Tuesday, 15 January 2013
One of the large
UK zoos is doing an animal training workshop in May and is asking for speakers
to give presentations. Some of it might be interesting and I considered sending
one of my staff, and asked them if speakers could send someone for free. Not only
was the answer no, but unless you are a Key Note speaker, I have heard of
neither of the ones they have listed, you have to pay. So they want speakers
and the speakers have to pay for the
privilege of handing out their expertise - for free – bloody ridiculous I
reckon!!!
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Art has gone
over to Jenny’s for livery, so that he gets some work and remembers what it is
like to be with other horses again, I am told he has not put a foot wrong! He
seems to be settling so far. Adam Bloch, David and Sally and Mark had been to a
meeting at the Hawk Conservancy, I should have gone, but can’t travel at the
moment. I encouraged Ashley to go charitable about 10 years ago, and so he now
has 10 years of experience that he very generously has offered to us for our
working for charitable status.
It is not the
easiest thing to do, but something that I need to get done to make sure that the
Centre has a long term future and going charitable will secure a safe future
for it.
Holly with the
assistance of Ben and various family and friends has gone much of her flat
decorated and looking nice. Next is the kitchen and the halls, then we start on
the other flat which is rather more work. Holly’s is looking very nice, clean
bright with new lighting and paintwork and blinds, both she and I are very pleased
with how it has come up.
The car park
drainage is almost done, the front bit by the shop is and now hopefully it will
take the water down to the road, which then at the end of the road will end up
in my pond anyway, so I get the water, but not where I don’t want it! To think
that in February last year people were concerned about water levels and there
being hosepipe bans and so on. Now it’s the opposite – still concerned about
water levels but not too low – too high! At the same time we put down 29 tons
of type 1 gravel in the car part entrance, which now looks soooooooooo much
better.
Aviary cleaning
and getting ready for the breeding season is coming on apace thanks to John and
his sturdy team of volunteers. He is also kindly going to stay in the house
with the dogs when I have to go to Edinburgh at the end of the month to give a
lecture at the University. I get the chance to see my sister and stay a couple
of days, and he gets the chance to be sat on by Shasta!
We have not
heard from Richard and Janet so are assuming that Leaf is well, behaving and
enjoying life there. Its amazing how much we all miss her, but its also amazing
how much better behaved all the other dogs are. Shasta and Sorrel are playing
together nicely now and Sedge is much happier now he is the only small dog
again, his nose was most definitely put out of joint and he never would play
with her.
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