This message is from: GAIL RUSSELL <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi all,
This is definitely off topic - but thought there might be a match on the list. I received a call from a friend of an old friend the other evening. The call was from a San Francisco lawyer who, whenever he has a mid-life crisis (he has had more than one) does things like go to work for the Humane Society - or teach in a school for troubled adolescents. Well - in one of those forays of teaching, he met a young teacher and her dog. "They" (the teacher and dog) were teaching at a school where dogs and horses are used as surrogate "counselors." This young teacher arrived with her dog and was able to take him to work every day, where he went on long horseback rides with the kids etc. The dog did great with the kids and horses. For some reason, however, this idyllic job did not last. Now the teacher is commuting from Marin County into San Francisco to teach at a private school there. The dog has gone to school there, and does fine, but the school policy doesn't really allow for this on a full time basis. In the meantime, "Plato" is having to stay home alone in a condo all day - with predictable consequences. He has started to get anxious, and chew his surroundings. Currently, the teacher, in desperation, is taking him to work and leaving him in her car. This is untenable, and, as soon as the weather warms up - will be downright dangerous. She is desperate for a nice home for him. I have some pictures of him. He looks like a yellow Labrador Retriever - except that his coat coloring looks like there is a hound in there somewhere - maybe Beagle. Size is smallish yellow lab. I have some pictures I am preparing to scan. The other thing about him is that he was hit by a car last September - and has several pins in his leg - though seems to be fully recovered. I have not met him, but from the sounds of things, would take him if my SO were not adamantly opposed to having dogs in the house. He really needs a "stay at home Mom" - or a set up where he does not have to be locked up alone in a house. I know there are ways to retrain him out of the anxiety attacks - but that still does not solve the problem that his general life situation us untenable. The note I have from his owner (along with the pictures) states: "Thank you for thinking of Plato - he is one of those most wonderful creatures - my nickname for him is 'Joyful Life' - but our situation isn't working out, his & mine." If interested - write and I will e-mail photos. He is in California - but I happen to be making trips to the Pacific Northwest in the next couple of months. Gail Gail Russell Forestville CA [EMAIL PROTECTED] Clicker List Web Site : http://clickryder.cjb.net
