dd 10 19
We did 4 danes one jack Russell and 2 donkeys in a place with ?87 people in 5 different groups.. there were times when I thought... we are just nuts !! and had to rely on the inate responsibility of our animals.. as we had zero control of anything...—and they did not fail us.... I was ashamed to finally realize we were asking so much of them ... with no pay check of the ocassional treat “ thank you “—and we had plenty of the apple carot treats someone sent us... SHAME ON US.... THEY DID NOT VOLUNTEER TO STAND THERE AND BE PATTED AND SCRATCHED FOR 2 HOURS FOR NO TREAT !! eventually the 2 donkeys began to edge to teh door.. and we had to bring them back to the center of the circle. The very young kindergarten kids all were one on one—I don’t know if the partner was a parent or an attendant... but there were pairs of them.. problem, was many kids were fascinated with and wanted to feel the hooves—putting the tiny fingers close to the floor if the donkeys even moved one foot. Wanda was a big help with wheelchair people with large tray in front of them who could not get very close to the donkeys.... we just put wanda on their table to their great delight. Wanda enjoyed the special attention...
The routine now is--- jiminey wears a service dog vest...and he stays by my side unless I tell him to “GO” somewhere..... which often enables me to give a short lecture on the topic of ”don’t ask to pat a working dog”
They do get thirsty—I think there is a shot of all 4 danes at the water cooler- loving the cold..... ignoring the gallon of water we bought with us. Lachey routinely returns to me literally asking “how am I doing?” I give him a pat... and sometimes a cookie- and tell him to “GO” – with a wag of a tail he goes back to “working the crowd” WE DID NOT DO THIS WITH THE DONKEYS... AND WE SHOULD HAVE... we did spill a little grain on the floor--- big mistake—lachey and wanda thought it was for them... lachey got pulled away easily.. but wanda nipped at the donkey noses trying to get their “ reward" .. that was our only really bad situation...—one large ( and loose) donkey poo was easily and quickly cleaned up – as it happened between groups... the idea of towels was good...
so from now on ... donks will have those apple treats hand fed by us....
We did get some good shots---- I am told..... but do you think I can get anyone to remember to send me some
for this dd. ?????????? and the news article?????,
So fya... amusement..... try this song—and listen carefully to the words both spoken and sung....
http://folksongandmusichall.com/index.php/i-belong-to-glasgow/
must listen “I belong to Glasgow”
----there are some terrific one liners ---- of a more than slightly inebreiated man..
“there nothing in being teatotal- it’ll save you a shilling or two
if your money you spend , you/ve nothing to lend in’t that all the better for you/
the wealthy in motor cars going by so fast you can’t tell if they’re drunk or sober.
Casting a stinger of thorn..at the working man...
there is a lot of competition between the “rumored” professorial like Edinburgh and “rumored” Working like Glasgow.
And being a Mike Rowe University enthusiast I naturally enjoy this song.
