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Re: Camellia Camelo
I'm often REALLY slow on the uptake, but I don't worry about it, because lots of other people say they are, too!
Anyway, late yesterday, it occurred to me that today is my Hunt Day (weekly errands in town) - and that just as likely, the vet clinic would like to have some votes too! So I wrote up a short notice about the entry, put the link there, and asked DogDaddy George, who, unlike me, has a printer, to print up a few sheets of business-card-sized notices that contain the basic information and the link. I phoned the clinic, to make sure to get permission before George went to all that work, and they liked the idea.
George stays with Camellia here during my Hunt Days. She totally adores him, and is all over him! He adores her, too, so that works out well; haha!
Anyway, he brought the notices, and I took them with me when I left to do errands.
I went to the clinic first. There were lots of children around, accompanied by their teachers. The clinic was holding a field-trip tour day!
When I went inside, Dr. Amanda was there; I hadn't seen her for a time. She was all smiles - really thrilled that we made the finals. I don't think she'd ever seen that picture of herself and Kwali, though she'd given her permission for me to put it on Coherent Dog. She hadn't had time to go look!
She said they were having a day of field trips for the children. The group there at the time were kindergarteners. Two of the techs were helping with the tour - Nancy, and Nyla. Nancy has been with the clinic for lots and lots of years; Nyla, for quite a few now.
Receptionists Debbie and Sharise were covering the front desk, and Debbie was helping me with the notices - but suddenly, I wanted to play hooky, and asked Dr. Amanda if I could trail along on the tour. She smiled, and said yes. Debbie said the notices could wait.
So, off I went, into the back room, with a bunch of well-behaved children and their teachers.
A woman had a ferret in a cage on the floor. Another had a Persian cat, grey female, on her lap and in her arms. It turned out they were part of the show! Two more Persians were in an upper cage, and in the cage below was a one-year-old four-pound Chihuahua - Sharise's dog. She lives with a few Pit Bulls, also Sharise's dogs! She was just darling. She came up to the front of her cage to greet a couple of the children. After a time, it became too much, so she curled up in her little bed, tucked her head in, and slept.
The grey Persian began to twitch her tail rather wildly - and to fake-bite her owner - who is a breeder. These cats are accustomed to being shown in cat shows, so, in effect, they took it all in their stride.
Dr. Amanda took the children into the operating room and showed them some of the instruments. I stayed back, so couldn't see much. Then Nyla showed them a model of a dog's mouth-with-teeth, talking about dentistry. Nyla is a dental specialist.
Dr. Amanda then showed them tapeworms in a vial. Also, a shed snake-skin. Also, a pig's tusk that had grown up and almost into the pig's eye, so they'd had to cut it off! Also, a fish-hook, carefully enclosed in a vial too, so as not to bite anybody! It was a hook that had gone through a dog's upper lip when the dog ate a fish. They had to anaesthetize the dog, of course, and then they cut the hook in half, so they could pull it out without doing further damage.
That was about all I took in of the tour - thought I'd better go back to the front desk and do the notices-thing.
Debbie used a holder in which they usually have a notice that says something like, we are good at entertaining children, but sometimes we have to leave the room. Any child found wandering will be given a cup of coffee and a free puppy. (I LOVE THAT SIGN!) Anyway, Debbie sacrificed it for the duration of the voting (through 19 October). She put it on the back-side, so it was still available.
I got a large charge out of watching the kids. They behaved very well. The teachers were nice. Nancy, Nyla and Dr. Amanda were great with the kids, too. I love kids, though I'm not around them as much as I once was, so this was a treat for me, too! Had such a lovely hour there!
Whew, long story! Haha!
Thu, 6 Oct 2011 21:33:28 (PDT)
I'm often REALLY slow on the uptake, but I don't worry about it, because lots of other people say they are, too!
Anyway, late yesterday, it occurred to me that today is my Hunt Day (weekly errands in town) - and that just as likely, the vet clinic would like to have some votes too! So I wrote up a short notice about the entry, put the link there, and asked DogDaddy George, who, unlike me, has a printer, to print up a few sheets of business-card-sized notices that contain the basic information and the link. I phoned the clinic, to make sure to get permission before George went to all that work, and they liked the idea.
George stays with Camellia here during my Hunt Days. She totally adores him, and is all over him! He adores her, too, so that works out well; haha!
Anyway, he brought the notices, and I took them with me when I left to do errands.
I went to the clinic first. There were lots of children around, accompanied by their teachers. The clinic was holding a field-trip tour day!
When I went inside, Dr. Amanda was there; I hadn't seen her for a time. She was all smiles - really thrilled that we made the finals. I don't think she'd ever seen that picture of herself and Kwali, though she'd given her permission for me to put it on Coherent Dog. She hadn't had time to go look!
She said they were having a day of field trips for the children. The group there at the time were kindergarteners. Two of the techs were helping with the tour - Nancy, and Nyla. Nancy has been with the clinic for lots and lots of years; Nyla, for quite a few now.
Receptionists Debbie and Sharise were covering the front desk, and Debbie was helping me with the notices - but suddenly, I wanted to play hooky, and asked Dr. Amanda if I could trail along on the tour. She smiled, and said yes. Debbie said the notices could wait.
So, off I went, into the back room, with a bunch of well-behaved children and their teachers.
A woman had a ferret in a cage on the floor. Another had a Persian cat, grey female, on her lap and in her arms. It turned out they were part of the show! Two more Persians were in an upper cage, and in the cage below was a one-year-old four-pound Chihuahua - Sharise's dog. She lives with a few Pit Bulls, also Sharise's dogs! She was just darling. She came up to the front of her cage to greet a couple of the children. After a time, it became too much, so she curled up in her little bed, tucked her head in, and slept.
The grey Persian began to twitch her tail rather wildly - and to fake-bite her owner - who is a breeder. These cats are accustomed to being shown in cat shows, so, in effect, they took it all in their stride.
Dr. Amanda took the children into the operating room and showed them some of the instruments. I stayed back, so couldn't see much. Then Nyla showed them a model of a dog's mouth-with-teeth, talking about dentistry. Nyla is a dental specialist.
Dr. Amanda then showed them tapeworms in a vial. Also, a shed snake-skin. Also, a pig's tusk that had grown up and almost into the pig's eye, so they'd had to cut it off! Also, a fish-hook, carefully enclosed in a vial too, so as not to bite anybody! It was a hook that had gone through a dog's upper lip when the dog ate a fish. They had to anaesthetize the dog, of course, and then they cut the hook in half, so they could pull it out without doing further damage.
That was about all I took in of the tour - thought I'd better go back to the front desk and do the notices-thing.
Debbie used a holder in which they usually have a notice that says something like, we are good at entertaining children, but sometimes we have to leave the room. Any child found wandering will be given a cup of coffee and a free puppy. (I LOVE THAT SIGN!) Anyway, Debbie sacrificed it for the duration of the voting (through 19 October). She put it on the back-side, so it was still available.
I got a large charge out of watching the kids. They behaved very well. The teachers were nice. Nancy, Nyla and Dr. Amanda were great with the kids, too. I love kids, though I'm not around them as much as I once was, so this was a treat for me, too! Had such a lovely hour there!
Whew, long story! Haha!
Thu, 6 Oct 2011 21:33:28 (PDT)
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