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Old September 24th 03, 02:27 AM
Child
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Doing my first home visit for rescue. Does anyone have a checklist for me
to use?

thanks in advance!!


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Old September 24th 03, 02:33 AM
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"Child" wrote in message
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Doing my first home visit for rescue. Does anyone have a checklist for me
to use?


I could email you mine if you give me a valid email address..or email me at
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Old September 24th 03, 07:40 AM
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Could you send it to me, also?

Thanks,
Kc

"Tara O." wrote in message
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"Child" wrote in message
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Doing my first home visit for rescue. Does anyone have a checklist for

me
to use?


I could email you mine if you give me a valid email address..or email me

at
am

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Tara





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Old September 24th 03, 07:40 AM
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Could you send it to me, also?

Thanks,
Kc

"Tara O." wrote in message
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"Child" wrote in message
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Doing my first home visit for rescue. Does anyone have a checklist for

me
to use?


I could email you mine if you give me a valid email address..or email me

at
am

--
Tara





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Old September 24th 03, 07:40 AM
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Could you send it to me, also?

Thanks,
Kc

"Tara O." wrote in message
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"Child" wrote in message
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Doing my first home visit for rescue. Does anyone have a checklist for

me
to use?


I could email you mine if you give me a valid email address..or email me

at
am

--
Tara





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Old September 24th 03, 04:02 AM
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I usually don't worry too much about trash or messes... unless of course the
yard is full of glass or tin cans or something!
A home&Garden magazine n=model home usually scares me... how can people with
homes like that have a shedding, chewing, peeing dog?
Not that neat and clean people can't take care of a dog... I just don't pay
that much attention to those things.

What I worry more about is how the other pets in the house are doing. Are
they socialized , the right weight, do they look happy? And I include all
pets on my checklist - including aquariums and reptiles!
If there are other dogs I usually discretely have a look at its nails.
Naturally worn nails are great - that means the dog gets plenty of exercise,
walks and outdoor quality time with its owner. Clipped short nails is second
best - means the owner is cautious about the dogs' grooming needs. If the
nails are looong I get sceptical.

I also ask to see the sleeping- and feeding areas. Then I check fences and
gates.

I usually try to have a conversation rather than "inspecting". There is a
lot you can learn from just talking about people.
What happened to their other pets? Will they attend training classes?
I usually go by gut feeling rather than chacklists... but that's just me.

Kate


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Old September 24th 03, 04:19 AM
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"Kaabooo" wrote in message
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I usually don't worry too much about trash or messes... unless of course

the
yard is full of glass or tin cans or something!
A home&Garden magazine n=model home usually scares me... how can people

with
homes like that have a shedding, chewing, peeing dog?
Not that neat and clean people can't take care of a dog... I just don't

pay
that much attention to those things.

What I worry more about is how the other pets in the house are doing. Are
they socialized , the right weight, do they look happy? And I include all
pets on my checklist - including aquariums and reptiles!


The other pets have passed away.

If there are other dogs I usually discretely have a look at its nails.
Naturally worn nails are great - that means the dog gets plenty of

exercise,
walks and outdoor quality time with its owner. Clipped short nails is

second
best - means the owner is cautious about the dogs' grooming needs. If the
nails are looong I get sceptical.


Thats clever.

I also ask to see the sleeping- and feeding areas. Then I check fences and
gates.

I usually try to have a conversation rather than "inspecting". There is a
lot you can learn from just talking about people.


I am supposed to bring my samoyed and see how they interact with him.

What happened to their other pets? Will they attend training classes?
I usually go by gut feeling rather than chacklists... but that's just me.


I want the checklist since its not my rescue, and its my first home visit.
Don't want to miss anything!!


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Old September 24th 03, 01:23 PM
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"Child" wrote in message
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If there are other dogs I usually discretely have a look at its nails.
Naturally worn nails are great - that means the dog gets plenty of

exercise,
walks and outdoor quality time with its owner. Clipped short nails is

second
best - means the owner is cautious about the dogs' grooming needs. If

the
nails are looong I get sceptical.


Thats clever.


Yep, for people who live in town. :-) I swear, because Bodhi is a pill
about nail trims (we get them done, but he is *wiggly*!), so many people
say, "Just take him for more walks on concrete!"
Easier said than done when the closest concrete is a busy road almost
2 miles away!
They get loads of exercise, but looking at the yards (and how worn
down they are!) could probably tell people that!
Of course, anyone doing a home check on me would see lots of
tell-tale "dog signs", the beds & toys in the living room, toys strewn
around the dog-yard, the books, the bowls, the hairhairhairhair, the
agility stuff in the back, the leashes, collars & grooming stuff in
my car...oh boy...I need to clean house!

Shelly & The Boys (We ain't no city dogs, although we can behave
& fit right in when needed)
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Old September 24th 03, 01:37 PM
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On Wed, 24 Sep 2003, Shelly & The Boys wrote:

Yep, for people who live in town. :-) I swear, because Bodhi
is a pill about nail trims (we get them done, but he is
*wiggly*!), so many people say, "Just take him for more walks
on concrete!" Easier said than done when the closest concrete
is a busy road almost 2 miles away!


there's *no* place safe for me to walk my dogs on a hard
surface, unless i want to drive into Bloomington. that
driving time would seriously cut into their exercise time, so
it's not an option.

They get loads of exercise, but looking at the yards (and how
worn down they are!) could probably tell people that!


or look at the *dogs*. it should be pretty clear whether or
not a dog is getting enough exercise just from looking at it.

Of course, anyone doing a home check on me would see lots of
tell-tale "dog signs", the beds & toys in the living room,
toys strewn around the dog-yard, the books, the bowls, the
hairhairhairhair, the agility stuff in the back, the leashes,
collars & grooming stuff in my car...oh boy...


minus the agility equipment, that sounds about right! heck,
one look in my car should be enough to tell that i'm A) not
fussy and B) dogs come first. the windows are smeared with
pupkiss, there's a doggy cover on the back seat, and i *swear*
there's a black hole that sucks leashes and toys from the
house directly into the car.

I need to clean house!


why clean, when it's just going to get dirty again? (hi,
Suja!)

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