miss LANGLEY

well, we got a little surprise last week. miss LANGLEY decided to get the inmates very worried with her tummy issue, and by the time she got through the vet, she was peppy with nothing abnormal, just a little digestive upset. well, dad decided to bring her home for the week, and showed up at 2200 with a huge puppy in his arms. my little LANGLEY, who had been the tiniest baby, is now 5 months old and about 30 lbs. that didn't stop me though, i still carried her around for about a day, just because i could [barely]. she is a very, very sweet girl, as ever. she integrated perfectly with all the dogs here and was just like a shorter version of everyone else hanging out...except she played a little more, laid down a little less, and is still in the "quiet means trouble" stage. it reminded me why taking puppies to the prison is a job perk :) but she was better than we could have expected.

thursday, we had 2 ITT sessions together in leesburg, with april and BOURKE and sonny and JAKE at panera and the outlet mall. both of the clients did wonderfully, but as usual i'd prefer to let them tell you about it, so keep an eye on april and sonny's blogs for their take on the day.

nevertheless, CLAIRE and LANGLEY joined us. they stayed in the car (the dog sanctuary on wheels) while we oversaw the ITT's, then dad and i went to starbucks will allison and took the girls in. this was LANGLEY's very first public outing ever...all eyes were on her. she was nosey and trying to smell everything inappropriate while we walked, but whenever i would stop i could easily refocus her into a perfect heel and sit, so we walked up to the counter one step at a time. she sat at attention while we ordered and then headed over to a table. she watched CLAIRE to the "go in" command under the table, looked up at me, and upon my command of "go in" she replicated her mom. there she laid for over an hour. she never relaxed or got to sleep, she stared at me most of the time. she only tried to stand up twice and was redirected so effortlessly i started to wish that we had 18 month-olds who were so cooperative ;) she never whined and was easily pleased with a froot loop every 5 or 10 minutes. we were so very proud of her! here is a picture of the baby, who looks pretty darn big, in starbucks


she went back to the prison yesterday, a roundtrip drive i got to do, in the snow no less! oh the joys of western md & north central wv! JACKIE and BIFF came back with me and are heading down with dad on his trip this week to stay at jesup and ft. stewart, respectively.

let another week begin!
LOVE,K
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early mornings

well, we had a great weekend! on sunday, we met sonny & JAKE & family for church @ ft. belvoir. since it was JAKE's first time and he will be a regular, we were asked to give a short presentation about paws4vets to help the congregation understand more about what we do. well, in addition to doing this at the 1100 service, we were also asked to do this at the 0800 service...which meant a 0400 wake up call! no lazy sundays here! bless their hearts, sonny and his whole family were up and ready to attend both services with us as well! we had a wonderful time, and JAKE and CLAIRE both did excellent. CLAIRE also graced children's church and sunday schools with her presence, and acted very much like a princess. she just loves kids and had a great time! we met many wonderful people who now better understand all the unique components of paws4vets. it was a great opportunity.

JAKE and sonny are doing wonderful together. JAKE is so very dedicated to watching sonny's every move, and is readily figuring out how to assist sonny without any words needing to be spoken. he's truly and amazing dog and has found just the right place!

on friday, i was featured as the guest blogger on disability.gov, you can read my blog here. that was another exciting opportunity as well!

on to a busy monday with a very important meeting with someone you have all heard about for some time now....hopefully she and i will have something to tell you about it afterwards!
LOVE,K
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LILLY reel

well, another week stuck behind the computer for the most part, so not too much excitement to report.

well, i guess that's never quite true. on monday, we took ROWAN to the airport and flew her out to her new adopting home on the west coast. she arrived and is doing well! also on monday, we took JAKE to live permanently with sonny! that team is really something to watch, let me tell you. JAKE has found just the right place. you can read sonny's updates to hear all about it!

also, LILLY went to meet her boyfriend, BEN (yes, for all of you detail-oriented followers, that was CLAIRE's baby daddy, too haha) and they bred successfully...well, as successfully as we can know about now. in a few weeks we will do the ultrasound and know for sure if the next litter is on its way. i can't wait! and i have some new plots and plans for this litter, just you wait and see!

have a fabulous weekend!!
LOVE,K
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sickness

well, here i am being a lowsy blogger again! i suppose that's because nothing has happened in the last week nearly as exciting as going to fox news. that and i'm very very sick. that kind of sick where every time you answer your phone, people tell you how sick you must be. truly pitiful. i have conquered a large amount of computer work...i was up against some tight deadlines and, as usual, worked better under pressure. so, at least i can feel accomplished this week, even if not glamorous or exciting!

the only other thing i have to report is that my beloved alma mater, has featured me on the site again. just a little shout out, but somehow every time we can be linked with wvu it makes me just as excited as being on national news :) take a quick peek. and another!

enjoy your weekend!
LOVE,K
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FOX News!

well, in case you haven't heard yet, WYATT and i got to be on FOX News! the big, cable one! my dad, WYATT and i made our way into the heart of dc. we made our way into the building and were taken to the green room. i got a nice hair and make-up touch-up, but WYATT was clearly already handsome enough as they said he didn't need anything! then, wendy from IKEA arrived with the sweetest gift basket for me! she stayed to help us along with the interview, it was such a help to have her there! soon enough we were taken into the studio and mic'd up, and WYATT got to sit in his own chair, as everyone quickly determined he was much too refined for the floor. he has a way of making himself a rock star, but if you've ever met him you already knew that! i was interviewed by kimberly guilfoyle, but i couldn't see her, i talked to a black screen and heard her in my ear. that was a little strange at first, but it went so quickly i forgot right away. WYATT stood up right on cue when kimberly asked about him, although he had no bug in his ear! below is a picture of us in the green room, and here is the link of the interview! it was so much fun, i hope we get to do more soon. thanks to IKEA!!


LOVE,K
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leaving SKYLAR

well, yesterday was the day i left SKYLAR with annie for good. she wasn't sad to see me leave, but they never are! i think they will make a great team. annie is doing a great job learning to work with SKYLAR and SKYLAR already hates when annie leaves her sight (we are doing a modified form of umbilical cording to do what fits best for annie, as we would adjust with any client). annie has agreed to blog, so when she gets a chance to get started, you'll find her blog here. but, it's also been added to the friendfeed, so you will see her updates when you check in there, along with all of our other bloggers'. off to get some work done in the charlotte area today...more secrets, for the time-being!
LOVE,K
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SKYLAR's big day

well, yesterday SKYLAR and i made the drive down the raleigh area. little did she know she was arriving at her new home. SKYLAR is not a fearful dog, not even tentative really, but she is very observant and slow to accept new things. she must do it in her own time. she is very analytical. so, i didn't know quite what to expect of her arriving in a whole new environment with a family of 7 people to meet and greet. but, as the dogs usually do, she far exceeded my expectations. she walked in with a gaping, panting smile and tail wagging low. she smelled, she went and sat in front of each person to be greeted, she was happy as could be. it was almost too easy. annie, SKYLAR's new handler, and i began working on the things SKYLAR needed, what her body language was telling annie, and what her new routines should be. after about 2 hours, i was ready to leave, without the slightest worry. she really outdid herself. so, with SKYLAR laying sprawled out with annie on her bed, i simply walked out for the night without the slighest care on SKYLAR's part. i'm now about to head over to see how the night went and work on teaching annie more of what SKYLAR knows, wants, and needs; but i think it will be pretty seamless. again, it seems as though the dog knew exactly what she wanted at the bump, and we were just smart enough to listen :)

LOVE,K
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