"Kathleen" wrote in message
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Beth In Alaska wrote:

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"Beth In Alaska" wrote in message
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Snipped great story about jail therapy dog visit!! i've been trying to
figure out where pirate would like to go the most when he gets
certified!! Jail sounds fun!


Boy that sounds funny! It could *so* be taken out of context!!!

Atty has done therapy work at the local juvenile residental detention
center. She loves it because she can actually play with the kids, as
opposed to being all prim and proper for the little old ladies with the
thin skin. Of course, we throw in a little obedience demo, dog stories
and plenty of treats. The kids love to get her to do her tricks. And of
course, she's happy to oblige.

The questions they ask drive me nuts, though..... Is she trained to
fight? Has she ever attacked anyone? Then I have to hear all about their
dogs and how they're trained to attack and kill.


thats depressing as hell and hopefully just bravado.
maybe not juvie detention for us.

When I sub in the learning disabled and behaviorally disabled classrooms I
get the same sort of questions. I tell them, no of course they're not
trained to attack and kill - it's my job to protect them, not vice versa.
And that, nevertheless, I've seen my 40 pound border collie knock a 250
pound judge off his feet when he stepped into my dog's path in the runback
area.

Which leads to exclamations along the lines of "Nah!", and "Uh Uh, no
way!"

Which leads into discussions about the speed of the fastest land animal
(biology), and about what percentage of that velocity a ballistic BC might
achieve (math), and given his weight, what kind of force might be
generated upon impact (physics).

Which leads to laughter at the idea of a judge being knocked on his ass
for not paying attention, and additional question on how you get a dog to
do those things (fun, treats, love of the game, pure showing off...).

Bonus points if one of the scariest kids went to grade school with your
daughter and you've gone to his birthday party and he's played at your
house and testifies, "Yah Huh, true dat, she got these dogs and they do
anything she say, just because, and sometimes she don't even say nothin,
just flick her hand, and they just know."


Smiling at you for liking the kids no other teachers like. My mom is one of
you.