October 2024

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Well, this was a very busy month, all though my main VLOG installment for this month would seem to indicate that all I am doing is hanging out with Remi or Ally's dogs Raider and Wallace. I must admit, my life does revolve around dogs a lot, and I'm ok with that. Ally's dog Raider and I seem to have a real affinity for one another. I must admit, I do love myself an American Bull Dog, and Raider is a fine one. Ally and I are hoping that we can get Raider and Remi to get along so that I can visit Ally's with Remi and not have to worry about how long I'm there. Given time, I'm confident we will work something out.

There was one time this month, where Ally's dog sitter was out of town, and she had to work late. Ally texted me and asked me to go check in on Raider and get him out for a bit of a potty break. I love spending time with Raider, so this was not a problem for me what so ever.

This month we changed our veterinarian for Remi. One of the huge supporters of the City of Stockton's Animal Shelter is a non-profit by the name of Hard Luck Rescue. The non-profit was founded by Carolyn and Matt Wooddall. Matt is also a veterinarian who helps out at the shelter 1 day a week, and has just launched his own practice in the Pocket area of Sacramento. His new practice is called "City of Tree's Animal hospital", and it is a wonderfully up to date facility.

During this month, I have also continued some of my disaster training. This month I attended training at a livestock sanctuary in Sonoma called Charlies Acres. The training was intended to provide us with opportunities to get additional education on how to handle livestock in disaster situations.

Here is a video with some excerpts of a livestock handling class that I attended.

I also took a two day training class on wildland first aid. This class was about $250.00, but it was a really good class. Now all I gotta do is take a CPR class and then I'm good to go.

During this month, we have been alternating between Turtle beach and Lake Minden. I really enjoy both of these parks, but Turtle beach is definitely more convenient to the Stockton Shelter and also Ally's home... but even Lake Minden isn't bad for getting to the San Joaquin Area too! :-)