Today I’m off to Camp Lewallen to teach an adult leader training class again. This session of Advanced Leader Training is pretty free-form. It’s a loosely structured group of sessions to teach Scout Leader skills to adults who have been at it long enough to know what questions to ask (as opposed to Basic Leader […]
Monthly Archives: October 2006
I had a bit of a frustrating experience today. It’s a situation that is not uncommon. A client has purchased a new pet and brings it in for a check-up to get it off to a good start. So far, so good. They are excited about the new addition to the family (as who would […]
A reader of my post on Sand Colic wrote a comment asking for help with her pony, whom she believes has this problem. I e-mailed her with general information and she asked for more specific help, as in what dosage and how to give it. While I am very happy to answer your individual questions […]
If someone asked you for a worm pill, what would you give them? Sometimes I think of a little shop in Diagon Alley [if you’re not a Harry Potter fan, ask someone who is] and a wizened little old man pulls open a number of ancient wooden drawers. The first pill he hands you has […]
Everybody likes to save money. I know I do. On the other hand, "you get what you pay for" is one of those phrases that really hits home sometimes. If I didn’t know any better, I guess I might think that treating a dog for worms ought to be pretty simple. I might also think […]
Hey, I know I said I’d be back Sunday, but things happen. I had a choice of staying one more day to finish what I started, or having to make another trip. I chose to stay. It was a spiritual retreat and well worth the inconvenience of the extra day’s stay. Imagine falling in love […]
I’m going on a weekend retreat away from the hustle and bustle. My usual "weekend off" involves Scout leader training and sleeping on the ground (for about six hours a night). It’s been about two years since I took a few days to just get outside the practice and relax and evaluate things from an […]
I wonder about Lassie, myself. Aside from the question of whether Lassie being a boy (because male Collies don’t shed their neck ruff periodically like the females) has contributed to the gender confusion of the last decades, was Lassie really so smart? The character of Lassie, I mean, not the amazing, Weatherwax-trained collies. Sunday evening, […]
I don’t think it would improve the situation much. People frequently ask me that and my reply is that "I wish they could roll up their sleeves." [Drawing blood from a vein hidden under an inch of hair is quite a trick.] I can make friends with animals. The problem is that I then immediately […]
I hadn’t been on my bike in about three weeks, what with inclement weather and weekend commitments. The weather this weekend was absolutely ideal: cool and dry, but neither cold nor windy. The sky was clear and blue, but the air quality was certainly variable. On Saturday, there were areas where the defoliant was so […]