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  • KipawaK

    'Certified' dog walkers

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    wizardW
    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.
  • KipawaK

    My laptop is close to being 'fried'

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    BasenjimammaB
    Fran..know that we are waiting for your return…hope your computer issues gets solved easily and inexpensively...see you soon. :)
  • DebraDownSouthD

    Great gift

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    I love them. They are, of course, where the voting goes on. But I have been there for years. For the last 3 yrs part of my daughter and my gifts to each other is the gifts that give. Each year I have given her a certificate from buying a stove.. well here it is. She varies what she gets me.
  • Rita JeanR

    Birthday's

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    I don't know of any Rita Jean. Mine was born Christmas Day which makes it easy to remember.
  • wizardW

    Great video

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    BasenjimammaB
    Agreed, this week was just a bump in the road. Happy the weekend is here, and the cool is here in houston too, huge news for us…high tomorrow in the mid 70's...wow, yesterdays high was 95 and sweltering..I will definitely take all the dogs our for a cool, brisk run..basenji style.
  • JazzysMomJ

    Not a great way to relax…..

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    Yeah – it was not fun for me. SHE, on the other hand, called me late last night all excited about it and how this will go in her record as an "experience" which will help her when she's job hunting. oh. yay.