Chair for the day Bob was forced to introduced himself. In the spirit of Sgt Richard, he had to award himself a "No bell" prize
26 November is memorable:
- In 1863 Abraham Lincoln declared last Thursday in November as Thanksgiving Day
- In 2003 it was the last flight of the Concorde, which, if you don't remember, first flew in 1969
Welcome to Suzanne and Hope
Thanks for the photos Dave
There was no President's Report today
Pam reported that James had been to see Merv – he is "not going well. ”Anne said that he had been given a brain MRI. Please do not phone or visit – SMS is okay. They are in the new unit, and James thought that Merv had been holding on for that
Christmas party – RSVP plus ASAP plus PAY
Sally introduced Suzanne and “Hope"
She is Admin and National Trainer – Certificate 4 in training
They do private dog training and have been established for six years. She is a kinesiologist since 2005.
Suzanne started by thanking us for the invitation
Hope is a Teacup Caboodle, 20 month old
Her last dog was a Labrador called Serenity but he was taken by a snake
Hope is a Teacup Caboodle, 20 month old
Her last dog was a Labrador called Serenity but he was taken by a snake
Hope is her second dog
He is a different Breed and colour to prevent adverse associations
He adopts the parrot pose on her shoulder to watch out for her heart condition
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There's a big gap here where Darryl borrowed my pen
There's a big gap here where Darryl borrowed my pen
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Cognitive intelligence
Misbehaviour – Last thought when the dog is doing something strange
Full training cost between 60 and $100,000, and it's best done with the handler
It needs to be an alignment of medical needs/life/environment/dog
Dogs from the middle of the litter are best as assistance animals – the earlier pups get more nutrition and they tend to be more bossy. The middle pups are the most founded, and the late pups can be too timid.
They need to be exposed to multiple environments
Training is started at six months old
The whole team is to be assessed, not just the dog
Never wash just the dog – wash the team
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She gave the example of a Toowoomba boy with muscular dystrophy and autism -and excitable dog would not be a good idea
There's no age limit or medical requirement for handlers. They can be as young as three and non-verbal with selected conversations. The oldest is 86.
Camping and training weekend in October - 26 dogs on Saturday “all behaving, 24 dogs on Sunday “family”
Darryl had a question – do they train children too?
1 - Train kids 2. Adults trained by kids
1 - Train kids 2. Adults trained by kids
Dave - Labrador on shoulder? - her labrador resuscitated her 17 times in one night. He could do mouth-to-mouth and resuscitation, and would bite her on the nose when necessary medically. When her heart was down to 18 bpm, the dog picked it up
Elaine asked about hospital admissions – you can take a dog “but"
Sally said that the hospitals had checklists – open wound equals “maybe not” and the operating theatres are definitely “no”
Needs of Dogs first
Robyn asked about taking assistance dogs into shops – they are not required by law to wear a jacket but she does carry a digital card to prove and to show a message
Chris asked about toileting - 1m square pads, can be disposable
Male dogs needed to be desexed before they stopped squatting
Bob thanked Suzanne and noted noted what "extraordinary work" she did
Directors
Attendance for the district conference
Bob is discussing with Cal Pac regarding splitting the school responsibility
Bernie is attending the graduations at Golden Beach State School
Mark met the auditor and Dave gave him a "thanks mate" – therefore the AGM would be okay now - David & Mark appreciate the way the Rotary Club is treated like "Rio Tinto”
Debra told us that next week we would have District Governors Sue Mulraney – where your Rotary shirts - There will be no Sergeant
Dec 17th = bring "one" precious treasure
Darryl reported that our retired antiques dealer Gary Denton has been in New Zealand - he managed to drive over an embankment in his hire car but came out with "not a scratch” (on him anyway)
Darryl reported that our retired antiques dealer Gary Denton has been in New Zealand - he managed to drive over an embankment in his hire car but came out with "not a scratch” (on him anyway)
The week before, our speaker will be Emily – Community Link
Bernie report on the Bendigo Bank AGM. They are doing well and there is a profit of 15c per share – more community projects – burseries for USC and TAFE.
Thanks Chris