Hi, sweetie. Thanks so much for writing.

 

I have spent the last year fixing up my house for sale -- and I sold it!! Hooray. Then I spent the next couple of months moving -- a huge undertaking, because I'd been in that other house for 12 years and had no time or space to really even go through and do a lot of thinning out before moving. Well, with 5 dogs, a cat, a roommate and her dog, we were pretty crowded down there. (Especially because not all the dogs got along.)

 

I did send away for a "Be a Tree" kit -- it's the materials you need in order to do classroom presentations for young kids and teach bite prevention.  Unfortunately, about a week after I received the kit, a doorknob failed in my house and one of the dogs that doesn't get along with one of the other ones wandered into that dog's room.  Because of a number of other equipment failures I ended up getting somewhat torn up and had to call 911 to come and break up the dogs (and then take me to the hospital!).  I still have those dogs and now I'm up to 8 dogs and a cat (I gave my cat away, but got her back yesterday).

 

Anyway, I went to a two-day seminar about dog aggression shortly after that incident (I had signed up before).  It was absolutely phenomenal and I will post a summary of the seminar that I wrote for the IPDTA (International Positive Dog Training Association).  Anyone who is having aggression problems should look into this.  But it's still very difficult to use on dogs that are aggressive to other dogs in the same home.  It's great for dogs that are aggressive to strangers, whether human or canine.   

 

I haven't had time to do much clicker-training and haven't finished the video.  Things are still in boxes all over the place.  But moving was a huge step and I am still planning on finishing.  I have to apologize to everyone for taking so long.  If anyone wants their investment money back, I am now in a position to pay you back with interest after selling my house.  Thank you for helping me when I didn't know where the next dime was coming from! It helped me get through that last quarter in school.  I've been involved pretty deeply in rescue and fostering ever since.

 

I just heard from a trainer up here that they are looking to hire people to supervise play time at the doggy daycare here, so that would be a nice part-time job for me.  I will be able to purchase the editing equipment and keep on working on the video.

 

My computer connection is EXTREMELY slow, so I hardly ever initiate an email.  I apologize for that, too.  Apparently I am so far out in Madera county that I am too far away from the phone company to get DSL.  Just getting an email to open takes a phenomenally long time. 

 

But I thank you so much for sending an inquiry.  I hope all is well with you and I really hope to have good news for you soon!

 

Best,

 

Andrea

 

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