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"Hey, faggot," I hear as I fall to the floor. My textbook and notes go flying, but the foot that tripped me is now firmly placed between my shoulder blades, and let's face it, no one's exactly gonna help me, are they? I sigh irritably and push myself up, twisting so I unbalance him. He shifts, removing his foot from my back and bringing it down on my fingers instead. By accident, of course.
"Just fuck off, will you, Jason? I'm not even gay, get it right." Prick.
And I would like to say right now, just to set the record straight, I'm not gay. I'm very much into both genders - and anyone in between, for that matter.
Surprise, surprise. There's Kyle. Laughing. Double prick. "What're you laughing at?" I ask snappishly, picking up my stuff and walking off before he can answer.
Of course, that's when I realise I've not even got the right textbook. But I'm not going back there for anything. Not because of those assholes, but more because I've got music next. I like music. I get to lock myself in the studio and beat out my frustration on a drum kit. I can play the guitar, too, but honestly, I prefer the drums. In fact, I did belong to a band once, with my best friend. But the singer? He was worse than Kyle. I don't think Kyle's actually homophobic; he just has a reputation and an image to keep up. The singer, though? He was genuinely homophobic, and a complete dickhead.
Even if he was gorgeous.
Needless to say, we didn't get too far like that. So I'm back in the studios, bumming around and dreaming of what I could've had.
"I want you all to pair up and work on the exercise on your sheets." Thanks, Mr F. Thanks a bunch. I just sit there at the back and don't bother to move. I don't want to fucking pair up with anyone.
"Hey, looks like I'm with you, man," an Australian accent says. I look up and see an unfamiliar face looking back down at me. I look around and see that everyone else is paired up already and Mr F is hovering, watching nervously as I take in the tall blonde before me. I shift in my seat a little and tap my pen on the desk, unimpressed. I thought this class was s'posed to have an uneven number of students.
"Do me a favour and piss off, will you?"
"Hey! We have to work in pairs, you have no choice! Who the hell do you think you are?" And just who the hell do you think you are, sunshine? No choice my ass.
"I think I'm Damien," I reply with a small smirk, "go work by yourself."
"What part of 'in pairs' didn't you get Damien?"
"The 'working' part, and the 'in pairs' part."
"God is every fucker in this town a complete and utter twat?" If I'm a twat, why are you sitting down next to me anyways? "I'm Danny. Moved here a few days ago. I'm working with you today."
"Good for you, Danny. But I already knew that. Focus has shifted from me to you - how could I not know who you are? From one faggot to another: run for the fucking hills."
"Oh, Kyle? I got him covered. He touches me and I'll destroy him. I get the pleasure of living next to - wait. What?"
"What what?"
"You're... gay too?" I laugh and shake my head. No, honey, that's just what they call me. He sighs.
"I'm bi. They just call me faggot 'cause they don't seem to have a derogatory term for bi, yet."
"Ahh, well. At least I'm not the only one in this homophobic town. Good to meet you. But unfortunately I can't 'run to the hills' I got forced to come here I have to stay." I don't say anything to that. I'm not interested in your sob story, darling, I'm more concerned Mr F looks like he's about to come over and yell at me. "Thanks for the warning," he mumbles and I shrug.
"We're gonna get yelled at. I'm gonna go to the studio," I say, getting up. If you think I'm waiting for the lanky Aussie, you're wrong.
"Uhh, where?" he asks, stumbling after me in his hurry to keep up. I don't say anything, punching in the code to the lock and letting myself in. He follows me in, but I barely notice, heading straight for the drum kit. "Oh!" I just about hear him over the noise I'm making. He hurries off somewhere and returns with no less than a violin. Alright, gay boy, you have fun trying to hear yourself over me.
I ignore him and concentrate on my practice/rage, barely noticing him at all. Until my drum stick snaps. "FUCK!" I shout. I was in the middle of a fucking awesome fill and you go and fucking snap. Fuck. Danny jumps, but he doesn't say anything. I throw the broken stick across the room, gritting my teeth.
"Third one this month, for fucks sake!" I yell. I don't have the money to keep replacing them like this.
"I could get you a new pair?" he murmurs and I glance up at him, dropping the remaining stick on the snare drum with a clatter. I push my hair back out of my eyes and sigh.
"Don't worry about it."
He nods, "well... I need some new strings for my bow if ya wanna drop by the music store after school?" He offers with a casual shrug.
"I don't have any money, dude." That and I'd rather not be given another reason to get picked on all the time.
"It's okay, I'll pay."
"Are you genuinely that desperate for a friend? Seriously, if you don't wanna be here, get your own apartment - you're old enough."
"I have money to buy drumsticks. Not an apartment and I wish I could go back to Aussie. My old lover's there, my dad would kill me. It's just drumsticks seriously. I was being friendly."Oh god. I hate people who get chattery when they're nervous.
"Okay, doll, just because you didn't seem to get the hint already; I already get victimized enough, just for existing, I don't want to give them any excuse to do anything worse - to either of us. It's nothing against you, okay? I just value my life." Maybe a bit over the top, but he might get the hint, this time.
"You're scared of them?"
"No, I'm scared of cause and effect." There's a reason I wear long sleeved shirts and hoodies in the summer. He shoves some money in my hand and I look down at it. What the fuck?
"Fine, here. Fucking idiots. Now I can't even make friends because of them," he says, putting away his violin.
"Hey, I never said we couldn't ever hang out y'know." Just not at school or in public. Oh, Damien, you're such a sweetheart to the new kid.
"Mmm, sure," he mumbles, cursing under his breath. I sigh inwardly. Fine, Danny, you win.
"Wanna skip next lesson with me?"


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Many might find this astonishing - or rather those of us who were working through the Seventies and Eighties might find it thus. But there is a big divide. No one who has become economically active since 1990 - anyone under 40 - has much first-hand knowledge of inflation, just as they had never seen falling house prices until last year. So their default position is once again that it is not going to happen. Hence, it is nothing to worry about.
Let us hope they are right, but it is probably not the way to bet. The big news yesterday was that the Bank of England is to extend its programme of quantitative easing as a technique for injecting liquidity into the economy and freeing up the credit markets. It has spent £50 billion buying Government bonds so far, and it wants permission to buy a further £75 billion.
No one really registers how much sums like this mean - which is why governments can get away with spending it so easily. Suffice it to say that if you signed a dollar bill every second - or a Scottish £1 note as they still have them there - 24 hours a day, seven days a week and with never a break, it would take more than 30 years to get to a billion. So quantitative easing is deploying a truly staggering sum of money - more than the annual yield from National Insurance and council tax combined.
Now as long as the credit markets are frozen, this money can be poured into the system with little inflationary effect. But once things start to free up, it is a different matter. Indeed the Bank of England acknowledges that when conditions improve, it is going to have to move fast and suck back out of the system all the extra money it is currently putting in.
In theory this should give no grounds for concern but in practice it is surely a different matter. If, when the time comes, the Bank moves too slowly, or if it fails to withdraw enough of the stimulus, the inflationary risk multiplies considerably. The practical problem it faces, however, is that economic statistics are hopelessly unreliable in the near term, so the Bank will not know for sure whether the economy is on the mend or not. Even if it senses that things are improving, it is unlikely to want to reverse policy immediately, for fear of repeating a mistake made in the Nineties by the Japanese, who killed off their recovery by acting against it too soon. All the pressure will be aimed at making sure any recovery is firmly established so that it will not be derailed by the Bank withdrawing the stimulus. It seems almost inevitable as a result that the reversing of policy will come too late. As a consequence, we will get inflation.
In a way we are seeing signs of that already. The Bank's decision to expand its policy got a relatively easy ride in the markets yesterday but that was a bit of a surprise. Monetary policy takes time to work through the economy but since last year we have put in place a stimulus of a size we have never seen, plus of course the further impact of fiscal measures and the pound's devaluation.
One might have thought the Bank would want to stay its hand, to wait for these to take effect before piling more on the fire. But that obviously is not the mood of the times - which is why my bet is that in a couple of years' time, inflation will be a major concern.
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Captain Jacques Bailey
March 6
That's all I have to say.
Okay, well, maybe I can be persuaded upon to expound. I'll go through this slowly; I don't want to miss anything.
So. For the past couple of days, my drawf and I have been happily sailing along on this deadly but beautiful body of water, living our spandex-incased lives, looking for these pirates who could help me reclaim my throne. This ship is small but very luxurious, kinda like my drawf's drawer. Today, as usual, I was in the ship's toilet, or, uh, head (that's what it's called on a ship? I dunno. Sailors and their nautical terms). It is an unusually spacious bathroom, with a jacuzzi, wall mirrors, marble everything. This drawf lives it up. I don't know how the ship stays afloat with all this junk.
Needless to say, I spend a disproportionately long time in this wonderful bathroom. And today, as I soaked in the jacuzzi (complete with rose petals--I found a jar of them in the cabinet), I heard a gun shot. Then I heard my drawf yelling.
Panicked, I quickly got up, wrapped a fluffy, monogrammed white towel around myself, and got out (leaving a trail of wet footprints in my wake). Quickly walking to the bow, I came face to face with the most handsome man of my life, who had been coming to search the rest of the ship.
He had wavy dark hair, tanned skin, and a very white smile. He was well muscled (but not grossly, like those bodybuilders), and lithe like a cat. And most importantly of all, he was not wearing spandex.
Anyway, so there I was, dripping wet, in a towel, standing very awkwardly. I think he was a little awkward himself. We stood there, looking at each other for a very long second before I remembered why I came out here in the first place. Then I got very angry with this incredibly hot person.
"Who are you?" I demanded. "And why did I hear a gunshot? What did you do to my drawf?"
"Relax," he said, raising his open palms and his eyebrows at the same time. "Your drawf is safe. I'm Captain Jacques Bailey, at your service." He swept me a pretty bow.
"You didn't answer all of my questions." I said, as coldly as I could while still in a towel.
"Well, we were going to rob your ship," he said matter-of-factly.
"We're pirates!" he said defensively. "And your ship does look very wealthy. That gunshot was only a warning shot, though. Your drawf tried to explain, but I'm afraid that I didn't listen. Forgive me," he added, as an afterthought.
Only one word of that explanation came through; I think I tuned out the rest. "Pirates?" I squeaked. "You are who we're looking for, then!"
"We are?" he said, confused. In his experience, people probably avoided him.
"Yes! Here, come on and I'll explain." Then I realized what I was wearing. "Actually, um, let me get dressed first. And you should probably release my drawf, too." I added as I sprinted back to the bathroom.
"Oh, right." he said.
I closed the bathroom door behind me and hyperventilated.


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APOPKA, Fla. - Channel 9 obtained photos Monday of Wheatley Elementary School students taking tests in class while bundled up due to the school not having heat for several hours.
Reporter Karla Ray found that a piece of the school's boiler system was broken, prompting the heat to shut off for several hours on the coldest day of the year.
"Today is Monday. Yesterday was Sunday, and you couldn't have thought to do this last night or first thing this morning?" said parent Carmen Dudley.
The faulty boiler is the latest issue students and staff members have dealt with. Channel 9 first exposed deteriorating conditions inside the school and Ray obtained two years' worth of maintenance records that suggest some problems were never properly addressed.
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Chipotle's new campaign is great
This almost makes me want to eat at Chipotle.
I'll eat Chipotle in a pinch. It's fairly generic Mexican food. I'm from Southern California and lived in and around San Francisco; I've always been around plenty of great, authentic Mexican food places. Though, since I'm acting all Mexican food snobbish, I do need to disclose that once every three months I'll spend $10-$15 at Taco Bell and just go nuts*. And then feel terrible 30 minutes later.
Chipole's new campaign is fantastic. They've built a game for smartphones called Scarecrow with an accompaning short animation, as you see above. The best part about this is that it's not in-your-face. They've put the entertainment value above the branding. And it is good. The animation is as good as any of those shorts no one's ever heard of that are nominated for Academy Awards. And the Fiona Apple cover of Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory's "Pure Imagination" is brilliant. The game is fun, easy, and as good as most time-killing game apps. I played it a bit. I'm not a huge fan of the games where you have to tilt your phone to make he action happen, but that's just me.
*My usual once every three months Taco Bell order:
1 Mexican Pizza, no olives
1 Double Decker Taco, with a side of nacho cheese (old school Taco Bellers know what that's about)
1 Bean Burrito, no onions, add sour cream
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Chapter Four
My father. The two words rung in Lori's head as she saw a light growing brighter on the horizon. For some reason the thought of Andrew's father arriving and discovering Andrew had been working with Lori and Marty during the harvest scared Lori. She had no idea what Andrew's father would be like. If the boy's story was true and pirates had kidnapped him and his brothers then would his father blame her?
She didn't want to think about what might happen if the answer was yes.
'What does he mean?' Marty asked, taking Lori by the arm and turning her to face him. 'How can his father be coming. He's a Foster, he came from the Exchange.'
'I tried to tell you Marty,' Lori insisted. 'I told you what Andrew told me, that he was stolen from his home.'
'But they don't steal children with families,' Marty shouted, frustrated. 'They only take the children who have no parents, who wouldn't survive without the Exchange. It's for their own good.'
'Well clearly something has gone wrong. This boy needs to go back to his family.'
'Don't you understand?' Marty exclaimed. 'He belongs to the exchange now; he's in the system. His father can't just turn up and take him from us.'
'So you're saying we have to keep him?' Lori said, shocked. 'I'm not going to force Andrew to stay with us when he has a family out there. I can' believe that you would even suggest keeping him away from his parents.'
Lori turned away from Marty, disgusted, and strode towards Andrew, who was still staring northwards, a look of excitement on his face. 'Andrew?' Lori signed. 'Are you sure your dad is coming?' She could see something approaching over the hill. The light growing bigger and flickering like a giant flame.
'I know he is,' Andrew replied. 'I'm going home.'
Marty looked on as Lori communicated silently with the boy. He was already feeling edgy, knowing that if he returned to the Exchange with one boy less than when he'd left there would be serious trouble. He couldn't allow Andrew to leave. He'd hoped he wouldn't have to tell Lori about the Exchange, about the hundreds of Fosters that had been snatched from their parents and sold off as slaves. That's what Fosters were, slaves that were passed around the country, given no choice but to work on the land they were assigned to.
In their house the children were treated with kindness because that was the sort of person Lori was, but there were many other places where Fosters were treated horrifically, beaten if they didn't work and forced to sleep outside, even during the winter. They didn't always survive.
But Marty didn't want Lori to know this. He had hidden the dark secrets of the Exchange from her for years; he wasn't going to change that now.
For the first time since he had been taken away from his family, Andrew felt happy. He would finally belong.
Our ship was accosted by pirates. They took me and my brothers. They sold us.
The pain of the memory of being stolen didn't matter anymore. Andrew knew everything was going to be put right again.
His heart leapt as he saw a group of five figures appear over the crest of the hill, all carrying flaming torches. The tallest figure led the group.
'That's my dad,' he signed to Lori and nodding to the tall figure.
'He looks nice,' she replied.
'He is.'
As Marty saw the figures approaching he panicked. He felt like he had no control of his actions and before he knew what he was doing his hand was clasped around Andrew's arm and he turned to run, dragging the boy behind him.
'What are you doing?' Lori's voice entered Marty's consciousness, but he didn't respond. The world was turning into a dark swirling fog and he couldn't control what was happening. Marty felt disorientated, not knowing where his legs were leading him.
He staggered into the trees near to their home, dragging the struggling Andrew behind him. He stumbled, tripping over his own feet and sprawling across the ground, bringing Andrew down with him.
'I can't let you go,' Marty said as Andrew struggled more violently and Marty had to pin the boy's limbs to the ground. 'I'm so sorry but I can't let her know what I did. I can't tell her that I knew you had parents still alive. She would have been devastated.' But Andrew couldn't hear his pleas and only struggled harder; terrified that his father would leave and never know he had been here.
Ice as far as you see. There are no trees, so we use the fat of sea animals to keep warm. Our ships sail on hulls of majestic rowan wood from the southern forests.
Thoughts of his country made Andrew struggle more. He wanted to get home, needed to see the glistening white of his homeland and feel the cold air on his skin. He couldn't stand the oppressive heat here that always clung to him, suffocating him with its intensity.
Finally Andrew's wild thrashing limbs made contact with Marty, making him cry out in pain as Andrew's foot hit his attacker's leg. Marty let go of one of Andrew's hands for a split second, allowing the boy to roll away from Marty and stand up. He ran.
Meanwhile Lori gazed at the empty space where Marty and Andrew had disappeared out of sight.
'Lori?' A small voice asked tentatively. 'Are you alright?'
'Yes,' she said automatically, trying to be reassuring when deep down she had no idea what to do. What would she say when Andrew's father arrived? How would she tell him that his son was missing?


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It has been two years since my first GSD rescue ended tragically. I still have his pictures (I took tons) and videos and look at them often, even though I have a beautiful girl from a breeder now.
My goal in telling this story is that maybe we can all learn something here - those thinking of rescue, and those closely involved with them. And I'd like to say, that even though I'm frustrated with some of the people and decisions, I did meet lots of great people and was blessed to see so many great dogs find homes.
Disclaimer: this is my opinion/perception of what happened.
Here it goes.
I've always been a dog lover, always had dogs. I'm a good amateur trainer and my dogs are loved and cared for until the very end. I have even puppy raised a service dog for two DVM's with a special needs child.
They were all large breed dogs, but never a GSD.
While recovering from an illness and surgery, I read a book about GSD Search and Rescue ("So That Others May Live") and fell in love. I wanted to learn about this breed and have one for myself one day.
I reached out to a local rescue and volunteered. On my first day, I signed papers, took a training at an adoption event, walked a few dogs and, like a dog lover, fell in love with one of them, a 3 y/o male, purebred GSD. The only thing I knew about the dog was that he was an owner surrender (deployment) and the family was uncomfortable or not equipped to take care of him. And he was gorgeous. We "connected", just sitting under the shade on our walk. It was hard for me to send him back to the kennel at the end of the adoption event. I said I would foster him. (I had never been a foster, never owned a GSD).
I took him home with my teenage son and he was fantastic. Perfect house manners, very relaxed and loving. I could go on and on. It was wonderful. I read everything I could on fostering dogs, bought GSD training books, kept notes on behavior and updated the rescue organization with constant notes and pictures.
Then, I later learned that we may have been in "foster honeymoon". Aggression issues started raring their ugly head. No one could come over, or he would have to be crated. Sometimes, he would have a conniption like a tazmanian devil (at times, almost breaking out of the crate). Other times, he would remain in a down-stay, but just at the threshold. We kept him leashed and he was well exercised - we took to the trails (long hikes!) and he would see other dogs and people (no problem). Some people he really loved. There were no cues to pick up on to head off his reactions - no hackling, no death stares, no lip smacking, etc.
We kept up his basic training. He was a doll in the house - a real lovebug, but we kept to NILIF and a pack structure. I kept sending updates. But my mother or older son could not come over, unless he was leashed. He bit our friend on the arm and leg once (suddenly stretching out the length of the leash). I kept sending updates. The rescue sent and paid for an experienced trainer to evaluate him. At the end of the evaluation, I asked the trainer to rate him on a scale of 1-10 (10 being worst aggression) and he said he was a "3". Hmm. Ok. Well, he liked the trainer! So, duh.... Watch him with someone he doesn't like.
Fast forward about 5-6 weeks, when I had him at the rescue adoption event. I handed him off to other volunteers to walk him. I felt that the rescue leader made me feel guilty for not having him at a few previous events (which, I communicated that I would miss a few, due to catching up with work), saying that "I" had prevented him from going to a nice family. So, I tried to make him visible and out and about, meeting potential adopters. I may not have done everything right (I was brand new at this!). In retrospect with what was about to happen, I may have saved that family she talked about. Who knows.
So, while I was standing and talking to another volunteer at an adoption event, with him at my side (close leashed), an interested person walked up to us, on my blind side. He roared, lunged and bit her neck within a nanosecond, as she knelt down. It was bad. I put him in a down (which he was fine with) and cried buckets of tears. Heaving. Volunteers rushed to attend everyone (the victim, the dog and me). I will never forget the compassionate care given to everyone involved.
That was the last time I saw him. I heard he was sent to a "sanctuary".
It took me a year to recover from the incident, emotionally. I reached out to another local rescue to adopt, and said that aggressive dogs would not be suitable for me.
I was turned down. They had heard about the incident, and I was on some sort of "black list". I wanted to meet with them, as I had nothing to hide. I was completely honest about the situation, when they asked me about it. I was brokenhearted. Me? What was wrong with me? Even after the incident, I begged the rescue to talk about it, so we all could learn from it. Nothing. Later, I heard from another volunteer that they knew this dog was a really "difficult one".
My goal here is not to place blame or hurt a rescue (I want them to succeed and be supported!). So, please, let's not take this thread there.
But I would like to say this: please, rescues, don't be so quick to judge and blacklist someone. I love dogs, I have a good home for them (I'm often home during the day), I feed them well, train them, love them, devote myself to learning about them, take them for their veterinary care, play with them, socialize them -- I mean, what else would you want in a family for a rescue dog?
I'm all for placing the right dog with the right people. Clearly, that didn't happen for me. No blame.
But I had to go to a breeder for Myah. She's a doll. Completely submissive, people loving (she LOVES all people and visitors to our home). :wub:
But being on a rescue blacklist bothers me. I have room in my heart, home and yard for another dog and am happy to proceed carefully.
Sadly, it will not happen for me. :(
If you made it this far in reading this, thank you. Please don't jump on anyone to place blame. Maybe, we will all learn from this.
Two years later, I'm finally able to tell this story.
I miss you, baby doll. I'm sorry we all failed you.
No blame placement here. I am so torn by your story in just the pain you must feel. Sometimes, whether it's with a dog or not, things happen in your life that aren't always in your full control. I can not imagine the memories and pain you must live with every day. You could have been more prepared for the situation if everything were disclosed from the beginning. That could have been your son on the other end and who would have been ultimately responsible then? I pray that you find peace in this situation and when the time is right a new dog will find you.
What a heart breaking story, I just want to give you a hug. If you like I can reach out to some friends who run rescues, maybe they can help. No promises, just a thought.
I also don't see how you did anything wrong. If anything you weren't supplied with enough knowledge or resources and that isn't your fault. I was at a adoption event(this is why I don't foster right now, I don't have time to get to events) and they brought in an older huge male GSD that was not a happy camper. He was barking and lunging and not easy to control. The one guy wanted me to handle him but I had my foster with me so the dog was brought back in the back. Fast forward a few weeks...same dog was at an adoption event and some guy with crutches got in his face and that dog bit him. It was all on tape and the dog was quarantined(rabies). I'm not even sure where the dog is now, but I do know that all this happened while the dog was being handled by someone that knows GSD's and is quite familiar with the breed. The point is even with the experience one can't control everything. I am not sure why they would black list you, there are definitely more manageable dogs out there that you would be find with. Keep moving forward until you find a rescue you are comfortable with...it will happen:)
What a traumatic event! You sound like a very caring person, this is like one of those stories "when bad things happen to good people" even for the poor person who was bit in the neck. I've seen some wonderful rescue dogs, but if I experienced what you did, I'd probably start fresh and buy a puppy because I would feel like my fear would transfer to another rescue.
My neighbor and friend experienced what you did, the honeymoon phase. She rescued a border collie and large breed mix. He was a beautiful, well trained dog but within a week became very possessive of my friend, he wouldn't even allow her live in partner to get near her. She was heartbroken and had to return the dog. Her next rescue was a pitbull mix that was friendly with all humans, but was very aggressive to dogs. For some reason she did not want to return this one, sold her condo and moved to a house where she could have a yard because the dog could not be trusted to walk even on leash. She moved and lost many friends. About 2 years ago in my area, a rescue volunteer took and herder mix to the beach off leash (bad decision with an unknown dog) the dog ran to a 5 yr old boy and bit him in the face. There are a lot of well meaning people out there trying to save dogs but not all attempts have happy endings.
I'm sorry you are now blacklisted, CA is a litigious state, maybe an attorney recommended to people at the rescue if an incident happened again they would look bad for them. Have you considered just going through the SPCA or have they refused to adopt to you too?
When a first experience goes south fast and hard, people tend to be cautious. If the first strike is a big one, word gets out and more people may be cautious. I would imagine such an incident could be a really big issue for a rescue - both in terms of liability & reputation.
Their mistake perhaps for not building more of a connection with you before placing a dog -- certainly for asking you to move too fast with this dog --- yours only for acceeding to their push --- culminating mistakes = tragic results for the person bit, for the dog doing the biting. And for other dogs missing out, now, with your home being "off limits."
Why not volunteer in another capacity rather than as a foster home or adopter? That might be more readily received. You could also build a positive reputation that way and perhaps overcome the apparent stigma of this experience.
Thank you for sharing your story. I really feel bad for everyone in that situation. Everyone truly wants what is best for the dog and then this happens. I know rescues intentions are great and they are so important to the dogs but with all the scenarios and good intentions, sometimes mistakes can be made and everything does not always go as planned. I can tell from your thread that you are a dog lover with the best of intentions. I would not let anyone interpretate your kind actions as a foster as anything but gracious.
Adoption events are useful and give exposure to dogs. However they can be extremely stressful to some dogs, especially to GSDs that tend to be sensitive. Many people and dogs makes for a tough environment that may set up a dog to fail. Also, some potential adopters may approach these dogs in a not very dog savvy way. People love to hug dogs, and not every GSD will allow a stranger to hug them.
I used to volunteer for a large rescue. They had some incidents at adoption days and at some point they stopped doing them and mostly showed them by appointment, at the foster's home. Only dogs known to be completely bulletproof were allowed/approved at the Petsmart adoption events. It sounds like this was a wrong setup for the dog to be shown. This dog should have had "proper introduction" to new people.
You can still adopt from shelters, humane societies, this will blow over. It sounds like the rescue overreacted by blacklisting you. These incidents tend to lead to a lot of emotion.
It is hard to know what to do: rescues would get attacked if they rejected iffy dogs, put them down, but also if an incident happens. It is between the rock and the hard place type of situation, unfortunately.
I am very sorry this happened to you and the dog. Evidently the rescue was not able to accurately temperament test this dog before handing him over to you. YOU ARE NOT TO BLAME and now they pretend that it is your fault?
The GSD rescue in my area was the reason I went to go to a breeder (they didn't trust me with a spayed female GSD as I had an 14 year old intact male!). Some are just over the top.
As a trainer I get plenty business through a local shelter that doesn't temp. test their dogs and cranks out many undersocialized, aggressive dogs imported from other states. It is heartbreaking for their owners.
Please stop beating up yourself and send this dog good thoughts, wherever he is. I know the heartbreak.
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Thank you. Time has been healing, and I love my 14 month old girl. :)
But to learn from this, I would suggest to people (like me) wanting to get involved with the breed and rescues:
Go slow. It's hard, when your heartstrings pull and you really want to get involved. But for you and the dogs, go slow.
Spend a lot of time with the dog you think you might want to foster or adopt. Don't bring a dog home on the first day (which is what I did).
When you bring him/her home, keep an emotional distance - perhaps like if you were going to watch someone else's dog (lots of care, but not with the heart open wide). It's the "trial" period.
Spend time observing dogs behavior, what other volunteers say about a dog and listening to how they counselors present the dogs to prospective adopters. It should all match.
If the rescue and counselors know what they are doing, listen to their advice about the dog's temperament.
For rescues, I would give this advice:
Go slow with new volunteers and do thorough training. Help them go slow, as well. There's lots to do to help.
Disclose everything about the dog to prospective fosters and adopters.
Don't take in so many dogs that you can't properly place them.
Don't have so many dogs at an event that overwhelm the supervision. (I would see 1 volunteer show up with 4 dogs; 1:4 ratio probably isn't safe).
Partner-pair your new volunteers for longer than just a few days. Have a systematic way of training (Phase 1 - help with setups/take downs or admin work, Phase 2 - partner paired for dog handling, Phase 3 - transport to events, Phase 4 - Supervised dog handling at the kennel and events, Phase 5 - Foster a softer temperament dog, and do play dates with other volunteer fosters).
Don't slam the door people for mistakes, but learn from them.
I work in healthcare, and the stakes are high for medical mistakes. When they happen, it would be easy to fire the person on the ground responsible, keep hush-hush and trudge on. However, it isn't effective. What we managers do is come alongside the person, look at processes, policies and procedures and come up with a risk management plan, realizing the mistake could have happened with anyone. People need support. And sure, if with the proper support and training, negligence happened, then that's another story.
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I have taken a couple of years off from homeschooling due to some health issues and now I am back. But now I have 4 children ages 11, 6, 4, and 2. Not only are my littles, well- little…but they are high energy children which means my day is full of beautiful, energetic chaos. In order to keep up this summer I basically frequented the local Carl's Jr and Little Caesar's pizza way too many times in a week. My health and my pocket book were suffering. With Fall around the corner, new and exciting ways to spend my money were popping up everywhere! New music classes, co-ops, curriculum, bonus material and birthdays (all but one of my kids have a birthday from Sept 15-Oct 13). Plus I really wanted to lose some of this weight I gained in the last couple of years. Writing everything down is so much easier now that I have a plan. Half the work is already done. But I must warn you, it took me a few days to get all of it organized. But it was so worth it!
So I guess the first thing is to make sure you have room for 3 months worth of food. If not, then one month at a time works too! I have a deep freezer and large cold storage room that works great for me. But I still had to make room for things in my pantry. I put everything I don't use regularly into the cold storage or on the high shelf in the pantry. Everything I use regularly went right where I could reach quick and easy. I also got containers that always have a space in the pantry that I fill with things like flour, sugar, seed mixes, pancake mix (I mix myself), corn starch and anything else that I use a lot. I did this so I could go bulk and save some money, but still have room in my pantry for all of it. I keep the bulk in the cold storage.
So let's talk bulk. Bulk is the best! If you have a Costco or Sam's Club membership you know that this is the best way to go when trying to save money in the long run and get a large supply that will last.
OK this is where it gets fun.
Step one: Make a plan
I made a basic menu that I use. I put it in a plastic sheet so I could make any changes to it or add ideas. Each season I change it a little bit to go with what is available or the health needs of the family. Also Soup sounds better in the Winter than Summer, but Ratatouille is fabulous in the Summer with all those yummy veggies coming up in the garden. So the menu is flexible. For Breakfast I assigned each day a meal. So Mondays are always the same, Tuesdays are the same and on through the week.
For Lunch I do basically the same thing but I add a 4 item list. 1 Main Dish, 1 Side, 1 Snack (or another side) 1 treat. Lunch is where I take the opportunity to teach them about food and nutrition since it's right during our learning time anyway! I make healthy treats loaded with goodness but still sweet. The side is usually some kind of veggie or dairy like cheese. I like to make lunch colorful and fun.
Dinner is as follows:
Monday: Latin Night
Tuesday: Vegetarian Night
Wednesday: Asian Night
Thursday: Crock pot or Leftover night
Friday: Italian night
Saturday: Grilling Night (Summer) Soups (Fall/ Winter) Experiment Night (Spring)
Sunday: Crock pot/Leftover Night
I did it this way so that I could have all the basic spices and necessities for a particular night with the flexibility of changing it up a little. If we had tacos every Monday, my kids would get sick of it. So sometimes I have Haystacks, Taco Salad, Enchiladas, or Fajitas. I still serve Guacamole, sour cream, cheese, chips or tortillas with these meals and use the basic spices. So my grocery list doesn't change much.
I have one extra meal per day because we eat Dinner around 4PM, It was nice to have a later meal so my family doesn't go too long with out eating. With all our different activities in the evening it just worked better this way. I used to have a 3PM snack and then Dinner at 6, but this is better for our family. You will have to find what works for you. I find that about every 4 hours my family it hungry so I planned accordingly. I have this menu up on my fridge so everyone knows what to expect.
Step Two: Recipes
So Now I have my plan in place. Now I gather up recipes. I believe in keeping everything together so I don't have to waste time looking stuff up. So my favorite or most used recipes are copied from other books, or printed off from on line and put right in the book. I keep a quick recipe guide in the front of my Recipe Keeper Book. Then I don't have to thumb through anything if I need a reference. Most of the time I don't use a recipe, but the reference section of my Keeper is a valuable resource.
Right behind the quick recipe guide are all the Crock-pot freezer meal recipes that I will be doing for the next 3 months. I find about 10-30 recipes that I like. Many of them follow the outline type for dinners. For example one of my favorites is a fajita freezer meal that I can use on Mondays. I could do a freezer meal everyday if planned out right. I tried it for a week and ended up with a lot of extra food. So I limit it to about 2 or 3 per week. Conceivably, we could eat for 2 days on one freezer meal, and then I would really only have to cook once a week. Finding the right balance is really an individual family thing.
Step Three: Shopping/Storing
So then I make my shopping list based off the menu and recipes. If I go to the store too many times in a week, I tend to spend way more money, so I try to limit my shopping. I make a basic "monthly" shopping list for each season and then get enough for 3 months. My "Monthly" shopping list is what I will need for at least that month. So the first thing I do is check my pantry and cold storage to see if I have enough to last the month. If I have that item, I mark it off. I don't make a new list every month, that's just a waste of time. I just use the same basic list and shop at home first. Then I hit the local Costco and try to finish off my list in bulk. Anything else gets put on the weekly list. Especially things that may go bad after a week. I also shop in the middle of the week because I can usually find better produce, cheaper produce, and shorter lines at the register. Just say'n. But if it's going to take a long time to get it all, then I supposed Saturday would work too.
So that brings me to storing. Here are a few tips I have learned over the years. You can freeze most dairy (even milk!). When you take it out of the freezer, use a sharpie and put a new "due date" on it. When freezing chopped veggies, fruit or squash, put on a baking sheet and freeze for about 1/2 hour first, then put it in your storage bags. Labels are quite useful. On all freezer meals or anything you are canning/freezing for storage, put a "use by" date not the date you put it in the freezer. If you have extra stuff from your prepping day, freeze it and use the next prepping day.
Step Four: Prepping!!
So here is where it all comes together! Literally!! HAHA
I take one day to get as much prepping out of the way as possible. I have these nifty storage bag holders that I use when doing my Crock-pot freezer meals and other freezer bag prepping. They make is so much easier. I usually have my 10-30 recipes for Crock-pot freezer meals handy and as I chop things up I just fill up the bags. Like chicken may go is several bags and then I just add different spices to each thing. I try to do as much bulk chopping, sorting and filling as possible. I may also make my taco meat, or spaghetti meat and freeze that in bags too. Anything that can be prepped and stored ahead of time is done on this day. Then I fill up my freezer.
Somethings don't freeze great like rice, so I will make a load of that for the week. Somethings I do only last for 2 weeks in the freezer, like my breakfast pops, so I will do those every two weeks. I will also make baked goods and treats for the week. I do like to have fresh produce around for snacking. I just go to the produce section and get a few things or my husband can pick those things up after work. My 3-month prepping is a full day (not much longer for 3 months than 1 month). My weekly prepping is only a couple of hours. My daily prepping is almost nothing. Some days I do more, but that is by choice not necessity. The freezer meals are great because I can stick it in the crock-pot in the morning and it's ready to go by dinner. Prepping is 5 minutes. Love, love, love crock-pot freezer meals. There have also been times that I have had a lot of leftovers from a fresh made meal that I just bagged and put in the freezer to eat later.
I have found that once a system is in place, it may need some tweaking here and there. But eventually we find that perfect balance. Of course, life changes things up and then we have to tweak it again. I had a neighbor tell me she didn't like freezing food because fresh made dinners tasted so much better. She also has 2 kids that she is planning on sending to school. But I find the meals taste fantastic, and nothing tastes better than a time saving, money saving meal. Except maybe one you didn't have to make yourself ;).


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Dishwasher and FacebookMature
"They were beautiful, Mom!" I gushed on our way back to the house. "I didn't know they put them up so early!"
"The Chases always put their lights up early," Evelyn said. "They're an older couple so they do what they can. I'm surprised they had so many lit up."
"Is that their career?" I asked, drinking the last of my hot chocolate.
"No, they're both retired," Artemis answered. "They do it for fun. They don't have any kids so it's a way to enjoy watching little kids."
"What was your favorite part?" Evelyn asked, glancing at me through the rearview mirror.
I wanted to say the picture I took with Artemis but instead said, "It's a tie between the Santa Claus with his reindeer and that huge Christmas tree they have at the end. Mom, I'm totally taking you when we have the day off together and it's officially open!"
She grinned at me as Evelyn pulled into the driveway. I followed them in.
"Here," I said, holding out my hand to Artemis.
I laughed. "The mug. I'm going to wash them."
"Oh. You don't have to. We have a dishwasher."
My eyes lit up as I followed him. "A dishwasher? Is it like the big ones at the coffee shop? I've used those but I hear they come-"
I stopped talking but Artemis didn't seem bothered by my lack of knowledge. He took the mugs and rinsed them out. To the left of the sink was a black metal door that he pulled down. It was much small than the ones in the coffee shop but it still looked like it could hold a lot of dishes.
I yawned. "I think I'm going to go to bed. Thanks for...."
I tried to put it into words but he just smiled.
"I had fun, too. Good night."
I went up the stairs with my mom. I could definitely tell why it was so easy for girls to fall for Artemis. Especially when he smiled like that.
"Did you have fun?" my mom asked, following me into my room and shutting the door.
"Yeah," I said with a smile, getting the envelope out. "I really like this picture."
There was a picture frame on the desk; one of the generic ones from WalMart with two children on a swing. I was glad to see that it was the perfect size and I put it in there. I stepped back and my mom put her arm around me.
"What did you and Evelyn talk about?" I asked as I got out of my jeans.
They were wet on the bottom of the legs so I draped them over the desk chair. I put on a pair of flannel pajama pants and a tank top. I got into bed and my mom sat beside me.
"Just how she's going to help me," she answered, tucking me in.
"You keep saying that but you won't tell me what you mean," I frowned. Then she started to cry. "Mom, what's wrong?"
She sniffled and finished tucking me in. "I didn't think I'd ever get to do this again." I smiled and she kissed my forehead. "Good night, Dee."
"Good night, Mom."
I woke up around 7:30. My circadian rhythm was still used to having to get up at the crack of dawn. I yawned and put on a bra before going downstairs, shivering a little. I opened the fridge door and got out some eggs and milk. I had done a little baking at the shop and knew enough to make French toast. I hummed as I got out some bread.
No one showed up until I was already working on the eggs. The French toast was simmering in the frying pan.
"Good morning," Evelyn yawned and I jumped.
"I hope it's okay that I made breakfast," I said quickly.
She laughed. "Of course it is. This is your house now, too."
I blushed but continued cooking. I threw some sausages into another pan. By the time everything was done, my mom and Artemis had wandered downstairs.
"Well, I have to get to work," Evelyn said when we were done eating. "Would you like me to drop you off at the restaurant, Janine?"
My mom nodded. "That would be great. Just let me get into my uniform."
"Where's your office?" I asked, taking the plates into the kitchen.
I rinsed them off but, before I could start hand washing them, Artemis quickly took them. He put them in the dishwasher and winked at me.
"It's about fifteen minutes away," Evelyn answered.
She had her phone out and was scrolling through something. I had always wondered what it would be like to have a phone like that.
Artemis bent under the sink and showed me a strange square that was filled with an orange gel.
"This goes in the tray here," he explained, pointing to a small tray inside the dishwasher door. "You put it in, close the lid, and press 'smart wash' and it does the work for you."
"Wow," I said, truly impressed.
"Well, we'll see you two later," my mom said, coming down in her waitress' uniform.
I hugged her around the middle. "Have a good day, Mom."
"You, too, sweetheart," she said and followed Evelyn out into the cold air.
"So, before we start vegging, I want to set something up for you," he said and beckoned me to the couch.
A laptop was plugged in and waiting for us. I sat on the cushion closest to the arm rest and leaned against it. Artemis sat next to me, lifting the laptop and rested half on his leg, half on mine. He double clicked on a circle with red, green, yellow, and blue. In a bar, he typed in: www.facebook.com and waited.
I tilted my head. "Social networking," I read.
"Yep," he said. "It's a site where you can go and share information with your friends, play games, and look at funny pictures."
"Artemis," I whispered, "I only have one friend and that's Larry."
"Not true," he said lightly. "You also have me and my mom."
I turned a little pink as he clicked create account then hesitated.
"Hmm. I guess we need to make an email account for you first."
I had no idea what he was talking about so I let him do whatever he wanted. He went to yet another site, this one called Gmail, and created a new email address with my first and last name.
"My last name only has one 't'," I said, pointing when I saw he spelled it 'Scoutt'.
"Oh. I knew that," he said quickly, getting rid of the extra 't'. "I was just making sure you were paying attention."
I laughed. We went back to the Facebook site and put in the email. He hummed as he worked. He had a pleasant voice. Already deep, when he hummed it somehow got deeper. While I told him my birthday and other information, I studied him out of the corner of my eye. When he was typing, his face was focused and serious. His fingers moved fast; he had obviously grown up around computers.
He double clicked on an icon that looked like a tiny folder and another thing popped up that had many pictures on it. He selected the one that Bart and Mildred had taken of us.
"Do you want me to crop it?" he asked.
"What does that mean?"
He showed me. "I can do it so it's just you."
I shrugged, my face feeling hot. "I like the picture just as it is."
"Good. Because so do I," he said, smiling at me briefly.
Then he went into a blue bar with a magnifying glass. He typed his name in and selected a result.
"Shit," he said as I started laughing. "I forgot about that picture."
It was him wrapping his arms seductively around a Ronald McDonald, making a kissing face at it.
"Oh, shut up," he grumbled. He was really red in the face and clicked 'Add friend'. Then his phone made a pop noise. "There you go," he said. "You have your first friend."
I smiled at him. "Thanks."
"You're welcome. So, what kind of movies are we watching today?"
"Hmm," I thought, tapping my chin. "Action."
"Perfect, he said, lowering the lid of the laptop. "We have, like, a million action movies. It was my father's favorite genre."
He put in a movie titled 'Die Hard' and ordered pizza. I soon learned that there was a whole series following this movie and we settled in, putting our feet up on the coffee table, eating a crap load of pizza, and watched the movie.
After putting in the third one, he brought a blanket. It was relatively small so we had to sit closer and I started to wonder if he had picked that one on purpose.


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