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SHE WHO LEAVES THE TV ON ALL NIGHT WILL HAVE THEIR HEAD FULL OF AMAZING THINGS

THE FACT THAT I WEIGH TOO MUCH IS NOT DUE TO EATING TOO MANY KLONDIKE BARS- BUT IT IS BECAUSE I DON'T SRPIKLE MY FOOD WITH SOME SANDY SUBSTANCE THAT LOOKED LIKE MIRICLE GROW.

AND IF I WOULD JUST TYE AN ELASTIC TO MY ANKLES, RUN IT UP MY BACK , STRETCH IT OVER MY HEAD AND PULL UP ON IT, MY UPPER ARMS WOULD NOT SAG.

I COULD GO ON ABOUT HOW TO KEEP THE REST OF ME FROM SAGGING BUT IT ALL LOOKS VERY PAINFUL TO DO.

I THINK I WOULD RATHER STAY SAGACIOUS

AND NOT FIGHT IT..

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RE: NOT FIGHTING IT.

I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS A CHILD-- MY MOTHER SR\TRUGGLED TO HAVE MY HAIR LOOK LIKE I HAD NOT BEEN STRUCK BY LIGHTNING- AND SHE PARTED IT CAREFULLY OFF CENTER TO THE RIGHT...- AND MY HAIR USUALLY LOOKED UNKEPT.

NOW THAT I AVAIL MYSELF OF THE WISDOM OF THE AGES AND JUST CUT IT SHORT AND - WITH LUCK- RUN A BRUSH TRU IT ONCE A DAY I HAVE A NATURAL "PART" ON THE LEFT WHICH SHE WAS IGNORING.

THERE IS ALOT OF MEANINGFUL SOMETHING IN THAT EPISODE.

WHICH IS WHY I ENDED UP TRYING TO GRADUATE FROM COLBY COLLEGE INSTEAD OF A MORE SCIENTIFICALLY INCLINED SCHOOL.- IT WAS THE SAME AS PARTING MY HAIR ON THE WRONG SIDE.. COLBY WAS PAINFUL....THEY HAD A 500 WORD SPELLING TEST THAT SOMEONE DECIDED EVERY LIBERAL ARTS GRAD SHOULD BE ABLE TO SPELL- I CARRIED THAT FOOL LIST AROUND EVEN AS A SENIOR-

MY MOTHER BERATED MY FEEBLE ATTEMPTS BY NOTICING "YOU CAN'T EVEN SPELL THE WORD WRONG THE SAME WAY TWICE IN A ROW."

AS I AM SURE YOU ALL HAVE NOTICED BY NOW.

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BUSY DAY AHEAD

57 AND TEAL WILL BE ALONG THIS MORNING-

IT IS SH#TTING DAY SO THERE PROBABLY WILL BE A CROWD-

WE HAVE SOME BUSY WORK TO DO-- LIKE GET THE TEEPEE POLES UP NEARER THE BARN SO THE EXPLORE CAMERA CAN SEE THE SH#TTING TABLE. I DOUBT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO SEE THE NUMBERS BUT YOU CAN SEE THE ACTION AND WE CAN PUT A SIGN UP WITH THE LATEST MEMBER OF

"THE SHATUPON SOCIETY"

I HAVE THE LIST PRINTED AND THE NUMBERED CIRCLES READY TO PASTE ON...IF WE DON'T SELL OUT AND I LEAVE THE BOARD OPEN TIL THE LAST MINUTE, I THEN HAVE TO HAVE A NERVOUS FIT OVER WHETHER THE PRINTER WILL AGREE TO SPIT OUT THE LIST OF NUMBERS BY THE 2:30 DEADLINE

AND FOR THE SECOND TIME WE HAVE RECIEVED A FROZEN LUMP OF HAMBURGERS AND STEAKS FROM OMAHA STEAKS FOR CAMERA MARK AND WIFE BARBARA T COOK IN THE T TENT.

AND THESE 10 PUPS NEED SOME HANDS ON.. OR MOR SPECIFICALLY A FINGER ACROSS THE NOW\SE- WITHTHIS BITING/SNAPPIING-- IT IS NOT CUTE NOW-- BUT IT IS A DISASTER WHEN THEY WEIGH 100 POUNDS AND HAVE NOT LEARNED... THE RESCUES ARE FULL OF THEM.

"IF YOU DON'T DISCIPLINE YOUR CHILDREN, THE WORLD WILL" ..

OR YOUR DOGS...

RECOMMENDED READIN-- OR RATHER WATCHING-- IS THE OLDER MOVIE " MIRACLE WORKER WITH PATTY DUKE

IT IS HELEN KELLER BORN BLIND AND DEAF STRUGGLING TO LEARN TO COMMUNICATE-

THIS IS WHERE WE ARE WITH THESE PUPS... WELL RASBERRY ANYWAY-- I HAVE SEEN HER WATCHING....

YESTTERDAY SOMEONE MADE THE STATEMENT THAT SDP HAD DONE MANY THINGS INCLUDING TEACH THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT DANES ARE SMART CAPABLE DOGS-

TRUE.

April 6, 2013

YESTERDAY WAS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF 

FOR WANT OF A NAIL THE SHOE WAS LOST--

(THEN THE HORSE-- THEN THE GENERAL-- THEN THE BATTLE,KINGDOM AND A FEW OTHER THINGS I AM SURE)

 

EVERYBODY WORKED VERY HARD HERE YESTERDAY-- BUT IT GOT OUT OF SEQUENCE- AND I ENDED UP SITTING AT THE COMPUTER WITH ALL THE CAMERA PEOPLE TELLING ME I LOOKED TIRED AND IN NEED OF A VACATION...

 

AFTER THINKING ABOUT IT--- WELL----- AFTER GETTING MAD, ANNOYED AND THEN  PENSIVE...... 

THE BASIC PROBLEM WAS.... THE HAWK..NOT SOMETHING WHICH COULD BE IGNORED...   THESE SMALL PUPS ARE NOT ANY BIGGER THAN THE CHICKEN HE-- OR SHE -- KILLED YESTERDAY

 

WORKING BACKWARDS FROM ME SITTING AT THE DESK LOOKING EXHAUSTED...  I WAS DOING THE PAPERWORK I NEEDED TO THINK ABOUT QUICKLY BECAUSE TOWER OF HOPE HAS ASKED US TO SUBMIT   RECIPIENTS AGAIN...

 I NEEDED SOME PAPERWORK FROM THERESA- WHICH SHE HAD NOT COMPLETED BECAUSE THE HUNGRY PUPPIES NEEDED IMMEDIATE ATTENTION-- SO SHE-- QUITE RIGHTLY -- FED THEM--

 

WHICH IS  PAULA'S JOB-- EXCEPT  SHE WAS DIDDLING WITHTHE TEA TENT COVER--

WHICH WAS RON'S-- OR MY  JOB-

-SO WHEN MEGAN BROUGHT DOWN THE 3 PUPS TO THE V PEN -- PAULA GOT CONNED INTO WATCHING OUT FOR THE HAWK-

WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN ANYBODY'S JOB EXCEPT HERS- AND PUT HER CLEAN/ORGANIZE/FEED BEHIND SCHEDULE...

 AND I BEGAN TO SLIDE SIDEWAYS INTO MANIC/PANIC.

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AND THEN TTHERE WAS THE BACK HOE-- I WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING IT  ON-- I AM NOT SURE WHY-- RON HAS DONE A WONDERFUL JOB OF CLEANING US UP FOR FILM CREWS ON TUESDAY--  PUTTING MONSTER BOULDERS TO KEEP PEOPLE ON THE DRIVEWAY.. AND CONVINCING THE DUMPSTER GUY TO TAKE THE  368 SOFA'S THAT HAVE ACCUMULATED NEXT TO THE DUMPSTER..-- 

 

 BUT MY 6TH SENSE KNOWS THAT WHEN SPRING THAW COMES-- THERE WILL BE THINGS THAT NEED TO BE IN THE BOTTOM OF SOME HOLE FOR NATURE TO FEAST ON.. AND IN THIS CASE-- THERE WERE A COUPLE CASES OF MEAT THAT DID NOT GET PUT IN THE FREEZERS- SO THE ONLY THING TO DO WITHTHEM IS TO PUT THE MEAT INTHE BOTTOM OF A HOLE AND LET THE WORMS HAVE AT IT... OR FREEZE IT UNTIL YOU COULD DIG-- OTHERWISE YOU WOULD HAVE A VERY SMELLY MESS.  - SO THERE ARE  A COUPLE BOXES OF SHREADED MEAT THAT ARE FROZEN AND LABELED BAD..... AWAITING THE TRACTOR'S CONVERSION TO A BACK HOE..

 

MEANWHILE THE NEXT WEEK'S BEEF HAS ARRIVED AND IS READY FOR THE CHIPPER WHICH HAS MOVED FROM GARAGE-- TO MY SHOWERSTALL --TO THE OVERFLOW ROOM.

 

THIS IS LIKE SOME BALLET- HARDLY SWAN LAKE

MAYBE SWAN PUDDLE.

 

SPEAKING OF WHICH  BUD SAID HE WOULD TRY AND GET THE FOUNTAINS IN THE POND BY SUNDAY NIGHT-- AGAIN IN PREP FOR FILMING.-- THEY DID A GREAT JOB LAST YEAR AT KEEPING THE POND CLEAN AND LOVELY.

 

AND SUNDAY WILL BE SH#TTING SUNDAY-  APPARENTLY SOMEONE HAS SENT US A SUPPLY OF OMAHA STEAK  AND HAMBERGERS DUE TO ARRIVE SATURDAY FOR CAMERA MARK TO  GRILL-  HE DOES A HISTORIC JOB ON THE GRILL ALSO

 

SDP-- LIKE THE ARMY--- MOVES ON IT'S BELLY-- SO WITH SOME POTLUCK CONTRIBUTIONS WE SHOU LD SURVIVE...

 

ACTUALLY A PRACTICE FOR TH E OCTOBERFEST WHEN HEAVEN KNOWS HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL BE ARRIVING  (OCT 6TH)

SOMEBODY SHOHLD GET HOLD OF OMAHA STEAKS AND SEE IF THEY WILL DONATE.....   WE SHOULD ALSO HAVE A CLAMBAKE ( THIS IS IPSWICH YOU REALIZE)- AND ANOTHER MEAL OF BUSHELLS OF MARINI'S CORN  --- WE SHOULD LIVE THRU THAT.

 

SO  TODAY SCHEDULE--

I DUNNO

 

PRISCILLA IS HERE  AND EVRYTHING IS CLEAN AND TIDY  SO WE ARE STARTING WELL..  SHE BROUGHT A NEW MOP... I CAN NOT COUNT THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE BOUGHT A NEW MOP LATELY..I KNOW IT IS AT LEAST 4 PEOPLE THIS PAST WEEK.

 

THEY AR TELLING ME SOMETHING-

 

LIKE SPRING IS HERE-- TIME TO GET THE PUPS OUTSIDE

 

EXCEPT FOR  THE ##$^&*(*& HAWK.

 

MAYBE---- IF ALL YOU FOLK WOULD FIND SOME REALLY LIGHT

RIBBON -- OF ANY KIND OR COLOR  - IN ABOUT 6' STRANDS I COULD TRY TYING THEM TO THE OVERHEAD ROPES  AND LET THEM BLOW IN THE BREEZES

 

IT WOULD LOOK MUCH BETTER THAN THE PLASTIC BAGS, OLD CD'S AND PIE PLATES THAT I HAVE THERE NOW-- AND AS THEY BLOW IT MIGHT COVER MORE OF THE AREA.

 

LIKE THE PINK ENVELOPE CAMPAIGN-- THIS CALL IS FOR RIBBONS

 

April 5, 2013

becky--- aka jades mother-- was puppy sitter last night--   she was one of tom's overnighters and, being an RN  ,  she is used to odd shifts and by her training can stay up all night better than usual-  hilary came and got her trained  in the art of puppy sitting- good thing-- i was really tired -

 

becky said it was a lot harder than she had anticipated--

 

she said a lot of things

she has a gift for humor of a slightly warped nature.

 

but then we got to talking about th e pink envelopes   --  jade has FA same as jocelyn (aka 57)- 

 

 i will have to look into this out of curiosity--when  we went to see the principal of  the school-- and she was too busy to talk to us-- she sent us across the hall to the .... i think  special ed person--

one other  sliver of info i have-- is that after the pink envelope brigade... we saw that special ed  woman-- who drifted by with the comment she had her hands full with a room full of learning disabiled kids.. 

 

this is when becky bristled and said -- wait a minute 57 is not learning disabled  because of FA  -- she can't walk and should not be included in the group of learning probems-- unless  she has any of those in addition ot FA..   as far as i can see there is nothing wrong with 57's  learning abilities-- 

 

there is something that rang awfully true about this whole situation  "i usually just put her in the corner out of the way" was said by the music teacher-- after which i plunked her in the front row.  -- "the other students will have to walk around her" which made me say "they can walk  can't they?"   WITH  ann and megan behind me are cringing...

 

i want to geT    off this daily doggie and see if we can figure out  who that woman is and what her title is  EXACTLY.

 

BECKY IS FUMING BEHIND ME  AND IS NOT EASILY IGNORED... IF THE TITLE IS SPECIAL NEEDS IT IS ONE THING  BUT I DON'T REMEMEBER HEARING THAT WORD..

 

BECKY JUST NOTED   WOULD ANYONE WITH A BROKEN LEG  BE SENT TO THIS PERSON??

  A VERY GOOD QUESTION

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ON TO ANOTHER PROBLEM

 

MY SCOTLAND ROOMATE  'NOTHER GWEN--- EMAILED ME ANS SAID....

ANYONE GETTING DRESSED DURING THE NIGHT SHOULD MAKE SURE THAT THEIR REFLEXION CANNOT BE SEEN IN THE DARK WINDOWS OF THE ROOM WHERE THE CAMERA IS. I JUST SAW SOMEONE PUTTING THEIR TROUSERS ON ----- AND I CAN SEE THE REFLEXION OF THE TV TOO.

 

I HAD NOT CONSIDERED THAT...-- I GUESS WE BETTER---

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CAMERA STUFF-- TO PUT IT MILDLY

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THE  NUPPIES WERE PLAYING WIHTTHE BOX YESTERDAY AND IT WAS VERY FUNNY-- I HAD THE CANNON CAMERA-- WITH BATTERRY CHARGED... SO I FILMED 10 MINUTES OF BOX PLAYING.

 

IT WAS RECORDED ON THE INTERNAL MEMORY

AND HAD TO BE COPIED TO THE MEMORY CARD IN SLOT "A "

WHICH HAD TO GO INTO THE GOPRO TO BE READ BY THE COMPUTER

THEN COPIED TO THE COMPUTER

AND FINALLY COPIED TO A MEMORY STICK

 WHICH GOES IN A PLASTIC BAG

 FOR MARIA TO TKE HOME SO SHE AND HER HUSBAND CAN DIDDLE WITH A BUNCH OF PUPPY FILMS INTO SOME LOGICAL SEQUENCE 

 

BUT IT IS FUNNY AND WORTH WATCHING...--  YOU CAN SEE THESE PUPS THINKING.   THE 2 MALES WERE NOT JUST BOUNDING AROUND AIMELESSLY-- THEY WERE THINKING..

 

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RE FEEDING THE 10

 

SOMEHOW FEEDING 6 AND 4 SEEMS SIMPLER ESPECIALLY IF TEHRE ARE 2 PEOPLE AVAILABLE TO MONITOR THE SLURPING

JUST WET PUPPY FOOD AT FEEDING TIMES AND THEN CANNED  DURING TRAINING - THEY SHOULD SURVIVE..

 

I ALSO THINK THEY NEED WORMING

 

MEGAN.....

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I THINK WE NEED CARDS THAT EXPLAIN HOW TO SEE THE PUPS ETC ONLINE. 

WE DID GEORGE;S OFFICE SHOPPING YESTERDAY

AND THERE WERE SOOOO MANY TIMES I COULD HAVE USED A CARD THAT EXPLAINED THE 24 HOUR CAMERAS..

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I HAVE STARTED  ACTUALLY USING BENTLEY AS MY SERVICE DOG-- I COULD MANAGE WITHOUT HIM.. BUT HE WEARS MY POCKETBOOK AROUND HIS NECK-PLUS  THERE IS THAT THIRD POINT OF REFERENCE TO STABALIZE MYSELF INSTEAD OF USING SOME VERY SORE BACK MUSCLES.

I AM LEARNING..

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SUNDAY IS SH#TTING DAY-- THE BOARD WAS SOLD OUT SO I STARTED THE NEXT ON APR 1ST

IT IS A WONDERFUL THING.  WITHOUT IT I WOUL D NOT EVEN BE HOPING CHARLOTTE  OR MERLOW WOULD COME IN HEAT ..??NEXT MONTH?/

 

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AND I  WILL CONTINUE THE LEASH TRAINING WITH THE NUPPIES TODAY-- MARIAH AND MURPHY DID VERY WELL YESTERDy-- but when i start them i like to have hnothing  ELSE TO DISTRACT THEM UNTIL THEY LEARN THE LESSON OF THE  ROPE.... I.E.. DON'T ARGUE...

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 THE ONLY OTHER SCHEDULED ACTIVITIE S ARE THE REALLY SIGNIFICANT SPRING FORWARD   WITH THE REMOVAL OF THE SNOW PLOW AND PUTTIN ON TH EBACK HOE RON WILL BE HERE-- AND BUD-- HOPEFULLY

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BEWARE OF THE BOULDERS RON HAS PLACED T O GUARD WHAT USED TO BE LAWN...  GO PARK DOWN BACK BY THE T-T3ENT.

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AND THEN THERE IS THE HOT PRESSURE WASHER-- ... THAT DOES AMAZING THINGS- LIKE BLAST THE PAINT OFF THE CAR IF YOU ARE NOT CAREFUL TO BE DELIVERED BETWEEN 7AM AND NOON TODAY.

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SPEAKING OF VANS-- WE MAY NOW CELEBRATE THE  STICKERING OF  BOTH VANS-- BOTH OF WHICH STILL BOASTED STICKERS OVER A YEAR PAST DUE..  WE HAD AN AWFUL TIME GETTING THE COA VAN PAST 68 MILES WITHOUT THE ENGINE LIGHT GOING ON.

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WE DEARLY MISSED THE COA VAN YESTERDAYWHILE THEYU WERE PULLING IT THRU THE STICKER PROCESS.... BECAUSE 4 ADULT DOGS-- AND 4  PEOPLE PLUS GEORGE'S COSTCO SHOPPING WAS A SOLID PACK FOR THE SMALLER CONVERSION VAN...

 

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BOX RIPPING HAS BEGUN

April 4, 2013

ONE OF THE CAMERA PEOPLE GOT ON MARIA ABOUT   FEEDING THE 10 PUPS LAST NIGHT..
.  I DO LOVE A GOOD ARGUEMENT  SO I DID RESPOND... 
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WOW DIDN'T YOU ALL HAVE FUN LAST NIGHT..-
LET ME START WITH-- ANYONE  THEY CAN DO ALL THIS BETTER... I WANT YOU UP HERE ON CAMERA TOMOROW AND HAVE AT IT.. AND I WANT THE VIDEO RIGHTS.- APPARENTLY IT IS ONE PERSON... I AM READY---
BUT LETS TAKE IT FROM THE TOP DOWN.---. EVERYIONE IS AM AZED HOW MEGAN CAN GET ALL THE DOGS TO WAIT-- AND COME WHEN CALLED-- WELL GOOD MORNING- THIS IS THE START OF WAIT.. SO I SIT THERE WITH CAN IN ONE HAND AND SPOON IN THE OTHER AND THEY CRAWL ALL OVER ME- I NEED THEM TO STAY BACK-- BOTH HANDS ARE BUSY SO THAT LEAVES ONLY MY FEET TO NUDGE THEM AWAY--- IF ANYONE THINKS THAT IS KICKING THEM .. THEY NEED TO GO BACK TO FIRST GRADE ..PLUS THESE PUPS NEED TO LEARN TO FEET AND WHERE THEY ARE--- THE SECOND STAGE OF THAT PARTICULAR TRAINING IS TO STAMP MY FEET SO THEY DON'T RUSH THRU A DOOR AND GET HURT.BY THE CLOSING DOOR.
 I NEED MORE COFFEE--
 WHAT I REALLY WOULD LIKE IS FOR THAT PERSON TO COME HERE AND TRY WHILE I FILM WHATEVER THEY DO.
ALSO BRING WHATEVR DOG THEY HAVE TRAINED AND LETS SIT IT DOWN NEXT TO BAILEY--
 OR BETTER YET HAVE HER GET HER DOG ON A TREE LIMB..
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I AM BACK- 2ND CUP
- NEXT PROBLEM------- YOU FORGOT TO FEED THE LITTLE ONE. --- OK... IT LOOKS RANDOM TO YOU ALL ON THE CAMERA -PLUS-- MOST PEOPLE FEED THE DOGS ON SOME SCHEDULE AND THAT IS IT.--
- WE WATCH AND STUDY OUR DOGS-- AND THEY DO TALK-- OLIVE IN THE PROCESS OF NURSING ALL THOSE PUPS WOULD GO AND STAND AT THE DRUM OF DOG FOOD AND CLEARLY SAY--- I AM HUNGRY- SHE WAS UP TO 5 REQUESTS A DAY- SO WE JUST FED HER. THE PUPS WILL DO THE SAME- IN THAT THE HUNGRY PUP WILL NOT SETTLE-- SO WE DON'T JUST IGNORE IT AND MAKE THEM WAIT TIL TH ENEXT " FEEDING"-- WE FEED THAT ONE SOME EXTRA SNACK...- PROBABLY NOT ON THE CAMERA--
 PLUS-- AS I--- OR MARIA -- SIT THERE WITH SPOON-- THERE ARE 3 BLACK NOSES - ONE WITH WHITE TOES, WHITE FEET AND WHITE ANKLES-- THE REST DON'T LOOK ENOUGH ALIKE TO GET THEM CONFUSED-- I PERSONALLY FEED THEM IN ORDER- WHICH LOOKS RANDOM TO CAMERA PEOPLE .-
AND WHEN TH ELITTLER ONES BEGIN TO WALK AWAY-- THEY ARE PROBABLY FULL-- RASSBERRYS TUMMY IS PROBABLY 1/4 THE SIZE OF KHAKI'S SO IS THERE ANYONE SAYING THEY SHOULD GET THE SAME AMOUNT?? AND I AM POSITIVE MARIA IS FAR BETTER AT KEEPING THAT STRAIGHT THEN I AM...----
THEN THE ULTIMATE CHECK.. EARLY IN THE GAME WE WEIGH THEM OFTEN TO BE SURE THEY AE ALL GAINING... NOT TO TRY AND MAKE THEM WEIGH THE SAME JUST TO BE SURE THE RATE OF GAIN IS SIMILAR...
IT IS A GOOD THING MARIA HAS A GREAT SENSE OF HUMOR....
. MOST OF YOU AE VERY REASONABLE-- BUT THERE IS ALWAYS ONE...

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I FILMED SOME FANTASTIC SHOTS YESTRDAY WITH THE   CARDBOARD BOX......  SOMEONE SENT US  2 CUSHONS IN A BIG BOX-- AND THE NUPPIES HAD A BLAST WITH  THE BOX.. LUCKILY THE CAMERA WAS CHARGED AND READY... 

 

WE HAVE A COMPLETE STORY OF OLIVE AS THE BEACHED WHALE LYING ON HER SID BEFORE BIRTH-- THEN THE BIRTHING SEQUENCE AND MANY OF THEM GETING BIGGER

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ALSO A HUGE BOX OF MOVING BLANKETS ARRIVED-- THEY ARE SUPER FOR THE VANS--WE   LOVE IT.--

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THESE NUPPIES ARE ABOUT TO START LEASH TRAINING...  THAT SHOLD BE FUN

MEGAN SUGGESTS I WEAR THE GOPRO ON MY HEAD IN THE RIG  WE HAD FOR BENTLY TO WEAR IN SAMS

 

SHOULD WORK..

 

IF IT DOES WE SHOULD GET THE OFFICIAL HEAD GEAR FROM  THAT REI SPORTS STORE 

MAYBE MEGAN CAN DO THAT TODAY

 

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WE ARE STRUGGLING TO GET THE VANS INSPECTED... WE ARE AT LEAST A YEAR BEHIND WITH STICKERS...

PROBLEM IS WE CAN NOT GO 100 MILES IN THE BIG VAN WITHOUT THE ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON.

 

I HOPE BOTH TOPSFIELD AND IPSWICH POLICE REALIZE IF THEY TICKET ME,   I WILL NOT GET UP AT 4AM  WHEN THEY CALL TO GO CHASE HORSES UP AND DOWN TH EHIGHWAY AS I HAVE DONE IN THE PAST..( the one on rt 97 turned out to be bonnie's !!)

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 THAT WILL BE OUR EXCITEMENT FORTHE DAY 

 I HOPE TO GET  OUT TODAY --- MAYBE LATE MORNING

 

NORTH SHORE RUN???  I STILL HAVE STITCHES IN MY EYEBROW..

 

.MAYBE...... I WILL TRY THE WALKIN.. THE DOCTOR IS GOING TO YELL AT ME-

I KNOW..

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April 3, 2013

I SHOULD WRITE THE DAILY DOGGIE BEFORE I ANSWER ALL THE EMAILS ETC...  IT WOULD BE  BEFORE MY HEAD IS CLOGGED WITH  OTHER PEOPLE'S IDEAS.... OR OVERNIGHT PEOPLE GO AND  I AM ALONE WITH THE HERD...

 

  I NEED A TOILET PLUNGER ON A  6' POLE  TO BREAK UP ARGUEMENTS..

 

BEFORE I DID TODAYS EMAILS,.... MY CONCERN WAS AN OVERNIGHT PROGRAM WHICH QUESTIONED THE VALUE OF A COLLEGE EDUCATION.

 

DARN GOOD QUESTION..

 

I FORGET WHY I ONCE SAID I WAS A COLLEGE GRADUATE  AND WHOEVER I WAS TALKING TO SAID  "YOU HIDE IT WELL"   -

 

I HAVE SAID OTHER THINGS ABOUT COLLEGE--

 LIKE ---- THE ONLY THING I LEARNED WAS .. WHAT THE WORD DEADLINE MEANT.

 

THAT IS A VALUABLE THING... THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE-- I SWEAR I HAVE HEARD THEM SAY "I WAS ONLY 3 MINUTES LATE"    BUT FOR AN AIRPLANE????  THERE IS A DEADLINE WHICH IS WELL NAMED.

 

THERE IS AN INSTANT WHEN THE RULES CHANGE-- AND THAT IS CERTAINLY WHEN TH E DOORS CLOSE  AT THE GATE-- OR THE INSTANT WHEN THE FUNNY LITTLE MOLE ON YOUR  LEG  SENDS A CELL OFF HUNTING FOR LYMPH NODES.

 

THE DISCUSSION GROUP ON TV WAS HUNG UP ON WHAT COURSES  YOU TOOK AND ACTUALLY USED IN  WORK.   -- THE LIBERAL ARTS DEGREE SUFFERED A BLOW... AS IT SHOULD.

 

THAT BA IS JUST 4 MORE YEARS TO GROW UP  AND IN THE CASE OF MANY OF MY FELLOW COLLEGE GRADUATES  "SOBER UP" MIGHT BE MORE THE CASE.. 

 IF AT COLLEGE YOU DON'T LEARN THAT THE FIRST THING YOU CAN BE ON A JOB IS  ON  TIME, YOU ARE IN FOR TROUBLE IN THE WORKING  WORLD.

 

TODAY IT SEEMS AN AWFUL LOT OF MONEY TO PAY FOR LEARNING A FEW BASIC LIFE RULES--

 

2 YEARS OF LATIN TAUGHT ME  TO ENDURE THE IMPOSSIBLE

AND AFTER 4 YEARS OF SPANISH... HERE IS MY TOTAL SPANISH KNOWLEDGE-- A JOKE THAT  I HAVE TOLD MANY TIMES,,

 

A  SPANISH SPEAKING GUY GOES IN TO A STORE AND TRYS TO DESCRIBE TO THE ENGLISH SPEAKING CLERK THAT HE WANTS TO BUY SOME SOX-   WHEN THE CLERK FINALLY  PUTS SOME SOX ONTHE COUNTER HE SAYS  "ESSO SI QUE  ES"   AND THE CLERK SAYS "WHY DID NT YOU TELL ME YOU COULD SPELL IT?"

 

4 YEARS OF SPANISH-- THAT IS IT..

 

I HAVE TO ADMIT MY 1 YEAR AT THE UNIV OF EDINBURGH WAS FAR MORE OF AN EDUCATON  THAT THE OTHER 3 YEARS AT COLBY.

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BUT THIS  TIME/DEADLINE DOES HAVE TO DO WITH  THE SDP OPERATION-  SINCE EXPLORE BECQME INVOLVED... WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL REQUESTS- THAT WE SHOULD FULFILL-- THERE IS NO REASON NOT  TO  GET ORAGNIZED AND DO THAT... ONE BEING   THE FEEDING OF THE HILL PUPS AT 4:30. WE DO PRETTY WELL AT  THAT-- BUT WE SHOULD GET THE MORNING DOWN TO A DEFINITE TIME SO THE CAMERA PEOPLE CAN DEAL-- AND THEREFOR PRESENT A BETTER  PRODUCT.. THAT PRODUCT BEING  SDP.

 

I HAVE SAID I WILL TRY AND DO THE SPOON FEEDING LUNCH HERE IN AT THE HOUSE AT A MORE SPECIFIC TIME--  SHOOT FOR 1:00

 

AND A VIDEO A WEEK-- AT THIS POINT IS IMPOSSIBLE--  BUT THE PUSH IS ON...

 

I AM ORGANIZED WITH MEMORY CARDS TO GET PIECES ON FILE--  NOW I NEED A FEW OF THOSE TICTAC MEMORY STICKS TO TRANSPORT BACK AND FORTH  FOR  MARIA AND HER HUSBAND TO DIDDLE WITH.

 

 PROGRESS IS BEING MADE.

 

NOW ABOUT MIA'S TAIL

SHE HAD A BLOODY PRODUCING HAPPY TAIL  FLINGING BLOOD ALL OVER HER KENNEL, HER SELF, AND HER CARETAKER (MEGAN)  SO IT HAD TO GO-- I SPECIFICALLY ASKED THAT GEORGE BE THE ONE TO DO THE SURGERY- AS HE HAS A WAY WITH TAILS... SO TO SPEAK...  AND HE DID A NICE JOB---

 

HE HAD A VET STUDENT THERE- GEORGE  ASKED HIM TO GET A SAMPLE OUT OF A STRANGE FRECKLE ON DUSTIN  WHO JUST HAPPENED TO BE STANDING AROUND WITH JESS. 

 

 AS DUSTIN FUSSED A BIT-- SOMEONE SAID  "IT IS ONLY A LITTLE NEEDLE"  AND I HELD MY TONGUE WITH DIFFICULTY AND DID NOT USE TOM'S FAVORITE ONE LINER    "IT'S ONLY A LITTLE PRICK"

 

MIA CAME OUT OF ANESTHESIA SLOWLY-- AND  SHE WAS NOT EVEN CLOSET TO SANE TIL AFTER MIDNIGHT.. EARLENE AND BLUE GWEN NURSED HER THRU - AND SHE IS NEARLY  OK NOW,,,

 

SHE HAD DEFINITE HANG UPS

WALKING TOWARD HER WHEN SHE IS CONFUSED IS BAD-- AND SHE REALLY DOES NOT LIKE ROPES UNLESS YOU HOLD A COOKIE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RING--

 

SHE AND THE 13 PUPS ARE NOW LOOSE AROUND-- AND SHE CAN NOT SEEM TO CHASE THEM OFF A PLACE TO LIE DOWN..

 

 THAT MURPHY IS  TOUGH  AND THERE IS A BATTLE FOR TOYS BETWEEN MIA AN D  MURPH  SHE IS PILING THEM UP INT EH KITCHEN.

 

SO I HAVE TO GO HELP BEFORE SHE FALLS OVER IN EXHAUSTION.

 

I HAVE EQUIPMENT STUFF TO DEAL WITH  TODAY... THE DRYER... A BLOWER-- AND SOME ONE HAS OFFERED US A VERY REASONABLE HOT PRESSURE Washer--  i had one once--- IT WAS LOVELY. 

 

April 2, 2013

OH HOW THE MIGHTY HAVE FALLEN...\

------OR IS MAYBE GOING TO FALL...

 

WE HAD AN EMAIL FROM MANDY ( 57/TEAL)   BASICALLY THEY NEED TO COME DOWN AND TALK WITH MEGAN AND I---  TEAL  NEEDS A REMINDER THAT 57' HAS LIMITED  STREGNTH TO DEAL WITH---  AND THE REMINDER  NEEDS TO HAPPEN NOW-- BEFORE WE HAVE TIME TO WORK WITH HIM.

 

THERE IS A SHORTCUT TO TRAINING-- I HATE IT-- DOGS HATE IT- ON A RARE OCCASION I HAVE NEEDED A DIFFERENT APPROACH TO A DOG , I HAVE SIMPLY LOOPED THE LEASH FROM THE COLLAR IN A FIGURE 8 OVER THEIR NOSE. -- HOWEVER SOMEONE PATENTED  THE CONCEPT AND CALLS IT A DOG HALTER-- AND IT DOES WORK LIKE A HORSE HALTER-- YOU HAVE CONTROL OVER THEIR NOSE BY LEVERAGE  INSTEAD OF TRAINING..

 

IN CASE YOU MISSED MY FIRST STATEMENT -- I HATE THE ^%&^*& THINGS-- BUT I HAVE A FEELING--- AS A POSSIBLE  TEMP SOLUTION 57 SHOULD TRY ONE... AND I WANT TO BE THE ONE TO FIT IT TO HIM---I USED THE TERM DOG HALTER--

BECAUSE IT IS AGAINST MY WILL TO HAVE TO REFER

 TO THEM AS GENTLE LEADERS THEY ARE NOT GENTLE- AND THE ONLY REASON THEY EXIST IS BECAUSE  FOR YEARS PEOPLE REFERED TO THE CHAIN TRAINING  COLLAR AS A CHOKE CHAIN.... SO IT BECAME A MARKETING GIMIC

 

THE ONLY COLLARS THAT CHOKE ARE TH E LEATHER ONES THAT DOGS  PULL AGAINST...  A PROPERLY USED TRAINING COLLAR IS A TOOL-    IT IS A CONVERSATION TOOL -RARELY TIGHTENED AT ALL.

 

IF THE DOG MOVES BEYOND WHERE YOU WANT HIM  A YANK AND RELEASE ONCE-- MAYBE TWICE --- AS A SURPRISE ACTION WILL CURE 99% --- THE TRICK IS TH E  RELEASE WHERE YOU GIVE THE DOG A CHANCE TO THINK ABOUT WHAT CAUSED THAT UNPLEASENT SURPRISE.-- EVEN STANDING AROUND WHEN THE DOG SHOULD STAND QUIELY AT YOUR FEET.. USE THAT SAME YANK AND RELEASE UNTIL HE REALIZES TO PREVENT IT ALL HE HAS TO DO IS STAND STILL. 

 

THERE IS $5000 WORTH OF DOG TRAINING  IN THAT  CONCEPT OF PULL BACK  AND RELEASE.. MOST PEOPLE PULL BACK AND HANG ON--  TO HANG ON WITH LEASH TIGHT IS ALL WRONG.. RELEASE IT AND LET IT HAPPEN AGAIN. LET THE DOG THINK.

 

THE ULTIMATELY TRAINED DOG--( I SHOULD NEVER SAY THIS BECAUSE SOMEONE IS GOING TO ASK ME TO PROVE IT) YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO HOLD YOUR COFFEE IN THE SAME HAND AS THE DOG'S LEASH  AND NEVER SPILL IT.

 

  THINK OF A SERVICE DOG GOING THRU A CAFETERIA LINE  WITH A TRAY...   IT SHOULD WORK  

 

AND WE HAVE A WAYS TO GO WITH THE HOODLUMS  HANGING AROUND MY FEET.

 

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APPARENTLY MEGAN HAS ENTERED US IN SOME CONTEST ABOUT MILK BONES WHERE WE HAVE TO VOTE  ETC...   I DO NOT YET HAVE A LINK--  LETS GT ON THAT ONE-

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THIS IS A  MASSIVE  COMMUNITY WE HAVE --- SO KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN FOR ANY OF THESE VOTING GIVEAWAYS.

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IT WORKS BOTH WAYS--  TODAY WE WILL BE HAVING THE SURGERY ON  MIA'S TAIL-- WE WILL BE LEAVING ABOUT A 6"  LONG WAGGABLE   TAIL-- LIKE HUDSON'S

 

IF I HAD MY WAY.... I WOULD BE DOING THE TAILS, EARS , AND GASTROPLEXY ( TO PREVENT  A DEADLY TWISTED STOMACH) ON  OUR OTHER 2 DOGS WHICH ARE PLANNED FOR FACILITY DOGS--  THAT WOULD REMOVE 3 OF THE COMMON PROBLEMS WITH DOGS.. ESPECIALLY DANES.

 

  BUT GEORGE ( DVM) TALKED ME OUT OF IT BECAUSE OF THE NEGATIVE PUBLICITY GIVEN  MOSTLY TO EAR CROPPING.

 

IT GOT IT'S BAD NAME BEACUSE OF THE PEOPLE WHO WERE CROPPING EARS OF  LITTERS  ON NEWSPAPER ON THE FLOOR OF SOME MOTEL WITH A CAN OF EITHER FOR ANESTHESIA-  AND CROPPING TAILS A T 2 DAYS OLD WITH NO ANESTHESIA.... 

 

THAT IS A TERRIBLE THING... I AGREE-   BUT I HAVE NO OBJECTION TO HAVING  IT DONE PROPERLY BY A VETERNARIAN UNDER ANESTHESIA

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IN THE PROCESS OF FORMING A DECISION ABOUT TAIL CROPPING-- YOU WILL HOPEFULLY SEE THAT  TO REMOVE THE END OF  MIA'S BLOODY  TAIL IS NOT THE DRAMATIC EVENT  MANY PEOPLE SEEM TO THINK.

 

IT CAN BE DRAMATIC IF SHE CHEWS OUT THE STITCHES--  IT  I S EVEN MORE DRAMATIC IF SHE CHEWS OUT THE STITCHES FROM HER SPAY JOB...

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SO THIS AFTERNOON IS SURGERY-- I NEVER LET MY DOGS COME OUT OF ANESTHEIA WITHOUT SOMEONE THERE  TO CATCH THEIR HEAD AS THEY BANG AROUND-- SO THIS MAY BE WHERE I  AM AFTER LUNCH

SITTIN ON THE FLOOR IN GEROGE'S OFFICE--

THE SURGERY WILL ALSO GIVE ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO ARGUE WITH GEORGE-

THAT IS ONE OF MY FAVORTITE OCCUPATIONS.

 

THE INTERESTING THING IS BOTH OF US ARE LOOSING OUR HEARING.

 

THAT MAKES FOR INTERESTING ARGUEMENTS

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JESS AND MEGAN ARE WALLOWING THRU THE "TEENAGE" DOGS-- GETTING THEM OUT AND AROUND.

 

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SOMEONE MADE AN AWFUL MESS OF MY DESK--   IT HAS BECOME THE OVERFLOW DESK-  ALOT OF UNFINISHER TOPICS.

 

BUT OUR WHOLE GROUP IS SLIDING INTO MEANINGFUL GROUPS- MOST NOTEABLY  ANNE KARLA WITH MARIA HUNTING FOR MONEY AND THINGS.. BETH --BECKY--AND HOPEFULLY ALBERT ARE CHASING THE VA AND VETERANS ACTIVITIES.. MEGAN AN JESS WANDER THE MALLS-- TRACY MADDY AND MOLLY KEEP EVEYONE CLEAN AND FED

 

 

I TELL YOU HOW CRAZY--  MARIA IS WRITING FOR SOME GRANT- AND THEY ASKED IF WE HAD RECIEVED ANY AWARDS--  WE HAVE A FEW--AND COULD USE MORE...  SO BECKY (VETERAN) CALLED SOMEONE AND TOLD THEM ABOUT HOW WONDERFUL STANLEY WAS--SO  NOW WE ARE GETTING AWARDED  SOME PLACQUE OR ANOTHER AND WILL GO INTO THE STATEHOUSE TO RECIEVE IT AS A PHOTO OP.

 

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THE  WHOLE WORLD IS A PHOTO OP..

 

 

April 1, 2013

WE BROKE ALL RECORDS WITH THE  BED CONTEST..... 20216 I AM TOLD... A VERY IMPRESSIVE NUMBER  ALONG WITH  THE EXPLORE.ORG HOUSE CAMERA  1.7 MILLION AS OF LAST NIGHT PLUS  EACH OF THE BARN CAMERAS OF 400,000.

I AM TOLD OLIVE'S BIRTHING BROKE ALL RECORDS WITH 125,000 ACTIVELY WATCHING.

 

WITH THOSE NUMBERS SOME DOG FOOD COMPANY OUGHT TO DONATE FOOD.

 

  WE HAVE PR TO  SPARE.. COME ONE NOW...

 

THIS WILL BE SHORT BECAUSE I  AM HAVING TO  LOOK UP COMPARIITIVE DOG FOODS...  THIS WELLNESS THAT I AM TOLD HAS CORP OFFICES IN CHELMSFORD HAD 2 KINDS OF DRY  34% PROTIEN ( TOO HIGH OFOR MY LIKING)  AND 21%  I LIKE THAT BETTER WITHTHE BEEF WE FEED-- SO I HAVE ALOT OF LEARNING TO DO QUICKLY  AND IF YOU WANT TO JOIN  ME....

 

HERE IS THE 5 STAR LISTING

http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/dog-food-reviews/dry/5-star/  A

 

GO FIND THE REST OF THE LISTING

 

KEEP IN MIND ALL THE BEEF WE HAVE-

 

RUSHING... THE  CAMERA IS OFF