german shepherd quotes Why was my question removed?!?!??
I asked a question, and now its removed with no reason or explanation from Y!A. The question was:
What is the english translation of my German Shepherd’s name?
that wasn’t exact quoting but its pretty close. I went to look at the answers but I couldn’t because the question was removed!!!! Please help I’m so confused right now!
I swear I will get Y!A for this. I’m gonna try the question again, maybe that will work… ?
I don’t have an email notice or anything!
By the way I DID state the name of my dog, thank you very much I’m not stupid!!!!
It was a valid question but someone flagged it. Yahoo answers is an fully automated system. If a question or answer is flagged too many times, it is automatically removed and you get a violation notice.
Despite what Yahoo states, there is seldom any human review of flagged answers or questions.
*EDIT* You could try to re-ask the question. It usually works, when I tried to do that with my question, it got removed twice and I just gave up and searched google for the real question. (Wasnt worth losing 15 points for).
Recession: Why wolf needs to CRUNCH Europe
Recession: Why wolf needs to CRUNCH Europe
by Wendell W Solomons
Iraq was torn apart at the joints. Network media cited weapons of mass destruction in Iraq and the WMD story was left to simmer for months in the world’s consciousness.
If it was a genocidal trap – former President George W. Bush and his associates are at large. Speaking of trigger events, this saga unfolded when J. F. Kennedy became US President and started to close fences to curb the wolf. The final shots in the 1962 Kennedy case suggest who was in the act.
The revolver bullets were fired point-blank at Lee Harvey Oswald by Jacob Rubenstein (media called him `Jack Ruby’ his code name in the syndicate of Meyer Lansky and Moe Dalitz operating for a time from the `Stardust Casino’ of Las Vegas.) When President Kennedy was lost, someone went onwards in 1964 to run Barry Goldwater for President with Milton Friedman as his economics advisor. However, journalists, even parting with their lives, reported that Goldwater and his brother enjoyed cordial ties with the same crime syndicate that had entered Las Vegas from Chicago. So it was later, in 1976, in the shadow of President Ronald Reagan that Milton Friedman climbed out of the University of Chicago (founded by the Citibank Rockefeller family) and into an executive saddle. There he began his gallop with the banner “Free to Choose”. He was destroying the fences that protect the sheep. No market or legal regulation must hold up big money.
The financial wolf was left free to choose. Besides the wolf, fly-by-nights assumed that a field day had arrived. Matters simply went haywire then. As John Lennon observed, Life is what happens while you are making plans.
Undo all regulations that protect the sheep? In Sri Lanka, the message registered with President J. R. Jayewardene.
He drew out a 19th Century US notion. He is quoted on the Net as follows, “Let the robber barons come in!”
That was clever simulation (who takes the king’s shilling must pretend to do the king’s bidding.) After 25-years of climbing to the top in his own party, he anticipated adequate local calls from home for handouts. His Tudugalla clan would call to pick up cheques for a big cash cow, the just-launched, Mahaveli river, reservoir building scheme and so would political lieutenants and sergeants who helped him climb (specialist firms would work on the capital-intensive construction.) Jayewardene described himself in ASIAWEEK magazine with an analogy: `I climbed the winding staircase to the top and did not fall off’. His role in the party enlarged with a 1952 brief provided by finance capital ace John Foster Dulles to orate at a peace conference San Francisco.
Mind game
The “Free to Choose” mind game had placed citizens on individually chosen `free’ islands like Robinson Crusoe. A translation? “Roll your own joint”.
Because these were isolated islands in the mind game, each inhabitant would be “insulated”. Ostensibly only Tamil-speaking people would suffer. I remember the smiles of fulfillment after the 25th July 1983 burning of Tamil homes. Ostensibly, the evil influence (Apalaya) had been dispelled by the burnings. Yet, this syndrome carried on leaving us ALL victims, bewailing the arrival of civil war, the rending of social fabric and the loss of media freedoms.
With all the secondary, opportunist bacteria that infect and complicate the social wound in Sri Lanka, the mind game – unrecalled to factory during three decades by Milton Friedman and his Chicago Boys – makes people continue to live like Robinson Crusoe on independent islands. As in many other countries, the islanders can’t make out the wolf who has been gnawing at their society and nation while painting itself as ???the engine of progress.
Unipolar world
Sent by Wall Street business, the engine of progress par excellence, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton set aside the US medal awarded to the Dalai Lama to fly to Beijing. Summing up on her results in the People’s Republic of China, Ms Clinton declared to Beijing on February 22nd, 2009, “We are in the same boat and, thankfully, we are rowing in the same direction.”
In translation: The wolf now wants to keep China’s saving of $ 1 trillion from conversion to euro currency. A conversion of that volume to euro would depress the dollar severely.
Making an ally of China now figures as a post-Olympic leap to crumple competition from the euro. Does it matter that the European Union, erstwhile an ally, will be torn apart at the limbs during financial engineering like the 15 republics of the 324 million population USSR?
Pakistan encounters bewildering problems including supporting refugees after the American leap into Afghanistan with allies, some to be erstwhile.
A Pakistani newspaper reported on the Net about a notable event:
BEIJING: Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao spoke by telephone with his Russian opposite number Vladimir Putin and had what state media described as an “in-depth exchanges of views”, Thursday [on February 19, just before the Clinton statement!]
Out in Western Eurasia, German Chancellor Angela Merkel knows Vladimir Putin only too well. German-speaking, he served early in Bonn as a diplomat.
To tie all this up briefly, the shepherd that might protect the world from the Wall Street-London financial axis may derive physical strength from a Bonn-Moscow-Beijing axis.
Angela Merke was raised in the centrally planned GDR and knows that China still uses physical planning (milk, sugar, flour, steel, cement, electricity, transport) while market reforms enhance exports from China. My 3000-word intimation of 28th July 1992 to the World Bank’s Chief Economist on the impending disjointing of Russia as opposed to China’s step-by-step reform is on the Net .
Financial planners in circus trapeze
(1) While the New York financial planners leap from high trapeze to still riskier one, at ground level China enjoys a safety net of central planning to hold out during the recession. (2) A drought is expected to leave a poor harvest in 2009 and China will import wheat. Yet, its population knows modest living in contrast to 300 million citizens in the US, many now tied into debt through decades of glossy consumer advertising.
East India Company Opium-Monopoly Label
Armed through the Constitution with rifles and outnumbering the US army, would they revolt against their money going into the repeated bailing out of private Wall Street?
Constitutionally again, the payouts cannot be kept from Congress and public view. So in all probability it is the smell of gunpowder that made the king-pins of the financial community to place Hillary Clinton on stage for charming Beijing. In the Economic Council in the White House, the man planted at President Obama right hand is a personal protege of 20-year Goldman-Sachs partner Robert Rubin. The Obama Cabinet’s finance portfolio has been entrusted to another Wall Street creature who substitutes for Goldman-Sachs’ Henry Paulson (who went out with President Bush.)
Now a Canadian penned a comment on the Net: “The USA and China sit in a rubber dingy. China knows when to pull the plug out.”
Premier Wen Jiabao used strong language at the Economic Summit in January 2009 in Davos, Switzerland. He left little doubt that Beijing blames globalist financial engineering in the US for the world economic breakdown. “Inappropriate macroeconomic policies,” an “unsustainable model of development characterised by prolonged low savings and high consumption,” and “the failure of financial supervision” all contributed, he said.
China has never forgotten the forced addiction of its population to opium by the gunboats of the 1-sq-mile financial city of London. In 1773 the London-owned East India Company had obtained a monopoly on opium production and trading in Bengal. Through its Calcutta base, the Company had taxed Bengali farmers into poverty.
The Company then took farmers into cultivating fields of opium poppy. British merchants had already been exporting opium for 50 years to China, where the East India Company purchased tea, silk, porcelain, carved jade, decorated glassware, lacquer ware, furniture, basket ware, decorated metal ware and more to trade elsewhere at profit. China itself needed few foreign products and the company’s purchases in China were declared as draining away Britain’s silver coin.
The East India Company, claiming to stop the drain of silver coin, responded by using Lord Palmerston to launch the Opium Wars in China.
In the British House of Commons MP William Gladstone proclaimed: “A war more unjust in its origin, a war more calculated to cover this country with permanent disgrace, I do not know.” Such sentiments will arise to save the world from the financial planners. Yesterday – the Opium War for access to China. Today – gain China’s support for war on the euro?A historical dead-end awaits. The Rubaiyat explains such situations.
“The Moving Finger writes; and, having written
Moves on: nor all your Piety nor Wit
Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line Nor all your Tears wash out a Word of it.”
Like the one-time bestseller Jonathan Livingston Seagull, The Alchemist presents a simple fable, based on simple truths and places it in a highly unique situation. And though we may sniff a bestselling formula, it is certainly not a new one: even the ancient tribal storytellers knew that this is the most successful method of entertaining an audience while slipping in a lesson or two. Brazili…
After Jimmy is blinded in an accident with a firecracker, he has to relearn all the things he used to know. With the help of a determined therapist, he learns to read Braille and to use a cane. Then he’s given the chance to have a guide dog. Learning to work with Leader is not easy, but Jimmy tries harder than he ever has before….
In post WWII Russia, one boy dares to save an entire race of outlawed dogs — the German shepherd!World War II has just ended when thirteen-year-old Mikhail finds a dying man and his German shepherd, Zasha, in the woods. It’s dangerous — some say traitorous — to own a German dog after Germany attacked Russia, so Mikhail must keep Zasha a secret to keep her alive.But Mikhail’s rival, Katia, is de…
german shepherd wwii Help with Stupid wife!!!? Please.?
My wife has been in Paris (France) for two weeks on a business trip and last night she called me and told me she had bought a dog over there and was bringing it home. We basically had a fight over the phone, which I feel terrible about. But, I tried to explain to her that this dog was not going to understand English and would be a nightmare to care for. She doesn’t speak French and neither do I, so how she expected to take care of this dog, I have no idea. In addition, we already have a GERMAN shepherd (raised in the US) and so of course the animosity between the two dogs will just be more of a problem given the German invasion of France in WWII and so forth. What do I do?
When I saw the subject line, I had to take a peek. After reading your question, I’ve come to the conclusion that you are one funny dude. This is some straight up comedy relief!
It’s very uncool to call your wife stupid. I can see you being upset that she went and bought a dog without first consulting with you. After all, having a dog is a huge responsibility. Maybe she bought the dog to fill an empty void left by a husband who, judging by your question, falls short in the understanding department (smile).
By the way, dogs only speak one language, and that’s food. You’ll be fine.
Best of luck!
German Shepherd Insights
German Shepherds originated in 1899. They are known for sheep herding. German Shepherds have a great sense of smell, which makes them greazt service animals. The average life expectancy of a German is about 13 years. A unique thing about this breed is that they are given jobs quite often, because they are great service animals. You will find that German Shepherds are great at many things like guarding, tracking and family pets!
Here are reasons why German Shepherds are such a fantastic dog!
• A german man (no surprise here), founded this breed of dog. GSD’s are the 1st breed awarded the working dog title by the AKC. • These dogs are active indoors and outside. • GSD’s served in WWI WWII. • Buddy, was the 1st GSD to be used as a eye seeing dog . • A German Shepherd has about 8 puppies.
German Shepherds are very great with helping out society. These dogs are often trained by law enforcement and special operations. German Shepherds are so useful that they are used to help guide the blind as seeing-eye dogs! They are very intelligent in the way that they obey to their owner. If you are looking for a breed that is top tier on intelligence, look no further than a german shepherd. They are very loyal dogs. So be careful when you approach one you do not know because they can be overprotective of their family if they are not familiar with you!
In The Hills Have Eyes, A German Shepherd was featured as well as I am Legend. Older movies that German Shepherds have been featured in is Rin Tin Tin, Beverly Hills Canine and Strongheart. You can also see these types of dogs in major motion pictures. These dogs are so intelligent that they are trainable to be taught to be good actors (or what ever you would call a dog actor)! If you are looking for a great protector dog, I would highly recommend a German Shepherd!
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Produced and directed by award winning filmmaker Harris Done. “War Dogs of the Pacific” tells the incredible true story of the marine war dog platoons of world war two. It’s a heart-warming film that explores the unique bond that formed between the young marines and their dogs. They teamed up to perform dangerous missions. Their success at finding the hidden enemy saved countless lives in the Paci…
In post WWII Russia, one boy dares to save an entire race of outlawed dogs — the German shepherd!World War II has just ended when thirteen-year-old Mikhail finds a dying man and his German shepherd, Zasha, in the woods. It’s dangerous — some say traitorous — to own a German dog after Germany attacked Russia, so Mikhail must keep Zasha a secret to keep her alive.But Mikhail’s rival, Katia, is de…
german shepherd boarding Is there any K9 Training Schools in or near Springfield Missouri?
Here in a few months I’ll be getting a German Shepherd pup and I need to find a training center near Springfield or somewhere in Ozark that can board and train in obedience, guarding, and possibly tracking (but thats least important). I don’t care about the cost, I’ve got money put away for this sorta thing. I’ve looked around on the net for schools and such, but they’re way out near Kansas City and outta state.
The site of the Empire State Building was first developed as the John Thomson Farm in the late 18th century. At the time, a stream ran across the site, emptying into Sunfish Pond, located a block away. Beginning in the late 19th century the block was occupied by the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, frequented by The Four Hundred, the social elite of New York.
Design and construction
The Empire State Building was designed by William F. Lamb from the architectural firm Shreve, Lamb and Harmon, which produced the building drawings in just two weeks, using its earlier designs for the Reynolds Building in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and the Carew Tower in Cincinnati, Ohio (designed by the architectural firm W.W. Ahlschlager & Associates) as a basis. Every year the staff of the Empire State Building sends a Father’s Day card to the staff at the Reynolds Building in Winston-Salem to pay homage to its role as predecessor to the Empire State Building. The building was designed from the top down. The general contractors were The Starrett Brothers and Eken, and the project was financed primarily by John J. Raskob and Pierre S. du Pont. The construction company was chaired by Alfred E. Smith, a former Governor of New York and James Farley’s General Builders Supply Corporation supplied the building materials. John W. Bowser was project construction superintendant.
A worker bolts beams during construction; the Chrysler Building can be seen in the background.
Excavation of the site began on January 22, 1930, and construction on the building itself started symbolically on March 17t.Patrick’s Dayer Al Smith’s influence as Empire State, Inc. president. The project involved 3,400 workers, mostly immigrants from Europe, along with hundreds of Mohawk iron workers, many from the Kahnawake reserve near Montreal. According to official accounts, five workers died during the construction. Governor Smith’s grandchildren cut the ribbon on May 1, 1931. Lewis Wickes Hine’s photography of the construction provides not only invaluable documentation of the construction, but also a glimpse into common day life of workers in that era. In particular the photo of a worker climbing a stay cable is talismanic of the era and the building itself.
The construction was part of an intense competition in New York for the title of “world’s tallest building”. Two other projects fighting for the title, 40 Wall Street and the Chrysler Building, were still under construction when work began on the Empire State Building. Each held the title for less than a year, as the Empire State Building surpassed them upon its completion, just 410 days after construction commenced. The building was officially opened on May 1, 1931 in dramatic fashion, when United States President Herbert Hoover turned on the building’s lights with the push of a button from Washington, D.C. Ironically, the first use of tower lights atop the Empire State Building, the following year, was for the purpose of signalling the victory of Franklin D. Roosevelt over Hoover in the presidential election of November 1932.
Opening
The building’s opening coincided with the Great Depression in the United States, and as a result much of its office space went without being rented. The building’s vacancy was exacerbated by its poor location on 34th Street, which placed it relatively far from public transportation, as Grand Central Terminal, the Port Authority Bus Terminal, and Penn Station are all several blocks away. Other more successful skyscrapers, such as the Chrysler Building, do not have this problem. In its first year of operation, the observation deck took in approximately 2 million dollars, as much money as its owners made in rent that year. The lack of renters led New Yorkers to deride the building as the “Empty State Building”. The building would not become profitable until 1950. The famous 1951 sale of The Empire State Building to Roger L. Stevens and his business partners was brokered by the prominent upper Manhattan real-estate firm Charles F. Noyes & Company for a record $51 million. At the time, that was the highest price ever paid for a single structure in real-estate history.
Dirigible (airship) terminal
The building’s distinctive Art Deco spire was originally designed to be a mooring mast and depot for dirigibles. The 102nd floor was originally a landing platform with a dirigible gangplank. A particular elevator, traveling between the 86th and 102nd floors, was supposed to transport passengers after they checked in at the observation deck on the 86th floor. However, the idea proved to be impractical and dangerous after a few attempts with airships, due to the powerful updrafts caused by the size of the building itself. A large broadcast tower was added to the top of the spire in 1953.
1945 plane crash
Main article: B-25 Empire State Building crash
Crash by a U.S. Army B-25 bomber on July 28, 1945
At 9:40 a.m.on Saturday, July 28, 1945, a B-25 Mitchell bomber, piloted in thick fog by Lieutenant Colonel William Franklin Smith, Jr., crashed into the north side of the Empire State Building, between the 79th and 80th floors, where the offices of the National Catholic Welfare Council were located. One engine shot through the side opposite the impact and flew as far as the next block where it landed on the roof of a nearby building, starting a fire that destroyed a penthouse. The other engine and part of the landing gear plummeted down an elevator shaft. The resulting fire was extinguished in 40 minutes. 14 people were killed in the incident. Elevator operator Betty Lou Oliver survived a plunge of 75 stories inside an elevator, which still stands as the Guinness World Record for the longest survived elevator fall recorded. Despite the damage and loss of life, the building was open for business on many floors on the following Monday. The crash helped spur the passage of the long-pending Federal Tort Claims Act of 1946, as well as the insertion of retroactive provisions into the law, allowing people to sue the government for the accident.
A year later, another aircraft had a close encounter with the skyscraper. It narrowly missed striking the building.
Height records and comparisons
Height comparison in buildings in New York City
The Empire State Building remained the tallest man-made structure in the world for 23 years before it was surpassed by the Griffin Television Tower Oklahoma (KWTV Mast) in 1954. It was also the tallest free-standing structure in the world for 36 years before it was surpassed by the Ostankino Tower in 1967.
The longest world record held by the Empire State Building was for the tallest skyscraper (to structural height), which it held for 42 years until it was surpassed by the North Tower of the World Trade Center in 1973. With the destruction of the World Trade Center in the September 11, 2001 attacks, the Empire State Building again became the tallest building in New York City, and the second-tallest building in the Americas, currently surpassed only by the Willis Tower in Chicago. When measured by pinnacle height, the Empire State Building is currently the third-tallest building in the Americas, surpassed only by the Willis Tower and the Trump International Hotel and Tower.
1 World Trade Center, currently under construction in New York City, is expected to exceed the height of the Empire State Building upon completion. The Chicago Spire is also expected to exceed the height of the Empire State Building upon completion, but its construction has been halted due to financial problems.
Suicides
Over the years, more than thirty people have committed suicide from the top of the building. The first suicide occurred even before its completion, by a worker who had been laid off. The fence around the observatory terrace was put up in 1947 after five people tried to jump during a three-week span. On December 2, 1979, Elvita Adams jumped from the 86th floor, only to be blown back onto the 85th floor and left with only a broken hip.
Shootings
Main article: 1997 Empire State Building shooting
On February 24, 1997, a Palestinian gunman shot seven people on the observation deck, killing one, then fatally wounding himself.
Architecture
The Empire State Building (in center of image) is the tallest building in New York City
Street level view of the Empire State Building
The Empire State Building rises to 1,250 ft (381 m) at the 102nd floor, and including the 203 ft (62 m) pinnacle, its full height reaches 1,453 ft8916 in (443.09 m). The building has 85 stories of commercial and office space representing 2,158,000 sq ft (200,500 m2). It has an indoor and outdoor observation deck on the 86th floor. The remaining 16 stories represent the Art Deco tower, which is capped by a 102nd-floor observatory. Atop the tower is the 203 ft (62 m) pinnacle, much of which is covered by broadcast antennas, with a lightning rod at the very top.
The Empire State Building was the first building to have more than 100 floors. It has 6,500 windows and 73 elevators, and there are 1,860 steps from street level to the 103rd floor. It has a total floor area of 2,768,591 sq ft (257,211 m2); the base of the Empire State Building is about 2 acres (8,094 m2). The building houses 1,000 businesses, and has its own zip code, 10118. As of 2007, approximately 21,000 employees work in the building each day, making the Empire State Building the second-largest single office complex in America, after the Pentagon. The building was completed in one year and 45 days. Its original 64 elevators are located in a central core; today, the Empire State Building has 73 elevators in all, including service elevators. It takes less than one minute by elevator to get to the 86th floor, where an observation deck is located. The building has 70 mi (113 km) of pipe, 2,500,000 ft (760,000 m) of electrical wire, and about 9,000 faucets.[citation needed] It is heated by low-pressure steam; despite its height, the building only requires between 2 and 3 psi (14 and 21 kPa) of steam pressure for heating. It weighs approximately 370,000 short tons (340,000 t). The exterior of the building was built using Indiana limestone panels.
The Empire State Building cost $40,948,900 to build.
A series of setbacks causes the building to taper with height.
Unlike most of today’s skyscrapers, the Empire State Building features an art deco design, typical of pre-World War II architecture in New York. The modernistic stainless steel canopies of the entrances on 33rd and 34th Streets lead to two story-high corridors around the elevator core, crossed by stainless steel and glass-enclosed bridges at the second-floor level. The elevator core contains 67 elevators.
The lobby is three stories high and features an aluminum relief of the skyscraper without the antenna, which was not added to the spire until 1952. The north corridor contains eight illuminated panels, created by Roy Sparkia and Rene Nemorov in 1963, depicting the building as the Eighth Wonder of the World, alongside the traditional seven.
Long-term forecasting of the life cycle of the structure was implemented at the design phase to ensure that the building’s future intended uses were not restricted by the requirements of previous generations. This is particularly evident in the over-design of the building’s electrical system.
Floodlights
Empire State Building with red and green lights for Christmas, as seen from GE Building
Empire State Building with normal white lighting, as seen from New Jersey
In 1964, floodlights were added to illuminate the top of the building at night, in colors chosen to match seasonal and other events, such as St. Patrick’s Day, Christmas, Independence Day or Bastille Day. After the eightieth birthday and subsequent death of Frank Sinatra, for example, the building was bathed in blue light to represent the singer’s nickname “Ol’ Blue Eyes”. After the death of actress Fay Wray (King Kong) in late 2004, the building stood in complete darkness for 15 minutes.
The floodlights bathed the building in red, white, and blue for several months after the destruction of the World Trade Center, then reverted to the standard schedule. Traditionally, in addition to the standard schedule, the building will be lit in the colors of New York’s sports teams on the nights they have home games (orange, blue and white for the New York Knicks, red, white and blue for the New York Rangers, and so on). The first weekend in June finds the building bathed in green light for the Belmont Stakes held in nearby Belmont Park. The building is illuminated in tennis-ball yellow during the US Open tennis tournament in late August and early September. It was twice lit in scarlet to support nearby Rutgers University: once for a football game against the University of Louisville on November 9, 2006 , and again on April 3, 2007 when the women’s basketball team played in the national championship game.
In 1995, the building was lit up in blue, red, green and yellow for the release of Microsoft’s Windows 95 operating system, which was launched with a $300 million campaign.
The building has also been known to be illuminated in purple and white in honor of graduating students from New York University.
Every year in September, the building is lit in black, red, and yellow, with the top lights off (for black) to celebrate the German-American Steuben Parade on Fifth Avenue.
The building was lit green for three days in honor of the Islamic holiday of Eid ul-Fitr in October 2007. The lighting, the first for a Muslim holiday, is intended to be an annual event and was repeated in 2008 and 2009. In December 2007, the building was lit yellow to signify the home video release of The Simpsons Movie.
From April 2527, 2008 the building was lit in lavender, pink, and white in celebration of international pop diva Mariah Carey’s accomplishments in the world of music and the release of her eleventh studio album E=MC2.[citation needed]
In late October 2008, the building was lit green in honor of the fifth anniversary of the acclaimed Broadway Musical Wicked by Kerry Ellis and Stephen Schwartz.
Starting in 2008, the building along with New York City and many other cities around the world, participated in Earth Hour. The skyscraper’s floodlights were turned off for exactly an hour to conserve energy.
In September 2009, the building was lit for one night in orange colors, in celebration of the exploration of Manhattan Island by Henry Hudson 400 years earlier. The Dutch prince Willem-Alexander van Oranje and princess Maxima were present and turned on the lights from the lobby.
In 2009, the building was lit for one night in red and yellow, the colors of the Communist People’s Republic of China, to celebrate the 60 years since its founding, amid controversy.
Observation decks
The Empire State Building has one of the most popular outdoor observatories in the world, having been visited by over 110 million people. The 86th-floor observation deck offers impressive 360-degree views of the city. There is a second observation deck on the 102nd floor that is open to the public. It was closed in 1999, but reopened in November 2005. It is completely enclosed and much smaller than the first one; it may be closed on high-traffic days. Tourists may pay to visit the observation deck on the 86th floor and an additional amount for the 102nd floor. The lines to enter the observation decks, according to the building’s website, are “as legendary as the building itself:” there are five of them: the sidewalk line, the lobby elevator line, the ticket purchase line, the second elevator line, and the line to get off the elevator and onto the observation deck. For an extra fee tourists can skip to the front of the line.
The skyscraper observation deck plays host to several cinematic, television, and literary classics including, An Affair To Remember, Love Affair and Sleepless in Seattle. In the Latin American literary work Empire of Dreams by Giannina Braschi the observation deck is the site of a pastoral revolution; shepherds take over the City of New York. The deck was also the site of a Martian invasion on an old episode of I Love Lucy.
A panoramic view of New York City from the 86th-floor observation deck of the Empire State Building, spring 2005
New York Skyride
View from Macy’s
The Empire State Building also has a motion simulator attraction, located on the 2nd floor. Opened in 1994 as a complement to the observation deck, the New York Skyride (or NY Skyride) is a simulated aerial tour over the city. The theatrical presentation lasts approximately 25 minutes.
Since its opening, the ride has gone through two incarnations. The original version, which ran from 1994 until around 2002, featured James Doohan, Star Trek’s Scotty, as the airplane’s pilot, who humorously tried to keep the flight under control during a storm, with the tour taking an unexpected route through the subway, Coney Island, and FAO Schwartz, among other places. After September 11th, however, the ride was closed, and an updated version debuted in mid-2002 with actor Kevin Bacon as the pilot. The new version of the narration attempted to make the attraction more educational, and included some minor post-9/11 patriotic undertones with retrospective footage of the World Trade Center. The new flight also goes haywire, but this segment is much shorter than in the original.
Broadcast stations
New York City is the largest media market in the United States. Since the September 11, 2001 attacks, nearly all of the city’s commercial broadcast stations (both television and FM radio) have transmitted from the top of the Empire State Building, although a few FM stations are located at the nearby Cond Nast Building. Most New York City AM stations broadcast from just across the Hudson River in New Jersey.
Communications devices for broadcast stations are located at the top of the Empire State Building.
Broadcasting began at Empire on December 22, 1931, when RCA began transmitting experimental television broadcasts from a small antenna erected atop the spire. They leased the 85th floor and built a laboratory there, andn 1934CA was joined by Edwin Howard Armstrong in a cooperative venture to test his FM system from the Empire antenna. When Armstrong and RCA fell out in 1935 and his FM equipment was removed, the 85th floor became the home of RCA’s New York television operations, first as experimental station W2XBS channel 1, which eventually became (on July 1, 1941) commercial station WNBT, channel 1 (now WNBC-TV channel 4). NBC’s FM station (WEAF-FM, now WQHT) began transmitting from the antenna in 1940. NBC retained exclusive use of the top of the Empire until 1950, when the FCC ordered the exclusive deal broken, based on consumer complaints that a common location was necessary for the (now) seven New York television stations to transmit from so that receiving antennas would not have to be constantly adjusted. Construction on a giant tower began. Other television broadcasters then joined RCA at Empire, on the 83rd, 82nd, and 81st floors, frequently bringing sister FM stations along for the ride. Multiple transmissions of TV and FM began from the new tower in 1951. In 1965, a separate set of FM antennas were constructed ringing the 103rd floor observation area. When the World Trade Center was being constructed, it caused serious problems for the television stations, most of which then moved to the World Trade Center as soon as it was completed. This made it possible to renovate the antenna structure and the transmitter facilities for the benefit of the FM stations remaining there, which were soon joined by other FMs and UHF TVs moving in from elsewhere in the metropolitan area. The destruction of the World Trade Center necessitated a great deal of shuffling of antennas and transmitter rooms in order to accommodate the stations moving back uptown.
As of 2009, the Empire State Building is home to the following stations:
The Empire State Building Run-Up is a foot race from ground level to the 86th-floor observation deck that has been held annually since 1978. Its participants are referred to both as runners and as climbers, and are often tower running enthusiasts. The race covers a vertical distance of 1,050 feet (320 m) and takes in 1,576 steps. The record time is 9 minutes and 33 seconds, achieved by Australian professional cyclist Paul Crake in 2003, at a climbing rate of 6,593 ft (2,010 m) per hour.
In popular culture
Film
Perhaps the most famous popular culture representation of the building is in the 1933 film King Kong, in which the title character, a giant ape, climbs to the top to escape his captors but falls to his death. In 1983, for the 50th anniversary of the film, an inflatable King Kong was placed on the actual building. In 2005, a remake of King Kong was released, set in 1930s New York City, including a final showdown between Kong and bi-planes atop a greatly detailed Empire State Building. (The 1976 remake of King Kong was set in a contemporary New York City and held its climactic scene on the towers of the World Trade Center.)
The 1939 romantic drama film Love Affair involves a couple who plan to meet atop the Empire State Building, a rendezvous that is averted by an automobile accident. The film was remade in 1957 (as An Affair to Remember) and in 1994 (again as Love Affair). The 1993 film Sleepless in Seattle, a romantic comedy partially inspired by An Affair to Remember, climaxes with a scene at the Empire State observatory.
Andy Warhol’s 1964 silent film Empire is one continuous, eight-hour shot of the Empire State Building at night, shot in black-and-white. In 2004, the National Film Registry deemed its cultural significance worthy of preservation in the Library of Congress.
The film Independence Day features the Empire State Building as ground zero for an alien attack; it is devastated by the aliens’ primary weapon which incinerates most of New York City.
Many other movies that feature the Empire State Building are listed on the building’s own website.
Television
The Empire State Building featured in the 1966 Doctor Who serial The Chase, in which the TARDIS lands on the roof of the building; The Doctor and his companions leave quite quickly, however, because The Daleks are close behind them. A Dalek is also seen on the roof of the building while it interrogates a human. In 2007, Doctor Who episodes “Daleks in Manhattan” and “Evolution of the Daleks” also featured the building, which the Daleks are constructing to use as a lightning conductor. Russell T Davies said in an article that “in his mind”, the Daleks remembered the building from their last visit.
The Discovery Channel show MythBusters tested the urban myth which claims that if one drops a penny off the top of the Empire State Building, it could kill someone or put a crater in the pavement. The outcome was that, by the time the penny hits the ground, it is going roughly 65 mph (105 km/h) (terminal velocity for an object of its mass and shape), which is not fast enough to inflict lethal injury or put a crater into the pavement. The urban legend is a joke in the 2003 musical Avenue Q, where a character waiting atop the building for a rendezvous tosses a penny over the sidenly to hit her rival.
Literature
H.G. Wells’ 1933 science fiction book The Shape of Things to Come, written in the form of a history book published in the far future, includes the following passage: “Up to quite recently Lower New York has been the most old-fashioned city in the world, unique in its gloomy antiquity. The last of the ancient skyscrapers, the Empire State Building, is even now under demolition in C.E. 2106!”.
In the science fiction novel The Rebel of Rhada by Robert Cham Gilman (Alfred Coppel), taking place at a decayed galactic empire of the far future, New York is an ancient city which was destroyed and rebuilt countless times. Its highest and most ancient building, covered with piled-up ruins up to half its height, is known simply as “The Empire Tower”, but is obviously the Empire State Building.
David Macaulay’s 1980 illustrated book Unbuilding depicts the Empire State Building being purchased by a Middle Eastern billionaire and disassembled piece by piece, to be transported to his home country and rebuilt there.
The Empire State Building is featured prominently as both a setting and integral plot device throughout much of Michael Chabon’s 2000 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay.
In the Percy Jackson book series, Mount Olympus is located over the Empire State Building, and there is a special elevator in the building to the “600th floor,” which is supposed to be Olympus.
Tenants
Notable tenants of the building include:
Alitalia, Suite 3700
Croatian National Tourist Board, Suite 4003
Filipino Reporter, Suite 601
Human Rights Watch, 34th Floor
Polish Cultural Institute in New York, Suite 4621
Senegal Tourist Office, Suite 3118
TAROM, Suite 1410
The King’s College, Suite 1500
Former tenants include:
China National Tourist Office (now located at 370 Lexington Avenue)
National Film Board of Canada (now located at 1123 Broadway)
Nathaniel Branden Institute
Gallery
A view upward of the Empire State Building from Broadway
The top of the Empire State Building
Looking up
Looking Down
Looking towards Times Square
Art deco elevators in the lobby
Panoramic view of Midtown Manhattan from observation deck
The Empire State Building lights up in yellow and red during the 60th anniversary of the PRC
See also
New York City portal
World’s tallest free standing structure on land
History of tallest skyscrapers
List of skyscrapers
List of tallest buildings by U.S. state
References
Notes
^ a b The Empire State Building is located within the 10001 zip code area, but 10118 is assigned as the building’s own zip code. Source: USPS.
^ National Geodetic Survey datasheet KU3602, Retrieved 2009-07-26
^ a b Willis, Carol (1995). “Empire State Building”. in Kenneth T. Jackson. The Encyclopedia of New York City. New Haven, CT & London & New York: Yale University Press & The New-York Historical Society. pp. 375376.
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^ Pollak, Michael (April 23, 2006). “75 YEARS: F. Y. I.”. The New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D03EEDD153FF930A15757C0A9609C8B63&scp=4&sq=”empire state building” height 1,454&st=cse. Retrieved 2009-10-31.
^ SkyscraperPage Empire State Building, antenna height source: CTBUH, top floor height source: Empire State Building Company LLC
^ a b Rosenberg, Jennifer. “Empire State Building Trivia and Cool Facts”. About.com. http://history1900s.about.com/od/1930s/a/empirefacts.htm. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
^ a b White, Norval & Willensky, Elliot; AIA Guide to New York City, 4th Edition; New York Chapter, American Institute of Architects; Crown Publishers. 2000. p.226.
^ a b “Empire State Building”. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. 2007-09-11. http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1842&ResourceType=Building.
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^ “Thirteen Months to Go”, Geraldine B. Wagner, 2003, Quintet Publishing Ltd., pg. 32
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^ “Icarus, high up on Empire State; Lewis Wickes Hine, New York Public Library Photography Collection”
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^ Goldman, Jonathan (1980). The Empire State Building Book. New York: St. Martin’s Press. p. 44.
^ “Empire State Building Withstood Airplane Impact”
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^ “The Day A Bomber Hit The Empire State Building”. National Public Radio. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92987873. Retrieved 2008-07-28. “Eight months after the crash, the U.S. government offered money to families of the victims. Some accepted, but others initiated a lawsuit that resulted in landmark legislation. The Federal Tort Claims Act of 1946, for the first time, gave American citizens the right to sue the federal government.”
^ Glanz, James and Eric Lipton (2002-09-08). “The Height of Ambition”. The New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F02E2DD1F3FF93BA3575AC0A9649C8B63&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=10.
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^ Compass American Guides: Manhattan, 4th Edition. Reavill, Gil and Zimmerman, Jean P. 160.
^ George H. Douglas, Skyscrapers, p. 173
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^ Geoffrey Broughton, Expressions, p. 32
^ The Empire State Building Book, Jonathan Goldman, St. Martin’s Press, 1980, p.63
^ Empire State Building: Official Internet Site
^ Lelyveld, Joseph (February 23, 1964). “The Empire State to Glow at Night”. The New York Times. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F10B11FE385F137A8EDDAA0A94DA405B848AF1D3.
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^ a b Empire State Building lighting schedule
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^ Empire State Building Goes Green for Muslim Holiday
^ Empire State adorns yellow to celebrate The Simpsons Movie
^ a b https://www.esbnyc.com/tickets/index.cfm?CFID=28691766&CFTOKEN=35278567
^ “Ten Things Not to Do in New York”
^ NYRR Empire State Building Run-Up Crowns Dold and Walsham as Champions, New York Road Runners
^ Empire State Building Past Race Winners
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^ Home page. Croatian National Tourist Board. Retrieved September 4, 2008.
^ “Contact.” Filipino Reporter. Retrieved September 4, 2008.
^ “Contact.” Human Rights Watch. Retrieved September 4, 2008.
^ Home Page. Polish Cultural Institute in New York. Retrieved September 4, 2008.
^ Information Senegal Tourist Office. Retrieved September 4, 2008.
^ “Travel Agencies for plane tickets to Romania.” Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Retrieved September 4, 2008.
^ “The King’s College”. http://www.tkc.edu/. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
^ “Contact Us.” China National Tourist Office. Retrieved September 4, 2008.
^ “Contact us.” National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved September 4, 2008.
^ In Answer to Ayn Rand by Nathaniel Branden at his ex-wife’s website
Further reading
Aaseng, Nathan. (1999). Construction: Building the Impossible. Minneapolis, MN: Oliver Press. ISBN 1-881-50859-5.
Bascomb, Neal. (2003). Higher: A Historic Race to the Sky and the Making of a City. New York: Doubleday. ISBN 0-385-50660-0.
Goldman, Jonathan. (1980). The Empire State Building Book. New York: St. Martin’s Press. ISBN 0-312-24455-X.
James, Theodore, Jr. (1975). The Empire State Building. New York: Harper & Row. ISBN 0-060-12172-6.
Kingwell, Mark. (2006). Nearest Thing to Heaven: The Empire State Building and American Dreams. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-10622-X.
Pacelle, Mitchell. (2001). Empire: A Tale of Obsession, Betrayal, and the Battle for an American Icon. New York: Wiley. ISBN 0-471-40394-6.
Tauranac, John. (1995). The Empire State Building: The Making of a Landmark. New York: Scribner. ISBN 0-684-19678-6.
Wagner, Geraldine B. (2003). Thirteen Months to Go: The Creation of the Empire State Building. San Diego, CA: Thunder Bay Press. ISBN 1-592-23105-5.
Willis, Carol (ed). (1998). Building the Empire State. New York: W.W. Norton. ISBN 0-393-73030-1.
External links
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The Construction of the Empire State Building, 19301931, New York Public Library
VIVA2, The Skyscraper Museum’s online archive of over 500 construction photographs of the Empire State Building.
NYC Insider Guide, Empire State Building vs. Top of the Rock compare views.
Empire State Building at Structurae
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Autism
My son was diagnosed with Autism at the age of 2 years and 3 months. A month later he was on intensive one-on-one home-based therapy. By five, he was in a regular mainstream school, totally indistinguishable from his peers.
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Starting work with your child
If you even suspect your child has Autism or ASD, you must begin work with him immediately. Do not waste vital time waiting for a formal Autism diagnosis. I met one mother who waited six months for a formal Autism diagnosis before beginning any treatment. Imagine how much she could have taught her child in that time. You will find out for yourself that most doctors know very little about Autism and will simply recommend speech therapy, special education or an early intervention center. The worst thing some doctors will do to a parent is to take away hope. You will acquire more information on Autism from other parents of children with Autism than you would from any general practitioner. As you work with your child and see the results, you will soon find other parents of newly-diagnosed children with Autism coming to you for advice. Start working with your child now, even if it means just trying to communicate with him through play. This time will never ever be wasted. Even if tests show that your child does not have an Autistic disorder, you’ve lost nothing. Trying to teach a child with Autism at the table could be difficult at first, as the child may resist learning and lots of positive reinforcement and encouragement is vital. There are many structured teaching methods for children with Autism such as ABA, TEACCH, PECS and Greenspan to name a few. Many parents adopt their own, often very successful strategies for teaching their children at home.
Denial Many parents will simply not believe their child has an Autistic disorder and will not even seek a diagnosis. Too often, they ignore the clear signs of Autism in their child and somehow hope he will improve on his own. They often wait until it is too late to start work with their child. Some of the excuses I’ve heard are: “He looks fine – it’s just the terrible twos”, “My son started talking at five”, “Einstein had Autism and he started talking at nine”, “He’ll just grow out of it” (and the list goes on…).
Autism diagnosis
Although an early Autism or ASD diagnosis for this potentially devastating disorder is critical, children with Autism rarely receive a diagnosis before the age of 3 or 4 years. There are no outward physical differences between Autistic kids and typical children – in fact most children with Autism are very good-looking. The only differences are behavioral. Autistic kids will exhibit at least some of the following: Poor speech and language skills Inappropriate play eg. child may continuously spin the wheels of a toy car rather than push it May line up toys or other objects Trouble interacting with others Poor eye contact Walking on toes Hand flapping Tendency to have narrowly focused and odd interests Not asking for things in the same way as other children Failure to show objects to others Failure to orient to one’s name being called Failure to engage in reciprocal play where there is a back-and-forth between two people Failure to copy others’ motor movements May not use pointing to direct another person’s attention May resist social touch such as hugging
Autism spectrum A child with Autism can be anywhere in the broad Autism ’spectrum’. At the upper end, the child could appear almost normal and have few autistic traits. He may perhaps be the quiet child in the classroom with few or no friends and a couple of quirky habits. He may not even be diagnosed having Autism until much later in life. At the lower end of the Autism spectrum, the child would be termed low-functioning, have poor speech and language and would require much more intensive Autism therapy. No matter where a child is in the Autism spectrum, he can and must be helped.
PDD NOS and Autism Pervasive Developmental Disorder or PDD is actually a bit of a misnomer. Many doctors who would not like to commit to giving a diagnosis of Autism will tell the parents that their child has PDD or PDD NOS when in fact the child is in the Autism or ASD spectrum.
Types of Autism Some children are born with Autism while others develop the condition usually in their second year. The latter is known as late-onset Autism. The child starts life normally and gradually develops the symptoms of Autism, losing speech and gradually showing more and more of the symptoms if Autism. If diagnosed and treated early with one-on-one therapy, Autistic children will show remarkable improvement, often to the point of being termed “recovered”. This is where the child with Autism is indistinguishable from his peers.
Asperger’s disorder and Autism Asperger’s disorder, also called Asperger’s syndrome is a type of pervasive developmental disorder (PDD or PDD NOS) as defined by the American Psychiatric Association. Asperger’s disorder is similar to high-functioning Autism in how it affects a child’s mannerisms and socialization traits. A distinction between Asperger’s syndrome and Autism is that young children with Asperger’s often have normal language development, although the rhythm, pitch, and emphasis are irregular. Unlike Autism, Asperger’s disorder does not delay other aspects of development; a child usually has age-appropriate self-reliance and an interest in the world around him or her. However, like Autism, children with Asperger’s syndrome have abnormal social interactions, facial expressions, and gestures. Asperger’s disorder affects males 9 times more than females. Its cause is unknown. More research is needed to confirm whether Asperger’s disorder is a condition that is genetically related to Autism.
Autism Therapy and Speech therapy A common mistake is to assume that speech therapy is the solution to Autism. Speech therapy certainly has it’s place in prompting and refining a child’s speech and vocalization but it takes many hours a week of intensive one-on-one work to teach the child with Autism compliance, new concepts, language and age-appropriate behavior. A child with Autism will probably see a speech therapist for 1 or 2 hours a week. It takes a lot more work to get a child with Autism ready for school and to ensure he succeeds at school once he gets there. Once your child is in school, it would be wise to continue the speech therapy sessions. Some schools have a speech therapist that works with the children at the school itself. More on Autism and schools later.
Language is the key
The frustration of a child with Autism was once described as that of being in a maze where the walls are made of glass, trying to communicate with someone on the outside and only being able to bang on the walls. There is no doubt that much frustration and temper tantrums can be reduced and even avoided when communication and language is encouraged and developed. A typical child works out very early that it is in his own interest to acquire language whilst a child with Autism may not. He needs to be taught that language will get him results. On this point, if your child asks for something, give it to him immediately or at least respond to his request immediately. Ignoring him will certainly not encourage his speech.
When do I start to treat a child with Autism?
If a child has Autism, the clock has already started to tick even before any formal diagnosis. The most gains will be made when the child is in his very early years. Although children as young as 18 months are on Autism therapy, most are diagnosed after 2 years of age and start treatment even later. Whatever you do, don’t leave it until it’s too late. Quite simply, the sooner you start teaching a child with Autism the better.
Autism treatment
Of all the therapies around for Autism, ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis) has attracted the most attention. The system pioneered by Dr. Ivar Lovaas at UCLA in the sixties is a teaching program that works on systematically removing the “traits” of Autism until the child does not satisfy the criteria for the condition. The system is very intensive but proven to be extremely successful in almost all cases of Autism. The Applied Behavior Analysis teaching system basically breaks down any task into subtasks and places a very high emphasis on rewarding the child for working well. There is no physical punishment at all in the system. Autism therapy starts off in a very rigid structured form but gradually takes the shape of a typical school environment. Those who know little or nothing about ABA may say it is too rigid and turns the child into a ‘robot’ by rote learning. This would appear so at the start but as the child learns to learn, he progresses to a point where he can join his typical peers in their learning style. Most parents who persevere with the program for two to three years can successfully mainstream their children. The results speak for themselves. The child usually begins school, attending regular classes with an aide. The aide is gradually ‘faded’ and the child blends in with the class. More on aides and fading later. An excellent piece of software is the “Discrete Trial Trainer” that uses the Applied Behavior Analysis principles to rapidly boost a child’s language. We have this product in our range of software.
How many hours?
A question often asked is how many hours of behavioral therapy does a child with Autism need? There are many cases where a child with Autism needs up to 40 hours a week but of course, it depends on the level of severity of the child. A program usually starts with around 15 to 20 hours a week and can work towards 30 or more hours a week. Once a child with Autism is in school, the hours of work at home will fall back. Quality is of course, more important than quantity and energetic, dedicated therapists are vital to your child’s progress.
Working with your child I would strongly suggest the parents begin working with the child at least initially rather than leaving him to a therapist. Your child will trust you and understand you are trying to help him. You need to have boundless energy, be animated and genuinely love teaching your child. This is not easy and experts estimate you could do this for no more than 10 to 12 hours a week. If both parents take turns, the task is, of course a lot easier. Later, you could introduce a therapist or two to help out as you will not be able to maintain a high level of energy for too long. An advantage of doing the initial work yourself is that you will then know a good therapist when you see one and be able to weed out those that are of little value to your child.
Choosing a therapist Choosing a good therapist for a child with Autism is not easy if you haven’t worked with a child yourself. Many experienced parents will actually be able to train their new therapists. Therapists can be anyone with enough energy, enthusiasm, patience and genuine love for children. Those below the age of 18 are often too young and immature (some will actually be frightened!). Mothers with children often don’t have the time and energy and often don’t like to be told how to deal with children as they feel they are the experts. One applicant told me how she regularly smacked her own children when they misbehaved. There is no room for such people in your home. A good tip is to make a short list of the ones you feel may be suitable and tell them there will be a training period of a couple of weeks during which there will be no payment. Many of them will drop out as working with a child with Autism is very demanding and not suited to everyone.
Special Schools Whilst there are many excellent special education schools around, sadly, many are under-funded, understaffed and ill-equipped to teach children with Autism. There is usually not enough one-on-one support for the child and worst of all, the child can pick up inappropriate behaviors from the other Autistic children. I find all this heart-breaking as there is so much a child with Autism can learn in the critical early years.
Mainstream Schools
Your goal should be to get your child into a mainstream school. Three years of intensive one-on-one work at home will go a long, long way towards successfully mainstreaming a child. Once a child with Autism is successfully mainstreamed you have won half the battle. I say this because it would be wise to continue working with him at home as well. You may need to educate the principal and staff on Autism and a good idea is for you or your therapist or consultant (if you have one) to do a short presentation. I would strongly advise liaising with your child’s teachers to address any difficulties at school. You could use this feedback to work with him at home thus preventing him from falling behind. Obtaining in advance his school books and material they are going to cover at school is a good idea as you could work with these at home, reading them to him at night etc. so it is not all new to him at school. It is advisable to keep his home therapists as his school aides as they will know him a lot better than any school-provided aide. You need to discuss this with the school principal before he enters school. Once he enters school, you may need to begin with short hours eg. 2-3 hours a day and gradually build up to a full day.
Uneven skills A child with Autism often has uneven skills eg. he may have very strong areas such as memorizing pictures or words and reading at an early age and weak areas such as making social contact with his peers. You need to firstly identify the strong areas. It goes without saying that you should use these strengths to the fullest advantage. For example if the child has strong reading skills, explore this to the maximum. Many of children with Autism have very strong visual skills. Use pictures to stimulate and refine their language. If your child learns to read or write before he gets to school, it will be one less thing to worry about and he will have more time to learn other skills that he is lacking.
“My child can’t talk at all! Where do I start?” A frantic mother of a child with Autism once phoned me with this question. Teaching speech to a child with Autism is done on a step-by-step basis. A child cannot run before he can walk. Before attempting actual speech, you can first teach a child to match identical pictures, then non-identical pictures i.e. matching a red car with a different-colored one. The next step is receptive language where the child is asked for the picture of eg. a cat, horse, house etc. (see next section). If your child can achieve receptive language or has already reached this stage, this is promising as he can at least understand what you are saying and this will ultimately lead to him expressing himself verbally. Do not be complacent though, as his vocabulary may be limited. You must do what you can to make sure his vocabulary is expanded as widely as possible.
Receptive language This is where the child understands what other people are saying. It is a major step in the progress of a child with Autism. It is however not enough for the child to understand just a handful of words such as food, milk, bike etc. A typical child of seven can understand and use at least 10,000 words. A child with Autism needs to have his receptive language boosted as early and as quickly as possible.
Receptive language software The Discrete Trial Trainer is a software package that allows you to use your computer to teach your child any number of labels and sounds. What happens is the screen displays from 2 to 5 images and the child is asked over the speakers eg. “Touch Eating”. If the child correctly clicks on the correct image using the mouse or touch-screen, he is rewarded with a little animation. When one label is mastered, the program moves on to the next label, occasionally bringing in mastered labels to see if the child has remembered them. This CD has been extremely successful. You can set the level of difficulty and you get a visual report of his progress. With this package you can use it to teach categories as letters, words, shapes, numbers, colors, objects, body parts, actions/verbs.
Teaching with pictures “A picture is worth a thousand words” and using pictures is an excellent way to teach speech, language and communication. Children with Autism are highly visual and can be taught almost anything using images. Temple Grandin, the famous autistic author of many books on Autism once said that she thinks in pictures. You need thousands of good photographic pictures to help with ‘generalization’ i.e. if a child with Autism has just one picture of a white dog and is taught this is a dog, he may not easily recognize a German Shepherd or a Rottweiler as a dog when he sees it. Using new and varied material also keeps a child from getting bored and frustrated. Minimize the number of stick images or drawings used. Actual color photographic material is best as the images are more life-like and much easier for the child to relate to. You can never have too many pictures in your collection. Get them from anywhere you can – magazines, old books, the web, printed catalogs, even junk mail!
Printing from a CD-ROM The falling prices of computers and color printers has created a trend away from buying expensive printed flashcards towards software such as our TeachingPix2 CD-ROM that contains many thousands of color photographic teaching images that can be printed from a home PC to a color printer at a tiny fraction of the cost. You can pay up to a dollar for each printed flashcard, whilst printing from our CD-ROM works out to around 1 cent per picture. Another advantage of using a CD-ROM with a huge range of pictures is that you can select and print what you need at any time. You do not need to print all the pictures right away. The images on the TeachingPix2 can have their labels switched on or off. You can print the images in sizes varying from 1 per page (biggest) to 8 per page (smallest). This CD-ROM with over 10,000 printable teaching images is our most popular product and is widely used to teach children around the world. The images can be used in any teaching system such as ABA and PECS including working with Matching, Receptive language and Expressive language.
Printers Modern color printers are not only a lot cheaper than they were just a few years ago, they can also print photographic-quality prints onto ordinary (photocopy) paper and don’t require special expensive paper. If you are printing thousands of pictures to use as flashcards, you may not want to print them on special paper. You need to be able to print photo-quality pictures to regular photocopy paper. If you already have a printer that needs special paper and you want to print thousands of pictures, it could be worth looking at getting a new printer. The new inkjet printers produce high quality text and images in black and white or color. Many of today’s inkjet or bubblejet printers can print photographic images and laser-like text that come close enough to the quality of more expensive laser printers. I personally use a Canon inkjet although there are many other good-quality, yet low-priced models around.
Printing in draft mode Try printing in draft mode. If the quality is almost as good as in best mode, it may be worth your while printing in this mode as the prints will not only be faster but also cheaper as they will consume less ink.
Laminating your pictures
Laminating your pictures will give them a much longer life. If you are going to laminate a lot of pictures, a good idea is to firstly buy a good laminator. If you are going to insert more than one picture per laminating pouch, insert your trimmed pictures into the laminating pouch with a space between each picture for trimming around later. After running the pouch through the laminator, cut between the cards. Don’t forget to round off the sharp corners that could easily injure someone. The laminating pouches we recommend are 120 microns or (sturdier) 150 microns in thickness. A good idea is to insert 4 trimmed pictures per letter-sized (or A4) laminating pouch. Pouches can be bought in packs of a hundred.
Using your own pictures
It is always an excellent idea to include your own pictures taken of the child’s environment, family members, familiar locations, occasions, school, classroom, school friends etc. to teach you child. Using a conventional camera (with film) is OK but taking many hundreds of pictures is not only expensive but you cannot easily resize the pictures, add labels to the pictures or include them easily into other electronic documents you may wish to create. The advent of the digital camera allows you to take an unlimited number of pictures that you can download onto your computer. Once the pictures are downloaded, the camera is reset and you can take the next batch. A great feature of the TeachingPix2 CD-ROM is that you can also view, resize and print your own digital camera images to use as flashcards.
Organizing your cards
It is important to organize your cards or you will waste vital time looking for them when you need them. My suggestion for the size of flashcards to be used for teaching purposes is to keep a standard of 4 per letter-sized (or A4) page – much bigger and you’ll find it hard to file away the pictures. A good idea is to get a set of (preferably long) card cabinets to file the cards in their different categories eg. animals, actions, food, vehicles, plants etc. The cabinets we recommend are around 16in (42cm) long and can each hold at least 200 laminated flashcards. Take a laminated picture card with you for size when looking for cabinets. A good place to find cabinets is a used office furniture and equipment store. I use one cabinet drawer per category. You can cut cards with name tabs so they stand out above the cards to subdivide the categories eg. for animals – cat, dog, chicken etc.
Rotating your material Once a noun, verb or concept has been mastered by your child, you must rotate your material i.e. don’t use the same picture over and over again as this can be very frustrating for a child with Autism (another good reason to keep a big collection of images). A good idea to ensure your images are rotated is to “select from front and return to back” i.e. if you have 8 pictures of a cat, then choose the one from the front of the set and when you’re done with it, return it to the back of the set. This way your pictures will be used evenly.
Using sound Many children with Autism have difficulties processing sound or distinguishing noise from normal conversation. Hence, they often appear deaf although they have normal hearing. Typical children are able to “filter” out background noise from useful auditory information. Children with Autism very often attempt to block out this bombardment of sound and retreat into their own world. In many cases they will hold their ears. In some cases, they will rock to and fro in an attempt to block out the sensory overload. It is important to teach these children to identify sounds. This goes a long way in being able to sort out noise from useful auditory information such as a teacher’s instructions, a parent’s voice, traffic, a barking dog etc. Some sounds you can teach your child to identify are: Airplane, Ambulance, Baby crying, Bagpipes, Bath tap, Bee, Bell, Bicycle bell, Blowing nose, Brushing teeth, Cannonfire, Cat, Chick, Chicken, Children playing, Chopping, Church bell, Clapping, Clock ticking, Coughing, Cow, Cricket, Crow, Crying baby, Crying child, Cymbals, Dentist drill, Dog, Dolphin, Puppy, Drill, Drum, Duck, Rubber Ducky, Biting apple, Elephant trumpet, Fan, Fire, Fire alarm, Fire truck, Fireworks, Flushing toilet, Flute, Food blender, Frog, Goat, Goose, Gunshots, Guitar, Hair dryer, Hammering nail, Harp, Helicopter, Horse neighing, Horse galloping, Jet, Keyboard of PC, Kissing, Kitten, Knocking on door, Laughing, Lightning, Lion, Monkey, Motorcycle, Mouse, Mowing lawn, Ocean, Opening coke bottle, Owl, Parrot, Peacock, Piano, Pig, Pinball machine, Police car, Pouring, Power drill, Railway crossing, Rooster crowing, Sawing wood, Scissors, Seagull, Sea lion, Sheep, Shower, Sneezing, Snooker table, Stirring tea in cup, Tambourine, Tap dancing, Running, Tearing paper, Telephone, Tractor, Train, Truck, Trumpet, Turkey, Vacuum cleaner, Yawning One way is to use a cassette player and flashcards to get the child to identify and/or match the sound to the pictures. A much easier option is the “SpeakingPix” software.
The “SpeakingPix” CD-ROM (screen-shot pictured above) comes with over 2,200 images each with a voice that plays when you click on it. You can record over each voice or sound as often as you wish. Included are all of the 150 sounds listed above each with an image under the category “Sounds” that you can teach your child to identify. This product is a valuable speech therapy tool. You can easily include your own images and voices or sounds and play back the sounds by clicking on the pictures. You can print what you see on the screen as flashcards. It’s a fun way to learn and identify sounds and voices.
Sensory issues Autism is a sensory condition affecting one or more of the child’s senses: Touch: A child with Autism could be very sensitive to touch and may resist close contact, hugging etc. even from even his parents. Sound: Certain sounds could be unbearable to an autistic child. He may even hold his ears when hearing some voices or sounds. Some children with extreme sound sensitivity will respond better if the teacher talks to them in a low whisper. Taste: Certain food textures could be unpalatable to a child with Autism. Some children will only eat a select few foods. Sight: One autistic adult stated that he could not stand to look at the color yellow. Smell: Some children may show a strong preference for certain, often unusual odors. You should bear this in mind when setting up your child’s learning environment and be prepared to make any adjustments.
Learning environment A child with Autism should begin work in a quiet environment without any distractions. However, the real world is not so sterile. A classroom of kids can be very noisy. You should thus slowly introduce “noise” into your child’s teaching environment. One way is to start with the doors and windows closed and over a period of time, gradually open the doors and windows. You could also introduce very soft music, turning the sound up very gradually over the weeks. If you find your child cannot concentrate, reduce the noise levels and start again gradually.
Working at the table Working and concentrating at the table for a child with Autism will not be easy especially at the start. Keep the sessions very short to begin with. It is always tempting to keep going when the child is doing well. But this will backfire if you keep the child working at a drill for too long. You will know this when the child does not want to begin the next drill as he will show a lot of protest behavior. Always move up gradually. Never reward a child who is working well with more work. If you feel he has done particularly well at a drill, let him go for a short break to do whatever he wants. He will soon make the connection between good work and rewards. There may be times when you let him go for a break just for coming to the table with no protest at all.
Finishing on a positive note When you begin a set of drills with your child, you must always finish on a positive note. If you end a drill when the child has a tantrum, this will simply tell him he can end his work with a tantrum. A tantrum could mean that the drill is too long, too difficult or even frustratingly easy or boring. There may be times when the child will simply not finish a drill. If this happens, get him to do something a lot easier to finish off eg. “Clap your hands” (he claps) “OK, good boy, off you go”. This principle applies to all aspects of the child’s daily routine and activities. For example, if he tantrums to brush his teeth and you allow him to leave the bathroom whilst he is yelling, he soon learns that the best way to get out of brushing his teeth is to throw a tantrum. The only way is to ignore the tantrum (can be very difficult) and continue with the task at hand or at least until the tantrum has subsided. Letting him go then, will teach him he gets rewarded for good behavior or finishing the task.
Getting organized You must set aside a room to do your work and store your equipment such as toys, books, pictures, cards, videos etc. You will soon build up a huge volume of items that must be available when you need them. A good shelving system to hold your books, videotapes and lots of good-sized stackable drawers for your cards, pictures and toys is a good idea. If you child has outgrown his toys, put them away in the garage. Some toys that have lost their reinforcing value could be brought back at a later stage. For a child with Autism, appropriate play with toys is always a plus. Don’t hold back on getting him new toys. Joining a toy library is a good idea to save money. Another idea is networking with other parents and exchanging toys with them.
Sight-reading Reading is of course a vital skill without which a child cannot get very far in school or society. A common mistake is to teach reading using just words without pictures or any other media. The child could learn to sight-read by memorizing the sequence of letters but may not understand much of what he is reading. A much better approach is to begin by using pictures with the text underneath. The child will then associate the words with the pictures. Do not teach your child to read words he would not know the meaning of. The TeachingPix2 CD-ROM mentioned above is a ready source of images that can be printed with or without the labels to teach sight-reading.
Phonics Most educators do not use the child’s visual strengths to complement this method of reading. Using images makes the task a lot more interesting and of course, relevant. Once again, do not teach your child to read words he would not know the meaning of. You must document what your child can read. Once you are confident he knows the meaning of a word, annotate this word as “mastered”.
Reading Software
We market a CD-ROM called CompuThera that offers a seven-step gradual discrete approach for teaching reading. It has been designed for children having trouble learning by observation alone. It is aimed at visual learners and children whom traditional classic educational methods cannot motivate. Children with Autism fit this category; that is why CompuThera will benefit them most. Targeting both receptive and expressive cognitive skills, the CompuThera treatment plan builds on mastered items to progress through the program using simple drills, eventually leading to reading simple sentences. The ability to read often triggers in autistic children the conceptual leap leading in breakthrough in communication. The CD-ROM comes with full instructions and a “Seven-step to reading for Visual learners and children with Autism ” Therapists Manual.
Use the TV as a teaching tool My son learned his alphabet from Sesame Street. He loves watching movies. I use this to an advantage by allowing him to watch DVDs with the subtitles turned on. Without a doubt, this has contributed to his reading skills. Spelling When testing your child’s spelling, don’t simply say eg. “Spell cat”. Try and get him to work out the word you want by saying eg. “What animal goes miaow and drinks milk”. When he says “Cat”, you say “Great, spell cat”. This will help him build the connections in the mind that all developing children need. Be imaginative and use different clues each time.
Knowing when to move on Once your child has mastered an exercise (be it understanding of a word, concept, spelling, reading or whatever) you must move on or he will get bored and frustrated and this could manifest itself in bad behavior. A good rule of thumb is if the child gets the exercise correct 8 times out of 10, consider it mastered. Move on to the next piece of material but do the mastered exercise twice a week for two weeks, then once a week for a month, then once a fortnight for two months and then once a month for four months. The exercise is then truly mastered. Of course you could be running several different programs on any given day. Working with your child will teach you to challenge your child but not to the point where the demands are too high. A good consultant to monitor your teaching schedule is well worth considering.
What does a consultant do? At the start, a consultant will establish a baseline i.e. establish where the child is at developmentally and accordingly draw up a teaching program to be followed on a daily basis. Ideally you should see your consultant once a week. On a weekly basis, a good consultant will work intensively with your child for around two hours while you watch very carefully – you will need to do the same work over the following week. After working with the child, the consultant will speak to the parents and decide on the work to be done in the following week. With our son, we kept a live spreadsheet document of the work we did over the week. When the consultant came in, she could look at the printout and see at a glance how he fared over the week. At the end of the meeting, she would amend the sheet to include any new programs. A consultant will let you know what programs to begin, continue with and drop.
Recording method With several different drills in your child’s schedule, you must have some sort of recording system. Keeping a record of a child’s drills and progress is very important. If this is not done, you run the risk of not remembering what the child has learned. You will frustrate the child by using materials repetitively and worst of all you could drop material from a drill before it has been mastered. A simple but very effective way is to record the child’s progress on a spreadsheet such as Excel. Keeping a track of pictures, words etc. that are Mastered, Current and Next, gives you an easy way of rotating your material so the child doesn’t get bored with mastered items, keeps him focused on current material and allows you time to work on obtaining new items and ideas that can be added to the list. The entire schedule can be held on a single file with each program on a different worksheet within the file.
Most frequently used words
The complete Webster’s dictionary has over 460,000 words. However, around 75% of all words used in schoolbooks, library books, newspapers, and magazines are in the Dolch Basic Sight Vocabulary of just 220 words! These words are: a, about, after, again, all, always, am, an, and, any, are, around, as, ask, at, ate, away, be, because, been, before, best, better, big, black, blue, both, bring, brown, but, buy, by, call, came, can, carry, clean, cold, come, could, cut, did, do, does, done, down, draw, drink, eat, eight, every, fall, far, fast, find, first, five, fly, for, found, four, from, full, funny, gave, get, give, go, goes, going, good, got, green, grow, had, has, have, he, help, her, here, him, his, hold, hot, how, hurt, I, if, in, into, is, it, its, jump, just, keep, kind, know, laugh, let, light, like, little, live, long, look, made, make, many, may, me, much, must, my, myself, never, new, no, not, now, of, off, old, on, once, one, only, open, or, our, out, over, own, pick, play, please, pretty, pull, put, ran, read, red, ride, right, round, run, said, saw, say, see, seven, shall, she, show, sing, sit, six, sleep, small, so, some, soon, start, stop, take, tell, ten, thank, that, the, their, them, then, there, these, they, think, this, those, three, to, today, together, too, try, two, under, up, upon, us, use, very, walk, want, warm, was, wash, we, well, went, were, what, when, where, which, white, who, why, will, wish, with, work, would, write, yellow, yes, you, your. Keep these words handy and teach them to your child as soon as possible. Have pictures put up on your wall or notice board with the labels below them. When your child starts reading, this list should be kept handy. Some concepts such as “think” and “wish” will come after simpler items such as “jump” and “drink” but hey, Rome wasn’t built in a day! An excellent source of words is from the Ladybird book series called “Key Words Reading Scheme” which is a set of little children’s storybooks organized very cleverly to include the 1,200 most-used words in the English language. These well-illustrated books gradually build the child’s language.
Hitting a brick wall
Some educators will tell you that you will ultimately hit a brick wall i.e. you won’t be able to go past a certain point when teaching an autistic child. Do not believe this. We were told our child would not be able to read beyond the standard 200 words. By 6 years he could read and understand over 1,000 words and spell over 400 with his vocabulary increasing with each day. When you come to a brick wall, don’t break you head against it. Find a way around it! Also, don’t believe everything the doctors tell you. You will find out for yourself what strengths and weaknesses your child has as you work with him.
Using the computer as a teaching tool
Children with Autism are usually very strong visual learners and can benefit enormously from a home computer. However, there is a lot of over-priced and over-rated software out there with very little reinforcement and limited educational value. The best software allows you to edit information and enter new teaching material and reinforcement. Reinforcement is vital (and severely lacking in most learning software packages) to hold the child’s interest and involvement. The software must also be easy to use – easy enough for a parent to operate and edit and of course if the child is to run the software, it should be easy for him to do so. Our son has almost 150 CD-ROMs in his software collection. I am always on the lookout for new software to interest him.
Dietary Intervention
At least 50% of children with Autism respond to dietary intervention. The main culprits are casein (found in dairy products) and gluten (found in wheat, barley, rye and oats). Many research scientists indicate that incompletely digested gluten and/or casein enters the bloodstream and plays havoc with the child’s system, affecting brain function and learning processes. Many parents observe that casein and gluten foods make their children vague, sluggish and spacey. Others say these foods trigger episodes of extreme aggression or self-harm.
Vitamin E Recent studies are showing that Vitamin E reduces oxidative stress and may be able to protect against chemical damage that may cause Autism. Excellent natural sources of vitamin E are raw sunflower seeds, almonds, olives, papaya, turnips and spinach.
Drugs
There is as yet no drug that cures the core symptoms of Autism but some can ease the behavioral problems. Antidepressants such as Prozac may reduce repetitive behaviors. Stimulants such as Ritalin may lessen hyperactivity. Anti-psychotic drugs can decrease aggression and hyperactivity. Beware of side-effects though. Recent studies have shown kids on Ritalin could suffer side-effects from hair loss to heart attacks. Risperdal is used to treat irritability associated with autistic disorder, including temper tantrums, deliberate self-injury and aggression in children and adolescents, ages 5 to 16. The approval is the first for the use of a drug to treat behaviors associated with Autism in children. Risperdal, first approved by the FDA in 1993, has been used to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder in adults. The anti-psychotic drug is not a cure for Autism, nor does it treat the condition itself, but it may provide relief for some children. No substitute Regardless of whether you use diet intervention, enzymes, drugs or other medication, none of these is a substitute for early teaching intervention i.e. you must keep teaching your child, using this window of opportunity to his best advantage. No other intervention alone has yet proven as successful.
Physical Exercise All children benefit from physical exercise. Children with Autism have shown remarkable improvement with vigorous exercise especially with concentration and alertness. Daily Life Therapy developed by the late Dr. Kiyo Kitahara of Tokyo, Japan puts a strong emphasis on systematic education through group dynamics, the intermingling of academics and technology, art, music and vigorous physical education. The Boston Higashi School applies the Daily Life Therapy. It is now famous in the US for its high success rate in helping children with Autism. It is true that a healthy mind will exist in a healthy body. You will have to improvise when teaching your child to play and exercise. As an example, if you feel your child is not ready for badminton, try getting him to play hitting a balloon instead of a shuttlecock. This is an excellent exercise to help with a child’s coordination and can be a precursor to badminton or tennis.
Auditory information It was once believed that children with Autism could not receive and/or process auditory information. This was because many of the children appeared deaf. It was proven only relatively recently that the reverse is actually the case. Typical children can filter out background noise and selectively listen to speech and relevant sound. Children with Autism cannot easily filter out background noise. Hence someone talking to them may as well be the sound of a car driving past. Understandably, the huge amount of auditory stimulus can easily overload a child with Autism. In some cases, the child with attempt to block out the stimulus by holding his ears or by rocking to and fro. The best way to calm down a child with Autism is to lower the noise and other stimulus levels right down. Bright flashing colors could also be distressing to him. As mentioned before, Autism is a sensory malfunction and all five senses could cause problems in a child with the condition.
Sleep
Getting enough sleep is very important to a child with Autism as the stimulus load on him through the day will be much greater than on a typical child. Stims Stimulatory behavior or ’stims’ are when the child will do something repetitively such as flapping his hands or running to and fro. A stim is usually a coping mechanism for the child when he is under stress or when he needs to unwind eg. when he comes home from school. A little stimming should be tolerated by the parents. Getting him interested in something else is the ideal way of avoiding this behavior.
Echolalia This is when the child will repeat (often repetitively) what he hears without necessarily understanding what he is saying. Although this is not the best behavior, the child can at least vocalize words and can be taught speech and language. You could use this to the fullest advantage by getting your child to express a variety of words that will come into use in his following years. Better still, show him a picture of what you are saying before saying it.
Verbal stim The child may babble repetitively about a number of things such as his favourite TV show or movie. Many experts will say to stop all babbling in your child. I would not agree entirely with this for the simple reason that even typical children babble as a precursor to speech usually at around 1.5 years of age. Children with Autism will begin speech later and will start at that stage by babbling. All you need to do is establish with him when this is OK (eg. when he is at home) and when it is not i.e. in public. He needs to be taught awareness of others’ reactions to his verbal stim. You need to work on him doing this quietly or nonverbally. You can actually expand on what he is stimming about through conversation, drawing and role-playing in an attempt to convert this stim into a learning process.
Adrenalin rush
All children need a break from work. Consider this excerpt from the Woman’s Weekly: “Short, intense bursts of excitement can actually make you more resilient and able to cope better with prolonged stress and tension. Have a day off work and organize to spend it doing something you’ve always wanted to do – but make it a challenge that makes you just a little bit nervous, something that expands your boundaries! Book a flight in a hot-air balloon, go on a roller-coaster ride or a parachute jump, or plan a day at the races with friends. Learn how to rally-drive, or go on an ocean trip where you can see whales and dolphins. Taking time out to do something new, exciting and a little bit scary can set off the biological fight-or-flight response, flooding the body with stress hormones. But once the ride or jump is over, the hormonal changes are rapidly reversed and anxiety is replaced by elation. Research from the University of Nebraska confirms this idea, showing that the ‘rush’ you get from intermittent physiological arousal resulting in a short-term stress response can be as effective in beating stress as repeated exercise.” The same would apply for all children, so let them have their adrenalin rush and avoid prolonged work at home or at school.
Take a break
Like all of us, your child will need a complete break from work every few months. Some parents have even reported a sudden surge in speech when they have taken their child out of town or away on holiday. When you resume work with him, you may need to start slowly and build on that over a week or two.
Toilet training
I often get mothers calling up and asking about toilet training. Toilet training in typical children starts at around 2 to 3 years. When you feel you child is ready, you need to remove his nappy and allow him to feel the discomfort of the mess in his pants for a while before changing him. You need to start with training him to pass urine. To start serious training, you need to set aside a weekend. You need a buzzer or beeping timer, a portable toilet that he can easily sit on and lots of reinforcers eg. bits of sweets, chocolate or some other rewards. Do this exercise in the living room or area that he plays in. Give him lots of fluids to drink – juice, water, lemonade etc. Set the timer to go off every 15 minutes and each time it goes off, sit him on the toilet for around a minute. Do not pressure him to do anything. If he passes even a little urine, reward him immediately so he associates the reward with doing the job. Allow him access to the portable toilet until he is ready to use the regular toilet.
Encourage independence
A child with Autism must be encouraged to do things for himself. A system called reverse chaining can be useful here whereby a task can be broken up into steps. A simple example is pulling up his pants. Start by pulling up his pants up for him until they’re almost on and get him to do the rest. Do this for a number of days until gets the hang of it. Then try to get him to start between the knees and hips. Before you know it, he will do it from the ankles up. Although this is time-consuming and many parents would simply dress the child themselves, the extra effort involved in reverse chaining will encourage the child to be independent and have more self-esteem. When his language improves, get him to order something he wants at a place such as McDonalds whilst you watch from a distance. Choose a quiet time initially when he doesn’t have to queue up as this itself is a feat on it’s own. Another vital area where a child with Autism must be taught early is safety in his environment.
Safety awareness and Autism
Safety should be encouraged from a very early age. Crossing the road is difficult for any young child and you would need to hold the child’s hand whenever near traffic. However, instilling the basic concept of traffic awareness can begin very early. What I did with my own son was to hold his hand and ask him to tell me when it was safe to cross, asking simply “Is it safe?” I got the idea when I saw him eager to cross the road to his favourite video library. He soon worked out he had to look both ways for traffic before answering “yes” or “no”. Within a week, he understood the concept completely. Teaching generalization is often a problem for children with Autism. To teach a child with Autism to generalize the principle of not running across the street, it must be taught in many different locations. If he is taught in only one location, the child will think that the rule only applies to one specific place. Never miss an opportunity to teach your child. One parent reported that she had huge success with her child when he was outside playing on the trampoline or swing. She would get him to recite nursery rhymes and songs here with considerably more success than when they were indoors at the table. Studies have shown that swings are the number one cause of injuries to children in the playground. Very young children with Autism are especially in danger as they will be more unaware of the danger. After a couple of close calls, I got the idea of hanging a boxing bag in one of the doorways of our home. The children were allowed to hit, punch and push the bag that was hung a few inches from the ground. In no time at all, they became aware that they had to stay out of the way of a heavy swinging mass. Getting your child to interact with the computer
A home computer is a valuable teaching tool for your child. Most children with Autism are naturally attracted to the sights and sounds of a computer. Children as young as 12 months and even younger are able to sit on their parents’ laps and interact with a home computer. Very few children under the age of three will be able to operate a mouse. DON’T waste valuable time waiting for this to happen. A child will be able to use a touch-screen long before he can use a mouse. Touch-screens allow a child to navigate around a program by touching the screen directly instead of co-relating the movements of the hand to the mouse cursor (a difficult feat for some adults!).
Touch-screens
There are two types of touch-screens: a) where the monitor’s screen is touch-sensitive (expensive) and b) the add-on touch-screen, pictured below, which you can place over your existing monitor (cheaper alternative). The add-on will come with some software and an adapter to connect to your mouse input. Get the one that allows the use of your mouse as well so your child can use the mouse when he is ready. Leave the mouse at the side of the keyboard. Your child will eventually start using the mouse and you can then discard the touch-screen add-on.
Other children A child with Autism must be encouraged to play and associate with typical children of his age or even slightly older. Given the choice, encourage him to interact with more vocal, animated children rather than shy, quiet kids so his speech will be stimulated. Children often respond better to feedback from their peers than from their parents or therapists. Watch them play together. Those that involve him in play will be of most benefit to him. Play dates with other children is an excellent idea. Children with Autism often don’t like going to unfamiliar places and seeing unfamiliar faces. Brothers and sisters are always a huge advantage. Imitation and turn-taking are the cornerstones of communication. From an early age, you must expose them to as many different environments and people as you possibly can.
Talk to your child
If you remember just one thing from this document, please remember this – The best and simplest advice for anyone who has a child with Autism is to keep talking to your child, telling him what you’re doing, what is happening and what is going to happen. Children with Autism like routine and you can use this to the best advantage. Use terms simple enough so the child understands and of course speak at a speed the child can absorb. Avoid long strings of verbal instructions. People with Autism have problems with remembering the sequence. If the child can read, write the instructions down on a piece of paper. An agenda or chart of daily events and events within the day preferably in the form of images that can be put up on a notice board is an excellent idea. If the child can read, a written list can often help. If he can’t read yet, you must use images. What not to teach your child A typical child could easily pick up two or even more languages before the age of six. However, I would never suggest you try teaching a child with Autism more than one language. Also, although other subjects such as maths, science etc. are important, keep a strong focus on your child’s speech and language. There’s not much use forcing the issue with other subjects if your child’s language skills can’t keep up. The second thing is religious studies. Concepts such as God, Hell, Devil, Heaven and the like can be very confusing and even scary concepts to a child with Autism. I personally would leave this to a much later stage in the child’s development. There are many more things you could be teaching your child in the mean time.
Singing Encourage your child to join the school choir or take up singing lessons. Kids with Autism often speak in monotone. Singing will help develop the range in your child’s voice.
Maths
Setting up maths situations to real life is far more stimulating than just written sums on paper so be imaginative and use real objects, money, prices at the supermarket etc. Always insist on a response Once your child starts to respond to you in any way, be it verbal, with a picture, symbol or other, you must always, always, always insist on a response to anything you ask him. It is a lot easier to do the opposite but if you do so, he will soon learn he is able to get away with no response and his communication will suffer.
Stress management At some stage you may need to do some stress management work with your child. These exercises need to be done when the child is calm, working towards using these techniques when he is stressed.
Building Social Skills A child with Autism needs to be taught how to behave appropriately in public and to build social skills. We market these software titles which teach good behavior in different settings:
My Community CD teaches children and young people appropriate social behaviors, interactions, expectations and safety precautions with various peers and adults within their community. This CD incorporates video of real people interacting in different community settings such as a restaurant, doctor’s office, friend’s house, grocery store, and neighborhood and allows the user to predict what should be appropriately said or done next. This multi-level program targets individuals with a cognitive age of 5-15 years. This program is both Macintosh (OSX and above) and IBM PC compatible. School Rules Volume 1 teaches acceptable behaviors during structured activities related to the classroom, group work, and physical education along with unstructured times of hallway interaction and lockers. This volume also targets the sensitive issues of PE locker room and personal hygiene. Target Cognitive Ages 8-18.
School Rules Volume 2 teaches social interpretation skills during unstructured times where social rules are most challenging. This CD uses scenarios such as getting lunch, waiting in line, eating, talking to friends, or “just hanging out” to demonstrate social awareness. In addition, this volume also addresses time management, organizational skills and the use of schedules at school. Target Cognitive Ages 8-18. These programs are both Macintosh (OSX and above) and IBM PC compatible.
Preschool Playtime Volume 1 & 2 teach the young child basic peer interactions and play skills such as taking turns, sharing, requesting, cooperating and shifting activities through real-life social situations like a day at the park, in preschool or going to a play date. This program includes 5 complexity levels and numerous videos to target a broad range of abilities. All levels include a fun and motivating social game of Duck, Duck Goose, Ring Around the Rosie, and Hide and Seek which is incorporated as the user plays the computer program. This program targets individuals with a cognitive age of 3-7 years and includes an easy-to-use lesson plan to customize the video sequences shown for each student.
Listen to your child Once your child becomes verbal you must document what he knows and understands. Listen to your child and document any new words you think he knows or should know. I started with just a handful of words on an Excel spreadsheet. Keeping this document for my child was extremely valuable as I made sure he knew and understood the words. The list grew to over a thousand words in less than 12 months. I also introduced new frequently-used words into the list and used pictures to ensure he knew what they meant. By not keeping a live document, you risk your child loosing words and ultimately having a very limited vocabulary.
Watch your child If you are one of those fortunate parents who has a ’scribbler’ for a child, i.e. a child that loves to scribble text and images, then a) make sure he has lots of blank paper and writing materials at hand. b) Look at what he is scribbling. Chances are any text he scribbles is text he has seen before and possibly understands. You must check these words are in his word bank. If they are not, enter them in. It is of course important to watch how you child interacts with others and how they interact with him. If there is very little interaction, it may be time to find new friends for him. Friends that make the effort to involve him in play are worth their weight in gold. I sometimes indulged in a little bribery with my son’s friends eg. play this game and we’ll go to McDonald’s later. It’s true your child needs reinforcement but his friends may need a litt
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Don Sullivan The DogFather Fixes Separation Anxiety German Shepherd Roxie
My dog died last week from having its stomach flipped and we’ve been looking for another German Shepherd.i’ve looked all over the internet but most of the websites are about show dogs and bloodline dogs.where can i look to find GSD puppies in VA,other than the newspaper?
To moondog:im not sayin i want a backyard breeder,im just sayin i dont want a $3000.im sorry we’re not rich.i just want websites to shelters or a place a can get one.is that so hard?
Start with www.petfinder.org and www.petharbor.com.
I am sorry to hear about your dog. That is called gastric torsion. It is common in GSD and other deep chested dogs. Generally it occurs if the dog exercises too soon after eating and the weight of the stomach flips over the top. Usually death is only a few minutes away. It is a horrible death for a dog.
Steps to Successfully Sell a Puppy in Your Auction Fundraiser
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I love dogs. And I’m not alone — my town of Alexandra, VA is one of the United State’s friendliest dog towns. Since there are lots of dog lovers in this part of the world, each year I usually sell one or two donated puppies as part of a live benefit auction.
Selling a puppy in a live auction makes the event memorable and typically (in D.C.) brings a $2,000 to $5,000 sale. Most bidders respond to the animal positively and are eager to pet the little guy while inquiring about its age, vaccinations, breed, etc.
Be sure that you have the paperwork proving the vaccinations were done at the appropriate time are furnished by the veterinarian administering the shots. In the event the winning bidder is from out of state, it is necessary to show proof of Rabies vaccination. It’s best to keep all of the puppy’s veterinary paperwork together in a file that can be given to the winner so that the exchange can be done quickly and smoothly.
To make the sale a positive experience for human and creature, here are some tips.
1. Select the right breed
Choose a popular breed such as Retrievers, German Shepherds, Poodles and Yorkshire Terriers. If you’re not sure, be sure to visit http://www.akc.org to check out the current favorites. Be sure to avoid exotics or any breed with negative press. I adore pit bulls and bull terriers, but I don’t suggest selling either in a fund raising auction because of the negative press they’ve received.
Similarly, the odds of selling an “extra-large” dog (e.g. Saint Bernard or Greater Swiss Mountain). Mixed breeds can be successfully sold, especially if it combines two popular breeds (i.e. cockapoo or labradoodle).
2. Be sure that the puppy’s temperament is calm.
If you have an option, select one of the least high-strung puppies of the litter. As adorable as that puppy is when its squirming in its pen, we don’t want a puppy squirming in a volunteer’s arms during the silent auction. Calm, quiet dogs show best and will sell better.
3. Sell the animal early in the live auction.
To minimize stress on the puppy keep it inside the live auction room for a short amount of time. Noise can be hard on those little ears!
4. Sell only one animal per live auction.
Keep it memorable by selling only one.
5. Know that some national groups don’t agree with the sale of live animals at a gala.
The official position of the Humane Society is that animals should be prohibited from being sold at auction. Animal rights groups have a fear (perhaps valid) that the dog will go into a home where it won’t get good care. Consider ways you can protect the animal to ensure it goes into a great home. Every creature deserves TLC.
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Award-winning auctioneer Sherry Truhlar regularly writes about ways to improve the bottom line at charity auctions. If you’re looking for other auction ideas, she invites you to download her FREE Auction Item Guide available at Red Apple Auctions The Guide lists 100 of the best-selling items currently selling well in auction fundraisers.
He believed the dog was immortal. So begins Susan Orleanâs sweeping, powerfully moving account of Rin Tin Tinâs journey from orphaned puppy to movie star and international icon. Orlean, a staff writer at The New Yorker who has been hailed as âa national treasureâ by The Washington Post, spent nearly ten years researching and reporting her most captivating book to date: the stor…
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german shepherd obedience Need help finding German Shepherd Training service.?
I have a 4.5 month old male German Shepherd and I’m looking for a training service. I live in small town in Florida and would have to travel, but I wouldn’t mind. I’m looking for basic obedience and protection training. If anyone knows a reputable company or person, please let me know.
Thanks
Protection training comes an extensive period of time after loads of obedience training. A dog needs to have a perfect grasp of obedience and be 100% reliable in it before any responsible protection trainer will even consider training a dog.
Contact some of these organizations for training referrals:
Tampa Bay GSD Club: Dottie Wendell, Event Secretary Po Box 15388 Brooksville, FL 34604-0117 (352) 345-8324
http://gsscswfl.com/index.html
List of AKC GSD clubs in Florida http://www.akc.org/clubs/search/index.cfm?RequestTimeout=45 select ‘conformation club’ by state, select specialty, florida, and german shepherd dog.
German Shepherd – Dog Breed Info
The German shepherd dog also known as Alsatian in France, UK and Ireland, and more commonly in France as “Berger Allemand”, Schaferhund and by the acronym GSD or simply German shepherd. This dog breed is originally bred for herding sheep. German shepherd dogs are one of the most popular breeds in UK with 12,857 registrations and also in US with 43,575 registrations. These breeds are best for working as guide dogs for the blind, police work, guarding, search and rescue, therapy and in military. German shepherds can also make loyal and loving pets inside the home. These dogs are sociable and it is necessary for young puppies in order to prevent aggressive and dangerous behavior is an adult.
The standards for the breed differ by country and organization. The general definition of the German shepherd dog is large and strong dog between 75 and 110 lbs but can reach 150+lbs. Males will reach the height 24-26 inch (60-65cm) and females will reach the height of 22-24 inch (55-60). The dogs has double coat with under coat and outer coat fur. Short haired dogs are preferred while some of the organizations accept long haired German shepherds. The coats of these are in black with tan, sable or all black but also will come in blue, liver and white which are considered a fault according to most standards. White is not acceptable for the German shepherd and now recognized as a separate breed known as American White shepherd. The nose is normally black but with blue or liver will occur sometimes and considered as a fault.
The body of German shepherd dogs are elongated, sturdy, and muscular with a light but solid bone structure. The head should be proportionate with the body and a little convex head. Ears are wide at the base, pointed, upright and turned forward but of puppies less than six months may droop slightly. The eyes are almond-shaped, dark with a lively intelligent expression but never protruding. The tail is bushy and will reach to the hocks and hangs down when it is at rest. The front legs and the shoulders are muscular and the thighs are thick and sturdy. The feet are round with soles. There are three varieties of the German shepherd. They are rough coated, long rough coated and the long hared.
German shepherd is used as working dogs which are direct and fearless, eager and alert. The dog is known for its courage and loyalty towards their masters. They are confident but not hostile, high learning ability, serious, almost human in his intelligence and obedient. They bark, if it is necessary and love to be close to their families.
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Pet Video Library Books on Video presents the German Shepherd. This DVD contains Everything You Should Know about the breed and covers: History & Development – We’ll take you through the early history of the German Shepherd. You’ll learn the breed’s origin and how the German Shepherd was used in the working world. Characteristics – Discover the behavioral characteristics and temperament of the…
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How to Be Your Dog’s Best Friend, an informal, friendly guide by The Monks of New Skete, is really two books in one: a step-by-step training manual and a philosophical discussion of the spiritual benefits of owning a dog. The Monks, who support their community in upstate New York by breeding and training German shepherds, reveal a profound devotion to all breeds in this detailed guide to every ima…
Barron’s Training Your Dog titles offer breed-specific advice on virtually every aspect of canine training, including housebreaking, obedience to basic verbal commands and hand signals, retrieving, and walking the dog on a leash. These books also discuss humane methods for breaking a dog’s bad habits. The German Shepherd is intelligent and a quick learner, which makes him highly trainable. Howeve…
german shepherd neck size is she done growing and maturing?
I have a 1 1/2 year old german shepherd collie mix….she was dropped by her previous owners little girl right after she was born…left with a broken neck blind right eye she walks lopsided and sideways….i got her at 9 wks old 3 pounds couldnt walk couldnt hold her head up….a friend and i made her a neck brace out of cardboard and taught her everything…she is now about the size of a pit bull and about 40-45 pounds is….she has a low mentallity…is she done growing and maturing?
yea at her age she is considered “full grown”….i have to commend u for taking in a “special needs” dog…its so sad what happened to her when she was younger….
glad to hear shes doing good…
but anyway yea shes done growing in height although her weight can fluctuate
Adorn Your Lovely Dog With Beautiful and Trendy Dog Jewellery
Dog fanatics doll up their pets with scarves and ribbons and jewellery articles to make them more pretty and lovable. Many dog owners use fancy collars studded with gemstones and charms. Dog owners consider their pets as their kids and dress them up like little babies. A variety of jewellery articles are made for pets and pet owners love to buy those trendy and beautiful pieces to adorn their dogs and cats. Designer pet jewellery provides enchanting articles in bright colors and for different breeds and sizes of dogs. Beautiful and fabulous trinkets are used in dog jewellery.
Dog lovers like to have matching jewellery for themselves and their pets. They love to adorn their pets with bracelets, collars, rings, ear rings, necklaces, pins and other fascinating articles. These ornaments make the dogs more charming and attractive. People go for dog party jewellery, casual jewellery, designer jewellery and handcrafted jewellery to pamper their pet. Dog Bracelets are worn around the paw.
A bracelet for the dog can be just a row of beads or a simple band. A simple braided jute string can make lovely and unique bracelets for the paws. Dog necklaces are just like human necklaces. Different metals like; silver, gold, brass and aluminum are used to make these lovely necklaces. Necklaces can be a simple chain with charms hanging in it or it can be 2 or 3 chains with different beads and crystals making it colorful and flashy. The beads used in it can be of different shapes like; hearts, round, bone shape, flower shape, stars, bunny, and daisies.
Hair pins, clips, barrettes, tiaras and even bands are also in fashion. These pins and clips come in a variety of designs and colors with different gorgeous stones such as rhinestone, glow ones, star shaped, heart shaped, bows, butterfly, poodle face, smiley face, dog bone, angel, single stone and other endless choices and designs. Designer dog ornaments are also very popular and the famous designers that are making pet jewels include; Gucci, Burberry and Louis Vuitton.
Buying dog jewellery may happen to be as tough as buying human jewels. To make it easy just follow some simple tips while buying your pet’s jewellery. Always measure your dog’s neck size for buying a collar or chain. For measuring the size, keep two fingers beneath the tape while measuring its neck when measuring. Your dog may need some time to get used to the jewellery. If your dog is wearing jewellery for the first time then don’t leave the dog alone with the jewels on.
Buy the jewellery according to your dog’s behavior, attitude and appearance. Some dogs might be allergic to certain materials so first you have to get knowledge about your dog’s health. Dachshund, Golden Retriever, Beagle, German Shepherd and the Chinese Shar Pei are prone to skin diseases and might suffer breathing problem or skin infection by wearing heavy Jewellery. Jewellery should be bought according to the breed, size and the age of your pet. Dog jewellery is the hottest trend and many designers are now making a variety of jewels for dogs. Diamond is also used for making beautiful and elegant dog jewels to make them look pretty and trendy.
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5.6 oz. heavyweight 100% cotton garment, preshrunk to keep its good looks. Design printed on the front. This female shirt has a bound neck, double-needle sleeves and a bottom hem….
5.6 oz. heavyweight 100% cotton garment, preshrunk to keep its good looks. Design printed on the front. This female shirt has a bound neck, double-needle sleeves and a bottom hem….
german shepherd training words my dog loves naps?? what does this mean? ?
my german shepherd is a rescue dog. we just got her about 2 years ago, and the vet thinks she’s around 3 or 4 years of age. she’s small for her breed and her background is pretty murky. the SPCA said she might have been used as a training dog for pitbulls and other fighting breeds. she was very afraid of people when we first got her, but she’s warmed up a bit. she’s wary of strangers, but she loves our family. she’s definetly my mom’s dog though. everyday my mom will lay down to take a 45 minute nap, if she has time. and our dog gets so excited. she’ll run around and jump on my mom when she hears the word nap, and then run upstairs, always looking over her shoulder to see if she’s being followed. then she jumps up on the bed, circles around a few times, and lays down right next to my mom. we all think it’s the funniest thing, that she gets so excited. do you think there’s a reason for this? or does she just like relazing with her master? thanks for any comments :] ♥
She loves naps and loves your Mom. Normal behavior.
siberian husky german shepherd mix german shepherd/ siberian husky mix?
If you can give me any information on these dogs it would be helpful.or aany tips for me on how to raise it or any suggetions or websites you can give me about these dogs. thanks alot =)
Peteducation.com can give you great advice for any breed.
http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf370955.tip.html is what owners say.
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A Pets Ten commandments? A PET’S TEN COMMANDMENTS… 1. My life is likely to last 10-15 years. Any separation from you is promising to be painful. 2. Give me time to understand what you want of me. 3. Place your trust in me. It is crucial for my well-being. 4. Don’t…
A pitbull attacked a horse within my neighborhoos, what precautions should I pinch to support my animals from it? it made in onto the news: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XO_lCT1Hg… I have 2 siberian huskies, aardvark, a swordfish and a hog.. I am thinking just about buying a new animal to protect the house, such as a python
A puppie i cant stand it? we whent 2 a animal shelter to adopet a blood hound for my big sis and ther was a lil puppie thare its a collie mix and hes a boy and my mom and dad said i cnat have him i feal sooo bad for him is…
A puppy for the Holidays? A few days ago I made a poster that I had the intention of posting at our local “puppy selling” pet store, just to spite them. So this Pet store has be selling Ori-Pei’s which just about makes me want to throw up…because they’re recounting people that…
A PUPPY QUESTION PLZZZZZZZZ ANSWER YO? ok so my boyfriend is gettin me a shorkie yorkie mixed with shitzu ya. i wanna kno how big its going to get as an adult cuz approaching i HATE big dogs i wanna lil dog there so kute! does the boy get bigger or the…
A query going on for person in charge collars? Does anyone use these with their dogs?? I have an 8 month Mastiff and I recently purchased a commander collar for him( the kind that goes around the muzzle to help near pulling) my only problem is that when I try to walk him with it on,…
A Question About My Little Girl? I have a Chow/Lab/Pit mix puppy that just turned six months yesterday. Lately she has be suffering from horrible stomach aches and gas. I mistakenly assumed that she had acquired worms because her stomach bloated up and be hard (that was a week ago). Turned out that,…
A quiz almost clicker training? I’m confused about the purpose… The best I can come up with is that you associate the unique nouns of the clicker with treats and love, so you can approve appropriate behaviors as they’re happening because we can sometimes miss those behaviors. Am I right? Or is…
A really upright surrounded by house Kennel? My friend has a 11 year old really sweet calm pit bull. She is one of the most docile dogs around. The with the sole purpose problem is that she is really attached to her owner. When her owner leaves the house it gets…
A registered puppy cross to describe Bella from Twilight? I will be getting a GSD puppy next June-July. I’m thinking of naming her Bella, after Bella from Twilight. So, now all I inevitability is a registered name for her. But I don’t want just <kennel name> Bella Swan (or Bella Cullen). I don’t want her just…
A sound out for adjectives vet and vet techs…? Actually, anyone who has an idea can answer this.When I grow up, I want to be a veterinarian. Well, start out as a vet tech, but work my way up. Is within anything I can do now (I’m in 8th grade, 13) to back me get into…
A sound out in the order of house-breaking? We purchased a darling corgi at 4 months. She was from a puppy mill and she broke our hearts, have been crated for almost all of her life span. Do you think this is why we are having problems house training her? She goes…
A sound out nearly housetraining..? I got my pom at 7 months (dont ask), and the breeder always left the doors depart for the dogs to go to the loo. Anyways, when we got him he would pee and poo in the house when the door be shut, but when the…
A sudden request for information for someone that know nearly dogs…? A couple of months ago this stray dog showed up at my house, I’m not sure what she is exactly. She’s about the size of a dachshund but not as long, and she’s get long white wiry hair. Anyway, I’m not sure if she be pregnant when…
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