Today saw the septic tank emptied for the final digging coming up. And the order for the replacement wall from a small local mill.  Then the forms will be built and the cement poured for the foundation. It is finally looking like there is light at the end of the endless tunnel!! Thank doG. The resident dogs were very well behaved while the tank was emptied - all the noise and a stranger but they were quiet and well mannered. Mr. Payne was very surprised at how well behaved the rescue dogs were! I was so proud of all of them including my own delinquents - Squire who turns 9 years old today laid at my feet and never said a peep. Lorna will tell how unusual this is my temperamentally challenged boy! It has been a very good day!

And an update from a long time ago adoption. And yes I do remember them! Sam would go out for day trips while Tracy was marking cut blocks. He would come back with orange spots on him because he stayed so close to them while spraying the markers!! Grace was one of two out to lunch Old English Sheepdogs that arrived at TG in ‘96. She was very lucky to be adopted by Tracy as she put a lot of training and socializing to turn her into a "good dog".Very few people would have put up with her early shenanigans.

Sam, Casey, Grace and Mavis the cat the geriatrics from TG still barking and meowing

Just thought I’d tell you that Sam the airdale cross, Casey the akita cross, Grace the Old English Sheep dog are geriatrics at 13 years and Mavis my lovey Calico cat is also about 13- 14 years and still purring.

I picked up this bunch from you in 1995 -96 while TG was at Babine Lake (GRANISLE).  I was married at the time and living in Houston then WL.

Right now I’m taking a post degree nursing program in Saskatoon (as you know forestry has taken a major nose dive) and luckily was able to move my furry family along with me - everyone crammed in the truck for a long long drive (including Lex a 6 year old cat I found outside Alexis Creek).

I take the dogs to a dog park here every day where Sam does the dog and human social circuit - he is a social butterfly (and people are always asking what breed he is - they love his look), Casey glomms onto any human and especially kids- she’s a big black dog but soft as a marshmallow, and Grace barks her fool head off and try’s to catch beagles and young upstarts to teach them a lesson.

They are geriatric and have some health problems - Sam had some bladder crystals but that has been solved, he has a bit of dementia also at times, Casey has lipomas and her rear is getting a little weak, and Grace has arthritis and rear weakness too (she has arthritis meds each morning).  But they all live indoors (and always have), have soft beds, and good food etc their quality of life is still good and Grace knows when to wake me for breakfast, and is always first out the door.

Mavis has a heart murmur and can’t jump as high but is happy and hangs out in the yard when I’m at home - on the long long drive here she was on a pillow on the front seat and every once and a while would ask - are we there yet?  She is the best softest, loudest purring cat in the world (Lex is the best black cat with a kinky tail).

Anyway thank you for my furry family they have been a source of love and builder of patience (I’m thinking particularily of Grace regarding patience - she is one crazy, kooky but special dog) through the years plus a lot of fun. 

I will be done in 2008 and am moving to the Terrace area - I’ll try to stop in to show you the geriatric bunch on the way through - hopefully they will all be alive - they are getting a bit old!  If I had a digital camera I’d send a photo but - I don’t!

Keep up the good work, hope all goes well, you’ve certainly earned a lot of good karma.

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