[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: New UCLA Grad-Not OT
- From: "L. Hartten" <hartten@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: grnram415@xxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 02 Nov 2007 15:27:00 -0600
Dear Laura,
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> From: grnram415@xxxxxxx<mailto:grnram415@xxxxxxx>
> To: Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2007 5:37 PM
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> Ok, you may be wondering how this is GSD related.? Well, today, Charm and
> I
> got recertified for her therapy work.? As some of you may remember, Charm was
> the 2004, GSDCA, Hero Dog, Good Will Ambassador for her work at a crisis
> response incident.? Charm had to be recertified but I upped the anty as I
> need
> her for my new job.? I'll explain that later.
> Anyway, the evaluator is a UCLA professor.? He gave Charm and I a perfect
> score and then some.? She got 2 pluses for her past experience.? So, she
> ended
> up with a 4.2 GPA.? How cool is that?? Ok, there is no certificate from UCLA
> for
> this (Not a bad idea tho) but I am allowed to say she is a UCLA Grad.??
>
Congratulations to Charm (and you) on her graduation!
Your comment about GSDs not being accepted in the program you've
applied to made me think of an outreach possibility for any GSD-folk
with service dogs. My daughter's Junior Girl Scout troop is working on
two patches related to service dogs & puppies. The details of the
program are in this link:
http://www.girlscoutsmilehi.org/content/documents/CaninePartnersPatchProgram3.pdf
These are "not quite badges", but similar, and were developed by the
Mile High Council (now Girl Scouts of Colorado) in association with
Canine Partners of the Rockies. I suspect the patch could be "ported"
to other Girl Scout Councils if these two organizations were asked
nicely. Since girls this age seem to love animals so much, someone
involved in GSD therapy or service work would probably get a lot of
response if they volunteered to help a Council by providing experienced
dogs, owners, and trainers to meet with troops. This would be great
"advertising" for GSDs as therapy/service dogs, and would also serve to
counter some of the other images kids get about pets in general and
purebreds in particular.
Cheers,
Leslie
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Leslie M. Hartten web: http://spot.colorado.edu/~hartten
Indi (TerraNorte's Midnight Indigo, German Shepherd Dog) & Brittany
(Upland Sweet Baker, English Setter)
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Disclaimer: The contents of this message are mine personally and do not
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of America, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or the
University of Colorado.
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