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Petey performs final systems check on Enzo before he is cleared for take off.
Have a safe holiday weekend!
At Shildon Railway Museum I noticed the rubber strips laid into the gaps beside the rails. Perfect for reducing the debris that accumulates, and for preventing bicycle tyres from slipping in. It was a bit of a mess, but still fairly serviceable.
Of course, Shildon has no bicycle parking, unless on the way in you ask nicely in the small visitor museum and shoehorn your bike into the broom cupboard.
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Amon is one of 9 puppies born to our precious Maggie Mae on March 27, 2016. His daddy is our foster pup Buddy. Amon, like his siblings, is your typical puppy...happy and playful and likes to investigate everything around her.
**PLEASE NOTE: Young puppies are always lovable, but they require a lot of attention, effort, exercise, good nutrition, and proper training to develop into lovable and socialized adults. Please do not apply to adopt a puppy unless you are 100% committed.
FENCING AND EXERCISE REQUIREMENTS
It is SSRR’s position that young puppies, as well as highly energetic dogs, should be placed in a home with a fenced yard, as they need to be able to run and play for proper physical and mental development, without always being confined to a leash. Uninhibited play time allows for the puppy to burn off some energy as well as helps their social development. We have found that puppies that are not afforded this activity, most often develop undesirable habits or behaviors. We try to prevent bad behavior before it begins.
SSRR does not accept underground fencing as the primary source of confinement for any of our dogs at any time.
TRANSPORT REQUIREMENTS
SSRR normally assists in transporting our rescued dogs to their adopted homes. This is accomplished by asking volunteers to drive “legs,” usually 50-60 miles, until the dog reaches its destination. However, the transport of young puppies is different because they require a “No Paws on the Ground” (NPOG) transport.
Due to their young age, they are more susceptible to serious and deadly illnesses, such as Parvo, that can be picked up from walking on the ground. This means that during transport their feet cannot touch the ground where they could be exposed to such illnesses. During the entire trip, they must be allowed to use puppy pads within their crate, or disposable shower curtains ($1 at the Dollar Store) which can be divided into large segments and spread on the ground for the puppy to walk on and use (then discarded). Along with this precaution, we also want to limit the number of people who would be handling the puppies, as well as the number of vehicles they would be riding in.
Therefore, for the safety of the puppies, SSRR will only transport a maximum of approximately a 5 hour drive from their current foster home location in Dallas, Texas. Longer transports are just too taxing on a young puppy.
In certain cases, longer transports are approved but the adopter would have to travel the remaining distance to meet the last volunteer transporter.
Some of these requirements may seem stringent however, we must put their safety first.
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We took Beckett and Nolan to the park this evening on their new Strider Bikes. They then left their helmets on as they chased each other all over the park with the soccer ball.
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Trainers at Officer Training School's ropes course monitor and assist students as they make their way through each obstacle.
This is what many rural teenage boys did at the turn of the century, repair farm equipment. Now it's computers and hot rods.
My wife's niece certainly has a good sense of safety when traveling in cars. She always puts the seatbelt on and pesters others about doing the same if they don't have it on already. Besides being a sweetheart, I decided to post this particular picture because of her sparkling eyes.