Club Q Q107-Loyalty Club (Southern ON Only) v4

[Chers1]

Blind Dog's Friend Gives Her New Leash in Life!
Blind Great Dane Lily and her guide dog Madison are melting hearts around the world with their enduring tale of friendship that has seen its share of hardship.
Lily was only 18 months old when veterinarians removed both her eyes as she was suffering from entropion, a condition that caused her eyelashes to roll inward and scratch painfully against her eyeballs.
As Lily recuperated in darkness — too timid to move — her best friend Madison slowly began encouraging her sightless friend to start moving. Madison would lead the way — a guide dog for a dog, steering her pal, alerting her to danger in her path.
In time, with Madison at her side Lily regained the confidence to play outside the house. Now the pair — Lily is six years old now; Madison is seven — is facing its next challenge: finding a new home.
Just this summer the two Great Danes were taken to live at The Dogs Trust shelter in Shrewsbury, U.K. They moved there in July after their owners accepted they couldn’t care for them anymore.
The shelter is looking for a new home for the two, and prospective owners are told up front they must take both dogs.
The Dogs Trust, has a “non-destruction policy,” says spokeswoman Jennifer Blaber.
The dogs must go to a new home together or they’ll stay here forever, she says. Over the weekend the two went to live with a potential new owner but Lily found the experience stressful, explains Blaber, so they are back at the shelter.
Centre manager Louise Cabell has told the press, “Madison is Lily’s guide dog. She is a support method to her. If they are out and about, for the majority of the time Madison will lead and Lily will walk nearly touching her so she knows where to go. It’s lovely to watch. Madison is very thoughtful and is always looking out for her.”
Cabell is convinced that Lily’s other senses have been heightened since her eyes were removed. Lily’s condition is treatable if caught early. The two dogs are very vocal, with Madison letting Lily know she is close by. Lily becomes anxious if she can’t sense Madison is present.
Dr. James Histed, an ophthalmologist at the Toronto Animal Eye Clinic, says dogs adapt to their new circumstances quickly when they lose complete vision. Their hearing, their sense of smell, even their tactile senses become more acute, he explains. “They can tell whether they are on carpet or on the kitchen floor. They learn their way around.”
Histed is not surprised Lily was able to rally so quickly – particularly with Madison at her side. “I’m not a behaviourist, but there’s some kind of a connection in dogs, an understanding, a bond.”
Sue Hawkins, a trainer with Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind, says all guide dogs must have a “willingness at their core.” Whether it is agility training or search and rescue, they have to be willing — something Madison certainly has. “They are pack animals,” she says, suggesting that while their relationship may be inexplicable, the bond is powerful.
That’s why it’s so important that Madison and Lily stay together, says Cabell. “These are two lovely big girls who deserve to live out the rest of their lives together in comfort.”



This is very touching, I couldn't copy the picture of the two dogs but if you go to Torontostar.com and look at the article you will see three pics of the dogs....

amazing story..

[madchives]

http://freerice.com/#/english-vocabulary/1488

or

http://freerice.com/#/multiplication-table/17482

or

http://freerice.com/#/famous-paintings/421

or ,,,,

it's a fun way to give a little bit
(dare you to get near my record of 10,000)

[Chers1]

A sign for your desk Chers

Nice..I will print this off and carry it with me from school to school..and my best wishes in your quest for finding a brother or sister for Aussie Girl..(more than your quest for snow I hope)

[kawam]

All Repped out

[rockit]

Sleuth


The answer is "METEMPIRICAL" for Wednesday, November 2nd.
The previous answer was "AOILI".

[CocoBurp]

As all the kids have grown around here over the last 15 years, we have seen it go up to almost 200 and then down to maybe 75. Now there seems to be another fertility wave, this year we had somewhere around 95.

Do you have a graph for this as well?
Sorry couldn't resist. See I can be a smart-arse too!

[rockit]

morning Q-sters
good luck on the trips today!!!
have a great day

[SillyLoocie]

Do you have a graph for this as well?
Sorry couldn't resist. See I can be a smart-arse too!

psells probably does have a graph, but does that make him graphic?
& is he just the kind of guy who is able to plain stop traffic?
We all know that he makes word clouds for all of us to peruse,
& I have heard when he's in the shower he likes to sing the blues,
Sometimes he is cheeky & sometimes he's dry & droll,
I wonder if his chevy cruze is one with cruise control,
It's nice to know that CocoBurp can also be a smartie pants,
Cause one of the reasons we come here is for comedic rants!!

[WolfDio]

Good Morning, Everyone...
I have a couple of people off this week, so I will be beyond Stupid-Busy.
Beyond "Normal", that is.

I will listen for the Trip a Day Song.
I am not trying for them (the Trips) either, so I Wish all of You the Best of Luck.

[the H team]

morning Q sters,

HAPPY HUMP DAY!
what a beautiful day for it. get out if you can.

thanx for the trivia answers & reps.

night, night all.... I'm falling asleep in my chair. My body thinks it's almost 2:00 am, and we didn't really get much sleep last night after the show or on the plane today.

Good morning everyone.... I had a great sleep last night back in my own bed... now, back to reality.....

Hope everyone has a great day!!

WELCOME BACK, LEE03!
good to hear you got some much need sleep. can't wait to hear & see all about your trip. the postings you did while in scotland were great.

To make this contest more exciting, we should start a pool and see who can predict the hour in which the song will be played.

I'll start and predict 7pm today.

Elmo, you're next up for the prediction!

during the 1-2pm hour.

Sleuth

The answer is "METEMPIRICAL" for Wednesday, November 2nd.

The previous answer was "AOILI".

thanx, rockit
you're 3 for 3 babygirl & elmo.

[michelem]

Good morning Qbee's Just on my way over the house as it goes up for sale friday so trying to get things shining .Its so tough being there ,so many good and bad
memories its all so sad really,I feel mostly for my sons as no matter what he was still there dad and I know they are hurting .Yeah im having one of those sad days .
Hope everyone has a great day.Im working tonight so I best get moving here.Hugs to everyone for all your support

[Andit]

Good morning, everyone.

Silly cat is sleeping under my piano bench - I think it's to prevent me from playing.

Hope everyone has a wonderful day.

[Mmmme...]

Good morning everyone...
Happy hump day...
Thank you once again for the trivia , reps notes...
I will rep throughout the day if I am permitted.

I hope everyone can get outside. It is lovely out there!

BTW.. Have yet to hear Ms Devo purrr.
This is a first for me. Have had cats my entire life....

[attitash]

Sleuth

The answer is "METEMPIRICAL" for Wednesday, November 2nd.

The previous answer was "AOILI".

Thanks

[Chers1]

afternoon all...
been busy getting ready for a much need vacation. (i know... AGAIN!)

I need to work on getting the blood pressure down again.
it was really high before I went away last june, and with meds and taking it easy i got it down to a more reasonable number....

but since i've been back, i had to deal with my ex-roommate, and the vicarious job situtaion so i guess it's all taken it's toll on me (even though the roommate situation has been resolved! he's been gone since thanksgiving!!! Yay!!!) now it's just the job thing...

anyway, my BP has jumped back up so I'm on a new med, and have been watching what I eat, have laid off the coffee and now my next plan of attack is to take off for a week to jamaica to go lie on a beach and try to relax....

i leave in the wee hours saturday morning for a week... wish me luck on getting the health back together. I know I can do it

Try this cocoburp, I hear it does wonders, it is so relaxing.. they say not to listen to it while driving