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| So I've been training my doggie... and succeeding :3 who said you can't teach an old dog new tricks? Ginger's incredibly intelligent... She learns fast. She needs to learn "stay" though xD and how to not jump on people *giggle* She loves people. And she's afraid of doggies bigger than she is. And she needs to learn how to walk on a leash xDD ahh, I love my dog...
Any dog training tips?
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| I RememberYes, I remember. I was ten.
Waking up, hearing the people on the radio station... "Oh, god... turn on your TVs to a news channel, now... oh god..."
My mom came in. I told her. "The radio people said to turn on the news!"
She rushed to the living room. And I followed.
A tall building... plumes of smoke coming from it. The reporters were so frantic, I couldn't understand a word.
And then the second plane hit.
My mom told me to go get ready for school. She seemed upset, so I didn't argue. She called my grandmother then. She wasn't sure if she was going to go to work or let me and my brother go to school. I got ready quickly and went back out to the living room. My mom didn't want me watching. But I managed a few words from the reports.
"...terrorist attacks..."
I was only ten... but I was mature enough to understand what that meant. I knew that it would change my life and way of living. I knew that, for a reason beyond my current comprehension, someone HATED America.
For the sake of normalcy, my mom made us go to school.
When I got there at 8 AM, everyone had heard about it. When we turned on the news, the second tower collapsed.
Ten year olds, spending the day attempting to comprehend the hatred needed to commit such a deed.
It is not until seven years later that I completely understand the events that occurred that day. And the realization sickens me. I don't care for the politics of what happened... all I know is that it was wrong. It was hell on Earth.
There are things that I don't understand, though. I don't think I could ever muster the bravery and courage of the firefighters, police, and other service people... They are and were simply amazing people. I could never do what they did and what they do.
I personally lost three very close cousins... the accumulation of all
the emotions and memories bring me to tears every time I think about it.
After each tower collapsed, the people caught in the waves of smoke look like gray zombies... milling about in desperation for air and water... Those images stick in my mind... as well as the images of each plane hitting... each tower collapsing... mountains of ash and dust burying people, suffocating them...
My father's birthday is September 11th. He now prefers to celebrate on the 12th. I hardly remember life before the attacks. It was such a... landmark event. And I wish it wasn't. I wish it never happened. I don't approve of my country's actions afterwards... but I do understand them. And I wish I didn't. I wish the World Trade Center still stood, both towers.
I also wish selfish things. I wish I didn't have to grow up feeling so afraid. I wish I was not traumatized by what happened; I wish I didn't have those images burned into my mind and my memories.
I was afraid. But now I am strong. I do not hate those who did this to my country, to I-don't-know-how-many people. I only want to help now. People are still traumatized. People of all ages. My economics teacher said she felt that we were too young to remember and completely understand what had happened. But I disagree. Many of us, even at ten, could understand. I'm sure some kids younger than me understand and were just as traumatized by the events of that day. Children today are easily impressionable. We were no different.
I remember. I will always remember.
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| I think I found my new best friend x3Thank you very much for your reply! No, I have
not contacted them, but I will, thanks.
I would appreciate any
information you could give me, and I would be happy to attend any sort of events
that are therapy dog related. I would also appreciate the books (I'm an avid
reader!).
The project is to be completed just before the end of the
school year, about mid-May of 2009. Then, it is just preparation for presenting
the project.
I would love to attend the PAWS program orientation; if I
were to volunteer, would I have to schedule it prior to the event?
I will
visit the American Kennel Club's website, thank you for recommending
it!
Thank you again for reading and responding,
Stephanie
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You are welcome.
We are having a huge event this Sunday and many of our
therapy dogs and their people will be there. I am attaching a flyer for you. I
am also attaching the flyer for the Orientation. If you want to come and
volunteer for the Orientation - just let me know. I would just have you
help me set up, check people in, hand out materials, etc. and we could ask
permission to have you go on the facility visit that we do right after the
Orientation. The people trying to become certified have to do this as the second
step of the certification process. They go with us to a facility just to
observe.
If you come to any of these - I could lend you the 2 books
I have on the topic.
Stacy
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| Ahhh, responses... x3Hi Stephanie,
This sounds like a fun project! Have you also contacted the
SPCALA - they would be closer for you than us, as we are in Orange County. There
are probably only parts of your project that we could help you with - the
problem is that volunteers must be 18 and over due to the liability insurance
required for these types of programs. I can help you by providing information
and there might be a few events that you could volunteer with us at that aren't
therapy dog visits at hospitals but are therapy dog related. I also have a few
books myself on this topic that I could loan to you. When does this project need
to be completed by? We have our next PAWS Program Orientation on October 18th
and this would be good for you to attend and also possibly volunteer at. It
takes place in Anaheim. Another website for you to check out is www.akc.org - the American Kennel Club. They
created the Canine Good Citizen Test and that is a major portion of the therapy
dog testing/evaluation that many different organizations use.
Stacy S*******
Ms. S*******,
Thank you very much for your reply! No, I have not contacted them, but I will, thanks.
I
would appreciate any information you could give me, and I would be
happy to attend any sort of events that are therapy dog related. I
would also appreciate the books (I'm an avid reader!).
The
project is to be completed just before the end of the school year,
about mid-May of 2009. Then, it is just preparation for presenting the
project.
I would love to attend the PAWS program orientation; if I were to volunteer, would I have to schedule it prior to the event?
I will visit the American Kennel Club's website, thank you for recommending it!
Thank you again for reading and responding,
Stephanie
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