march 23 2023
father were there.. for whatever reason ( health of humans? ) they needed to be rescued that day.
Both my daughters are respectable animal people and both said that the parents were nice looking animals with a leg in each corner---- so the simple start to all this was that Janine bought a puppy with the idea that I train it basically for her.. and that's how it started. the pup..a male ... is a Brindle basically brown with black. But as the auction finished no one wanted the runt of the litter. A black female .. So the owner -- who by the way had heard of me...approached Janine and asked if she wouldn't take the runt also also..... of course ! not a problem.. Janine had full faith in the fact that I could Take on two pups because she knew that 2 pups is infinitely easier for me than one lone pup .
that's when a bystander got in the conversation about how stupid Great Dane puppies were.. and Janine knowing better.. got right in the the argument.. now I don't know whether this conversation ran over into cocktail hour or not but it certainly sounded like there is more to this story that I don't know about... sum and substance being that this person is apparently someone Janine knows .. Has put up what I consider a considerable sum of sum of money Betting whether or not I can turn these two puppies into canine good citizens---there's actually no time frame involved with the bet...somewhere in here I did get a phone call... would I ? ... certainly... it was a good goal--- I have done so many. Times already... and our camera people would enjoy watching the process very closely...( explore.org... great danes)
NOW---------why I got into edgar guest’s poem “somebody said that it couldn’t be done” last week I do not know--- but it fits right in... the only negative... and the fear is great—is all the people who will watch and tell the world I shouldn’t... and am a fool to try... I am doing things all wrong--- and just lurk in the sidelines of the internet for a photo or a sound byte that can be distorted to use for their own benefit. Been there... I. have had that happen... those who know me and have watched me for years know that as foolish as I am—the dogs love me and become “educated”
I am sure there will be photos and sound bites to be used against me – for whatever reason—I am bound to have strange things happen--- but I can not let the fear stop me---so please all you camera people get ready.... it should be fun--- get out your ice tea spoons ---and lets try and train 2 pups. I will try and get in front of the usuall camera about 3:30 daily. after my nap and Just before mail call, so you can see first hand what is happening. I guarantee nothing.... but I hope to win that bet with dogs passing the akc canine good citizen test. do not expect miracles—I have not even met these pups yet.... the only reason not to take this on... is fear of the internet cameras... so please all you who have been around for a while—don’t let the naysayers shoot me down. However I would love to talk with anyone who can replicate the photo from yesterday...
yesterday....... I needed a screwdriver- and I do have a pretty good tool kit in the back of my car.....also in the back of my car were 3 big danes..... so I asked them to step out of the car and let me find the screw driver..... and they did that... not a problem—they stood there patiently while I looked thru the mess which is my car. Judy came along and took a picture.. because she thought it strange to see all 3 were just standing in the mall parking lot—cars... people...busses... and my 3 dogs no leash no collars..... I found the screwdriver ( it is my favorite with 5 different “heads” ) I asked the dogs to jump back in... they did..... for me that is normal dog behavior. Judy said maybe her one dog would be ok... but 3???
I love to “discuss” ( aka argue) dog training—and my weapon of choice is an ice tea spoon. Stay tuned..
.p.s.... the cameras are at explore.org— and scroll thru the available cameras for our great danes---
