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  • agilebasenjiA

    Can't believe it's not a basenji

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    Sounds like that dog needs a nail trim. (long nails are my pet peeve… that sound on my floor would make me nuts} -Joanne
  • KipawaK

    'Certified' dog walkers

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    It seems to me there are a couple of issues here. I don't think a shelter wants just any JoeBloe walking in one day to say "hey I'd like to help by walking your dogs". The shelter needs to know something about its volunteers though a criminal check might be a bit much. If someone has been volunteering at a shelter for some time so the staff knows them and now new policies are being put into effect, then the shelter should have some sort of informational meeting/handout for all its volunteers so they know what and why. And even when volunteers have been accepted, some mini-training should be included for handling dogs. Many shelter dogs have been abused so I wouldn't want a volunteer who grew up under the "old" system of training with spanking and collar yerking now handling a special needs dog. Actual certification for dog walkers - no - the government intrudes enough.
  • nobarkusN

    What's going on here??

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    I keep Billy the Exterminator on speed dial just in case.
  • AJs HumanA

    Hi-dee, y'all

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    Well we miss you, but, ….have fun!
  • KipawaK

    Full contact gardening

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    Sounds like you will have a lovely yard this summer. It is already in the 90s here during the day, we all stay inside all summer, except early morning and late afternoon.
  • L

    Don't give up

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    Somebody wrote a letter to the editor in this morning's paper suggesting a microchip before he escapes again.