and i did the whole circle... there are several " tiny houses" hanging on to that cliff which i am sure once housed entire families- keeping them warm and dry-- which is all that is necessary----- and then i drove home past the latest developement on linebrook road.... very nice houses--- all looking alike--- 4 bedrooms 16 bathrooms 2 car garage... the usual... and wondered what the @#$%^&----- they could invite 3 ukrainian families to join them and not even notice....
however... it is hay day... probably i was hoping judy would join me--- but she had family committment...
secondly it is IRA Toyotas day... where i have found it is possible to train a dog most conveniently between their 3 waiting rooms and clutter of the on coming cars to be repaired--- they have not thrown me out yet-- and probably will not.... we have 5 toyotas that the rats have not eaten .... yet....
