ok .. so i'm still hooked up with
that blasted dating service from yahoo .. not that i'm looking mind
you, i've just forgotten my password so i don't know how to turn it off
lol
i usually just
delete the emails from Yahoo Matchmaker telling me they've found the man
of my dreams for me .. but this morning i decided to take a look
oh my .. so many to choose from ..
"My
life is dedicated to playing with my kids, skiing, mt.biking, surfing,
and rock climbing. I also have a full time job and a home business to
pay for it all."
oh ..
like exercise? surfing? at my age? yea sure right .. i wonder how my
wrinkles will look falling off a rock .. sounds right up my alley ..
glad to hear that you'll be paying your own way though
"Looking for a best friend to have fun I love the outdoors, down to earth guy, who is outgoing and Very athletic and fit."
outdoors?
like with the bugs? the closest i get to outdoors is taking out the
garbage .. give me a 5 star hotel with room service instead please ..
have you considered getting an athletic dog? i hear they're mans best
friend
you're a down
to earth guy? does that mean you don't shower or shave to be closer to
nature? or does that mean you're really really short?
"I love to be with a small group of friends sharing life experience, talking funny stories, and reveal the inner fantasies"
does
anyone else translate this into group sex or is it just me? i'm not
familiar with "talking funny stories" .. are those like comedy talking
movies?
"Hi
there. I'm looking for someone to have fun with...no strings
attached...just want to see what happens and how things go. Sense of
humor is a must"
whooo
hoooo .. somebody wants to get laid .. good luck dude .. i guess you
want somebody to laugh when you don't call back the next day eh? or do
you mean somebody to laugh at your body parts .. i'm confused
"I
believe life is all about going for the gusto! Seeing the world, trying
new activities (even if they’re scary), and always learning is
invigorating to me.?
gusto?
oh how attractive .. old people with gusto .. i nap with gusto, does
that count? i think for something new i'll get patterned sheets on my
bed
"Hi, I have lived in the Silicon Valley for nearly 15 years. I am originally from India,"
wonderful !! maybe you can help me fix my computer
oh
well .. i had a great time sorting through all the selections this
morning .. but i do believe i've had my fun quota for the day ;)
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I have already come;
'Tis grace hath brought me safe thus far,
And grace will lead me home." by John Newton
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i thought i'd seen the worst .. that should teach me
i ran off to the humane society this morning to put in my weekly quota of volunteer hours
for those of you are new to my
ramblings on about the shelter, i volunteer there at least once a week
for a few hours .. i'm trained in cat socialization and in canine
healthcheck, where we process all incoming dogs, after their mandatory
hold period, to find out if they're suitable for adoption .. we also
vaccinate and check for any possible medical problems .. i've been doing
this for almost a year and even though it has its ups and downs, i
finally feel i'm pretty good at what i do and i no longer feel like i'm a
"newbie liability" to the shelter
oh .. and i have a long-standing
fear of big dogs .. the scar from a german shepherd on my chin, the scar
from a saint bernard on my right foot might give you a clue as to why
i'm fearful .. i now consider myself a cat person .. and a fish person
.. and a hamster person lol
this morning. our first
healthcheck was on a lab/retreiver mix .. a huge goofy male, that i
ended up naming "Roy" .. "Big Boy Roy" .. he was timid and shaking at
first, but finally warming up, content to sit at my feet while i typed
in his vaccination dates and anything we noted about his behavior ..
he's going to make some family extremely lucky to have found such a
peaceful content dog
we'd only gotten through 2 dogs
this morning when the super, Dennis, came in. saw me and said "well !!
if it isn't our best loved volunteer !!" i laughed and told him if they
really loved me they'd give me a raise .. at *least* 10 percent more
than i'm making now .. "i think you deserve 15% percent more" .. we all
laughed
then he informed us that we were
to shut down healthcheck for the day .. the adoption kennels were full
.. sometimes 1 dog per kennel, usually paired up, and if they're small, 3
to a kennel
instead we were to run over to adoptions and work on changing the dogs in the kennels, pairing them up with different dogs
why fix something that isn't
broken was my thought .. if the dogs were getting along, why not just
leave them? because they can become too "content" with their new kennel
buddy and may lose their social skills with other dogs .. they need to
be paired up with different breeds, different personalities, different
sizes and genders, so they stay on their toes and allows them to improve
and practice their socialization skills .. in the end, it makes them
just *that* much more adoptable knowing they can (and have) socialized
with other dogs during their stay with us
the rub? the shelter used to
have a cap of 3 adult pitbulls in adoptions .. they recently removed the
cap and today, we have 18 adult pitbulls in adoptions, some of them
there over a month
as i'm typing this, i'm thankful
that i'm no longer shaking .. the tears have subsided .. perhaps from
the wine that i felt i deserved at 1:00 in the afternoon .. my tummy is
still tied up in knots .. my heart is still breaking and i've realized
it might take awhile to get over this one
ya know how you feel when
something happens that you just *know* that its going to be one of those
life defining moments? one of those things that will never be replaced
with newer memories .. one of those things that you have no doubt will
end up effecting how you react in the future in similar situations?
yea .. its one of those .. me,
recently feeling like my huge fear and caution of big dogs was finally
replaced with knowledge (knowledge displaces fear .. did you know that?)
i'm not the victim .. i'm merely
an innocent bystander .. the victim was Irish .. a beautiful gray pit
bull mix that we healthchecked 2 weeks ago into adoption .. she has the
sweetest demeanor for a pitbull mix that i've ever seen .. she got into a
tangle last weekend with a more aggressive male pit so we quickly
pulled her and put her in with a smaller male puppy so she could be the
dominant
and now she's laying in the hospital .. sedated, her wounds cleaned and antibiotics started
it happened so quickly .. so very
quickly .. the 3 dogs, all female pits, getting along wonderfully in
the socialization area .. playing with toys, showing NO outward signs of
even the mildest form of aggression .. until one of the dogs snapped ..
pinning me in the corner with my pitbull who thankfully was still
leashed .. the leash stuck on my wrist when they screamed at me to hand
them my leash so they could pull my dog out of the mix .. they finally
pulled out my girl, leaving me in the corner with the fighting pitbulls
.. Irish frantically trying to get away from the pit that had a death
grip on her neck
i finally ended up jumping over
the 4 foot fence getting out of the way of being involved in the fight
.. we had immediately called out a code 3 so thankfully the area was
soon swarming with knowledgeable techs who succeeded in pulling the dogs
apart
from what i understand, its going to be remembered as the worst dog fight in the history of the humane society
and my heart is breaking for
Irish .. i was the one that decided she would do well in the pairing up
.. there is no aggression in her that i've seen and felt she was a good
candidate .. i stopped and saw her in the hospital before i left for
home .. i'm guessing she doesn't blame me since she was still willing to
give me a few kisses .. i'm hoping Dr Chad is going to work his
miracles on her
after everything had finally
calmed down i knew i couldn't go home .. first of all, i was an accident
waiting to happen .. and i knew that if i went home now. after falling
off the horse, that it might be a cold day in hell before i go back to
the shelter
so i jumped back on the horse
that threw me .. standing back this time so that MY fear didn't play a
part in how the next set of dogs interacted .. i guess Dennis knew that
we'd all be prone to being a little gun shy so he valiantly held our
hands through the next set of pair ups .. and the next .. where we ended
up having to break up yet another dog fight
i decided it was time to call it a day .. a million hours later
i'm thinking tomorrow i need to find time to go check on Irish .. and tell her again that i'm sorry
i'm not quite sure what i did that constitutes a violation of community guidelines
i was searching for a journal thats all .. honest !!
i suppose AOL thought i was asking how something went wrong with AOL .. and i suppose THAT is against the rules?
hehe
