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Meet Amy Hentschel, Senior Provisions, LLC and her advisors, Lauren Hamilton and Mary Ellen Smith with Mr. and Mrs. Don and Shelia Norlander 5 Senior Provisions: A Mission from the Heart 8 One Man’s Opinion: Exciting Changes Afoot 15 Music on Main Hosts: Shelby’s Music for a Cure 17 Q and A with: Coach Cecil Flowe Parkview Football 19 Homegrown Happiness: Meet Farmer Doug
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Senior Provisions: A Mission from the Heart By Our Town Staff Writer We are pleased to introduce Mr. and Mrs. Don and Shelia Norlander of Lawrenceville to the Our Town Community. When they first moved to Gwinnett County from Florida three years ago, their goals were to be closer to their daughter Jennifer Walsh and to enjoy their grandchildren. They did not anticipate a change in their circumstances, nor having to face the challenges of daily living. Like many seniors experiencing aging, they soon found themselves in the hospital and spending therapy time in a local skilled rehabilitation facility. Seeking guidance, the family brought Amy Hentschel, founder and senior advisor with Senior Provisions, LLC, into their lives. Senior Provisions provides senior care consultations and referrals at no cost to families. They meet face to face with the senior and his or her family and conduct a thorough needs-assessment to consider all of the factors that will influence their reco, mmendations. Amy asks about their medical and care concerns, social and spiritual needs, and their desired location and financial restraints. “Amy was a wealth of knowledge and she helped us make an informed decision about where my parents should move to and about the level of care that they needed,” explains Jennifer Walsh. Amy guided the family in learning about veteran’s benefits, and she supported them by answering questions as they transitioned into assisted living. Jennifer comments, “Thanks to Senior Provisions, my parents are flourishing in their new home at Sunrise at Webb Gin, and they have a great life!” With over 20 years combined experienced in senior care, Amy and her co-advisors, Mary Ellen Smith and Lauren Hamilton, serve the seniors of Gwinnett County and greater Atlanta every day. Their faith-based company is committed to helping each family find true solutions to their senior care needs. Their services are compensated by a referral fee paid from private pay care providers. Through their Harvest Program, the ministry side of the company, the organization serves all seniors regardless of their financial resources. The Harvest Program connects seniors to community
resource programs, such as veteran’s benefits, community Source programs, and Medicaid providers. Amy elaborates, “We have the knowledge of resources and deal with quality providers on a daily basis. We feel absolute joy in making those connections that will improve the life of each senior in need.” As part of the Harvest Program, Amy and her team facilitate local support groups and education seminars in Gwinnett. They lead a group of caregivers on the last Saturday of every month at Snellville United Methodist, where they encourage and inform families who are caring for their loved ones at home. Each family’s story is unique, and Senior Provisions strives to give them the level of service that they require. “We tour properties with families, advise on home care options, and even connect them with a specific law attorney. We are committed to helping them through whatever the family needs,” describes Amy. As true senior advocates, Senior Provisions stays committed to referring only those providers who deliver a high standard of senior care. No referral is made unless the provider has a solid track record of excellence. Amy explains, “Our company measure is personal, and we always ask ourselves if we would trust our parent with this care provider.” The Norlander’s story is similar to many other families in Gwinnett. The parents simply want to live independent lives and to enjoy their children and grandchildren while facing the challenges of aging. Senior Provisions’ focus is to help such families find true solutions to their needs. You can read more about this subject each month in Our Town Magazine in the Senior Moment column. — A Senior Moment
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Quality of Life By Julie Mills If you have ever been to Body of Health, you will see that our motto is “Hurt less, Heal quicker, and Have a better Quality of Life.” “Quality of life” is one of those phrases that most of us take for granted. We really don’t think about it on a dayto-day basis. We just get up in the morning, get dressed, eat breakfast, go to work, maybe work out, walk the dog, do evening routines, and go to bed. But if you ever get sick or injured and need the help of another, then quality of life is changed. You can no longer do those little things you used to do by yourself. For example, if you have a shoulder injury, you cannot lift your arm to brush your hair, or if you have a knee replacement, you cannot reach your foot to put on your shoe. And then there is the big wake-up call: the diagnosis of cancer. With all of the treatments, you lose muscle mass, risk blood clots, have multitudes of doctor appointments, lose energy and appetite, and the list goes on. Talk about a major change in quality of life!! I wanted to share some wonderful success stories that have restored just a little more quality of life into people’s lives. It is the little things that give hope and independence to those who are suffering. It is not rocket science. The oldest medicine in the world is “touch”. I had a client come to me who had broken her wrist. Surgery was needed in order to set the bones, and physical therapy was done to restore muscle strength and mobility. Unfortunately, she did not fall into that typical six week window to heal, and by the end of two months, she could not make a fist or hold small objects much less attempt to cook or fold laundry. This was a change in quality of life. After just a few sessions of scar therapy, lymph drainage, and massage, she was able to regain movement of her hand and start doing the normal day-to-day tasks. She needed to release the scar adhesions, reduce the thickened, swollen tissues, and release tight, guarded muscles in the hand and arm. Another client I had experienced loss of sleep, anxiety, pain, and inflammation from fibromyalgia. She had seen several doctors and was taking multiple medications. With fibro, the nerves in the muscles continue to fire and cause inflammation and fatigue. It is also an immune disorder. With several sessions of lymph drainage
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One Man’s Opinion By Ryan T. Sauers Welcome to the September edition of Our Town Magazine. Fall is in the air and we are nearing the last quarter of the year. You will notice that we have expanded and added four additional gloss pages to the magazine this month. We have some more expansion plans in the works that will further grow the magazine. More to come later. Our Town Magazine, in printed and online form, continues to connect people across the county. Nearly everyone I meet knows someone else who is connected with the magazine. This has always been and remains a tight knit community. We have some tremendous articles this month, and I encourage you to read all of them as well as support our awesome advertisers. Without our advertisers, there would be no magazine. This month you will observe some new things that will help the Our Town Community. First, we have a new source for you to purchase custom print needs (invitations, notecards, photo collages, birth/wedding announcements, and much more). Check it out at www.ourtowncustomprint.com where you will find a specifically designed site to meet the needs of Our Town readers. Second, you will see information about a multi-part workshop coming to Gwinnett from some top trainers/consultants on small business organizational strategy, branding/marketing, and sales growth. As an Our Town Magazine reader, you will get a discounted rate for these workshops that will be held in Snellville in November. Finally, we are working to establish the first ever Our Town Community Liaison Committee (CLC). This group will consist of recognized leaders in the community who will come together once a quarter at the Our Town office (breakfast or lunch will be catered in) to share what they see is going on in the community and to provide insights that will help make our community a better place. Please email us directly at info@endresultz.com with nominations for others or for yourself. This information will go on to the nomination committee. So, until next time, keep the emails and calls coming, referrals churning, and word of mouth going. And, as always, remember this is my town, your town, a great town … OUR TOWN.
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Do You Track What You Consume? By Kelly Farris, ACSM CPT
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How mindful are you of your money? Do you just let fifty dollars slip away? When you have a monetary goal, do you track your progress? Do you look back over your checking ledger at the end of the month to see exactly where your money has gone? Now let’s substitute calories for dollars. A food journal can be your ledger to account for all your caloric expenditures; a record that you can look back over and stay mindful of what you are eating. Our frenzied lives do not often allow us to stop and consider what we are putting into our bodies. We might even have the tendency to skip a meal all together. These are both contributing factors to weight gain. Food journaling is a time tested aid in the weight loss process. If you are starting a weight loss program or have hit a plateau in your current plan, you might want to consider keeping a food journal. People who want to lose weight should faithfully write down what they eat, avoid skipping meals, and avoid eating out at restaurants, especially at lunch. Research shows that participants who kept a food journal consistently lost about 6 more pounds than those who did not, those who skipped meals lost about 8 pounds less than those who ate regular meals, and those who ate out for lunch at least weekly lost 5 pounds fewer than those who ate out less frequently. The research also shows your total calories for the day are more important than if you are eating low fat, high protein, or low carb foods. Before you start a food journal, consider these tips: 1. If you are a gadget guru, apps like My Fitness Pal or Calorie King will work great 2. Set a reminder alarm on your smart phone to prompt you to journal 3. If you are a paper person, find a journal that will fit in your hand bag or pocket 4. Keep a pencil or pen in your journal 5. Be completely honest and record ALL that you eat and drink Continued on page 12
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With football season right around the corner, it’s a good time to bring awareness to the growing number of concussions suffered by young players each year. Last June, a new concussion prevention initiative was begun by the Pop Warner league to help reduce concussion and head injuries in young football players. Not surprisingly, this came just a few months after the press coverage of the NFL scandal and a lawsuit involving professional players suffering from post-concussion issues. Concussions in the sport of football make up over half of the 4+ million sport and recreation-related concussions suffered each year in the United States. The majority of these injuries occur during practice. The new Pop Warner rules include limiting contact during practice, no longer allowing head-to-head hits, and no full-speed or head-on tackling drills beyond 3 feet. This is a welcomed policy for parents of young footballers, as well as for healthcare providers. The good news is there will be fewer concussions. However, fewer does not equal none. In all circumstances, preparation is the best prevention. Proper training and equipment, transportation, and emergency facilities must be in place. Most schools are now requiring baseline concussion tests for their high school athletes. Those on the sideline need to be educated and well-rehearsed in the valuable skill of on-field assessment. Unfortunately, not all recreational football leagues typically have sideline health care personnel available. This shifts the primary responsibility directly to the coaches and parents. In addition, head injuries cannot be separated from the possibility of neck injury. Doctors specializing in neck and spinal injuries can help educate coaches and parents on the importance of proper nerve and spinal health in concussion players young and old. Education combined with moderation of play is a winning strategy to protecting the health of our youth. Dr. Louis Cavallo is owner of AC Spine & Wellness http://www.acchiropractic.com/
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Celebrate Diversity with Your Young Children By Kristin McCabe Explaining the concept of “diversity” to your young child might feel like a complex lesson. By focusing on celebrating cultural differences, you can make an important lesson fun and natural. A preschooler’s concept of the world is relatively small and concrete, limited primarily to his or her family, neighborhood, and school. Help your child expand his world view by learning about different cultures through music, sports, and even wildlife around the world. You will help spark your child’s understanding of the vast size and rich texture of our global community. “We live in a diverse world. By teaching children to appreciate other cultures from an early age, you will help them develop compassion and seek out shared values,” says Dr. Gloria Julius, vice president of education for Primrose Schools. “Encourage a celebration of cultures near and far, including your own, to help your child grow to be an accepting, compassionate adult, who values the differences in others.” Dr. Julius offers parents a few tips to teach their children about diversity by celebrating cultures at home: Share Your Family History. Understanding others begins with an understanding of oneself. Show pictures of family members and talk about each person. Children love and remember stories, so share a favorite story or something you personally remember about that person. This builds a child’s awareness of family history and culture. Listen to Music. Share your family’s cultural heritage through music. Play music from your family’s country of origin or from your region in the United States, or play the favorite songs you sang as a child. Then listen to music from other cultures or parts of the country. Ask your child to identify the similarities and differences. Read a Book. Reading to a child is one of the best ways to introduce him or her to different types of families, children, and people from all over the world. Characters and storylines are great starting points for discussions about diversity as they can make a culture come to life. Look for books that have characters your child can identify with even though they may have different customs. Some suggestions
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The Vacation Within By Susan Cadley “I loaf and invite my soul.” ~ Walt Whitman I was driving down an unpopulated two-lane road lined with fir trees for over an hour. Navy blue lakes, still and serene with not a cottage or boat in sight, dotted the background. There seemed to be hardly anyone else on the road that day, so I began counting the cars heading in the other direction. By the time I had reached my destination, only 8 cars had passed. There were less people, noise, and distraction, and it felt...well...I wasn’t really sure how I felt. I had left technology behind on this vacation as I truly desired to let go of my usual routine. When I reached my destination, I thought I felt tired; but that didn’t really fit, as physically I felt ready to explore the new surroundings. Could it be I had not let go enough to experience relaxation? Yes, that was it...relaxation, letting go, simply being in the moment. And it felt delicious and peaceful, within. Vacations are a break from routine, and they are meant to refill your inner energy reserves. You may not even realize how overscheduled, overwhelmed, or overtired you are until you take a break. In a recent article about the benefits of vacation in The Wall Street Journal, Scott Cooke, a partner at GCK Partners, said, “I think it’s [vacation] good for your soul. It makes you more creative. It makes you a better boss...a better worker.” Taking a break allows your mind to empty. When you are able to let go of distractions, you can relax enough to hear that inner voice that knows exactly what you need. The good news is that a vacation can be accessed anywhere, anytime, even right now. You don’t need to travel to distant lands or spend a lot of money to experience a vacation within. You have everything you need to travel there, right now. Here are some vacation options to consider: 1) Take a week or a few days off at home and only engage in non-work activities. Manage distractions and set a time limit on “to do” lists. Engage in activities you want to do, instead of “have” to do. 2) Take a day off to explore a part of town you’ve never been to, a museum, or a coffee shop. The idea is to get out of the ordinary.
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3) Meditation, prayer, or yoga can offer you immediate access as you enter the quiet and access your inner world. You can simply close your eyes, imagine yourself in your favorite place in nature, or focus on your breathing for a few minutes. Research has demonstrated that even a few minutes of meditation can lower blood pressure in addition to many other physiological effects. Are you ready to relax, renew, and experience more of your soul? Begin with conscious self-care and a little loafing, and the door will open to welcome you home. Susan Cadley, LPC, Licensed Professional Counselor, is available for couples/adult individual counseling in Suwanee, GA. www.coachingforyoursoul.com.
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Music on Main Hosts: Shelby’s Music for a Cure By Stacye Carroll In addition to a weekly concert series, benefits have become a regular event at Music on Main Street this summer. In fact, as of this writing, there has been a benefit held on the grounds for the past seven consecutive Sundays. According to founder Scott Mecredy, hosting benefits at Music on Main Street, or MOMS, as it is affectionately called, is “doing good things through music”, which is a big part of the mission his mother gave him just before her death in 2010. So far this year, organizers have raised more than $20, 000 in support of such causes as diabetes treatment, cancer research, and helping those in the community who are facing a variety of health crises. On Saturday, September 14th, Scott and his staff will partner with local band Allen Court to host “Shelby’s Music for a Cure.” Proceeds will benefit CURE Childhood Cancer, an Atlanta-based organization with which Allen Court band member Bruce Prescott became familiar after his daughter, Shelby, was diagnosed with neuroblastoma at the age of three. Shelby lost her battle with cancer nine years ago, but Bruce still remembers the difference CURE made to his and other families facing this lifechanging diagnosis. According to their website, www.curechildhoodcancer.org/about-cure/frequentlyasked-questions/, of the 1,000,000 charities vying for contributions in the US today, less than 5 percent meet the criteria necessary to earn the Independent Charities Seal of Excellence and the Charity Navigator’s highest rating. By consistently exceeding industry standards, CURE Childhood Cancer has received both awards. Ninety percent of CURE’s resources go to fund targeted research. As Bruce explained during a recent interview, treatment methods for childhood cancer differ from those used in adults because children’s bodies are still growing and changing all the time. Conversely, most methods now used to treat cancer in adults actually sprang from treatments originally used in pediatrics, chemotherapy being chief among them. Bruce and his family benefitted from CURE’s Open Arms program which provides meals to pediatric cancer patients and their families. Besides meals CURE also provides support for caregivers in the form of recognition and opportunities for continuing education.
Childhood cancer is more common than most people think. It is the number one cause of death by disease in children. Over 12,000 children in the United States will be diagnosed this year, and over 400 of those will live in Georgia. And yet despite those numbers, just 3% of federal funding earmarked for cancer research is directed specifically towards children’s cancer. CURE Childhood Cancer receives none of that. Instead, CURE relies on foundations, corporations, individual donors, and special events, such as “Shelby’s Music for a Cure” to fund all of their programs. In addition to Allen Court, some of the bands slated to play at the September 14th benefit are Stop, Drop and Roll and the High Beams. In keeping with Music on Main Street’s objective to bring children and music together, some of the band members’ children will also be featured. There will be something for everybody: from Classic and Southern Rock to Americana/Folk Rock to something Scott Mecredy calls “Jam Grass” or “bluegrass with drums.” Plans for a raffle are also in the works. Admission is free, but donations will be accepted at the gate. More details are available at www.facebook.com/ events/488554754556129/?ref=2 and www.facebook.com/MusicOnMainStreetGA.
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Q and A with: Coach Cecil Flowe Parkview Football By Stacye Carroll Cecil Flowe has coached football at Parkview High School for 22 years, longer than any of his counterparts in Gwinnett County, and longer than the players on this year’s team have been alive. And he’s made good use of the time he’s been there. In what has now become a program tradition, Coach Flowe and his Parkview Panthers began racking up titles just one year after he arrived by winning the first of six region championships. The winning went on for 46 consecutive games over a 3 year period. Under Coach Flowe, the Panthers have made 18 straight playoff appearances and have won 4 state titles. With the 2013 high school football season officially under way, Our Town Magazine decided to check in with Coach Flowe to get some insight as to what we can expect from this year’s Parkview Panther football team. Our Town: Coach Flowe, how did off-season workouts go this year? Coach Flowe: Workouts went well. Every year you have a few players who are off at camp or who miss for whatever reason. But 85% were here for everything and it went well. Our Town: What do you feel is your biggest challenge heading into this season? Coach Flowe: We have to replace some players on defense, and we are untested at the quarterback position. Our Town: You have a good group of returning players this year. Are there standouts among the new players and underclassmen we should watch for? Coach Flowe: We have more defensive players than offensive players returning, but we have key people in position on both sides of the ball. That will help the new players learn faster. Our Town: When you look at this year’s roster on paper, how much do you likewhat you see? Coach Flowe: It seems we have the necessary pieces, but everyone has to buy into the position we need them to play to make our team the strongest. Our Town: How are things shaping up at the quarterback position? Coach Flowe: Three players are competing, and we will know soon who the starter will be.
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By Pastor Derek Mitchell LOL! Most of us read those letters in a text and immediately understand that the sender thought something was very funny. One lady connected to our church, however, added LOL! to the end of her text to console a lady whose mother had passed away. Her intention to communicate “Lots Of Love” was shockingly off the mark! At Harvest Community Church of the Nazarene in Lilburn, we have repurposed the whimsical acronym LOL to mean something that’s very important to our life together – Loving’ On Lilburn! When we LOL, we choose a nearby neighborhood to “love on” with simple acts that express the love and kindness of God to our neighbors – with no strings attached. We have picked up trash, repainted signs, landscaped, repaired front porches and mail boxes, and have even thrown a block party for a neighborhood that had forgotten how great it was to share good food and conversation. In the Scriptures, Jesus gave us what’s often called The Greatest Commandment: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, strength and mind; and, love your neighbor as yourself.” That’s pretty simple. Our LOLs are just one way we try to keep it simple at Harvest. We also challenge each other to find ways to love on our neighbors in everyday life. It may be as simple as praying for a neighbor or just waving and smiling as they pass by. Some have delivered cookies, pies, or even full meals to grieving neighbors. Some have helped with home maintenance when a neighbor is in the hospital. In every neighborhood there are families dealing with the brokenness of life that we all face from time to time: job loss, struggling marriages, troubled children, financial woes, or failing health. These things occur regularly and, too often, silently, until the “for sale” sign goes up in the yard. Loving our neighbors with the love of Christ and expecting nothing in return can be shocking -- as shocking as an “LOL” in an unexpected place! While neighbors elsewhere may be BFN (Bully For Norcross) or ROTFL (Really Optimistic Troubadours For Lawrenceville), I hope you will always find us LOL – Loving’ On Lilburn! Derek Mitchell is Pastor of Harvest Community Church of the Nazarene
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Homegrown Happiness: Meet Farmer Doug By Joe Westbury LILBURN — Farming has never been an easy or predictable job. When one practices organic gardening free of chemical fertilizers and dangerous pesticides, it’s even more unpredictable. But farmers like Doug Ruling believe strongly that producing healthy food is the secret to a healthier life. Ruling grew up on a dairy farm in Bainbridge, NY, where his parents instilled a strong work ethic and a love of the land. He carried those virtues south when he moved to Norcross. He soon found a job at a Norcross florist. He later purchased a store that became Doug Ruling Flower Shop, a store he still owns today. For 21 years Ruling has coaxed fruits and vegetables out of the five-acre plot in this historic corner of Lilburn. The farm is easy to miss. Without the hand painted sign proclaiming the sale of vegetables, most drivers would pass right by. But the dirt driveway just around the corner from Camp Creek Primitive Baptist Church at Camp Creek and Arcado roads, offers a glimpse into another world. Ruling tries to capture a simpler time in his garden with his hand-painted signs and old chairs scattered about, inviting customers to relax in the shade and not worry about rushing in and out. The farm has become an impromptu gathering spot where friends meet to pick up the day’s bounty that includes freshly laid eggs filled with deep yellowto-orange yolks from uncaged chickens. Many customers have embraced the concept of supporting community-supported agriculture (CSA). For a set fee between $15 and $30, customers receive a predetermined amount of vegetables before they are offered to other individuals. Rebecca Valdez has been coming to the farm for 10 years. “It’s a challenge to try to eat what is in season rather than what you always want,” she says, “but it’s much better for the environment. It’s getting back to how we used to eat.” Ruling says, “People need to expand their diet and try something different. Eating in season opens an entirely new world if you have a source that is varied rather than offering just a handful of the same product.” For example, Ruling offers bok choy (also referred to as Chinese cabbage), and Potatoes are popular with customers introduced many of his customers to nutri- and are now in plentiful supply. ent-dense Malabar spinach, a variety that many never heard of, but instantly fell in love with. “Most of my customers are motivated to try different things, so they are happy with the variety they see here,” Ruling says. Though not formally organic certified – the credentialing process is too expensive – Ruling nonetheless uses only organic fertilizer and practices pest control with no chemicals. The farm’s chickens and ducks, along with compost, are the sole source of fertilization. He practices a simple earth-to-earth philosophy; what comes out of the
Chickens struggle to get their share of fresh kale which Ruling has tossed into their feeding area. The rich coloring of the egg yolks reflect the kind of diet and variety of vegetables they have been enjoying in their uncaged lifestyle.
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Doug Ruling pulls fresh carrots from the Lilburn soil. “Nothing does my heart better than seeing a young child light up when he eats his first real carrot after refusing to eat ‘store bought’ carrots with less flavor,” he says. ground returns to the ground in a continuous life cycle. “I may have an occasional worm hole in my leaves and the fruit will not always be perfect, but that’s just cosmetic. Healthy doesn’t always look perfect.” While the work is hard, Ruling would not have it any other way. He says few things compare with being in touch with God’s creation other than pushing a seed down into the warm earth, placing a little fertilizer into the hole, and using rainwater to start the growing process. But Ruling, now in his early 60s, pauses as he thinks back over all the struggles it has taken to bring a crop to harvest. He boils his thoughts down to a few well-chosen words. “Sometimes I get down in the dumps and get a little upset because I didn’t choose a more lucrative career. But I’m not the kind of person who wants to retire in Florida or travel and see the world. I have my world right here, surrounded by nature and God’s bounty, and it’s all I really need.”
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Recently a colleague of mine suggested I check out a local dog boarding company that he had heard about. Knowing that I am a believer in competition and strength in numbers, my colleague told me that the company was offering private dog boarding in the sitter’s home, and doggie daycare services at half the industry norm. So I visited their website. At first glance the place appeared nice, simple, and to the point. Upon further inspection, I noticed things that were worrisome and disturbing. The company offered a “cage free” and “resort” environment, meaning that the dogs were left free to roam inside and outside of the home during the day, and were kept in a room all together at night, even if the owner went to run errands, etc. As a dog trainer with knowledge of dog psychology and dog behavior, I found this to be irresponsible. Dogs are unpredictable by nature, and any number of things can go wrong among unsupervised dogs, especially when they are not from the same family. A fight could easily occur even among dogs that have never experienced such problems. Being away from home can be stressful, which can lead to behavior that normally would not exist. While watching a video, I saw crates lining a room that was touted as “cage free.” So which is it, cage free or not? Additionally, while perusing the photo gallery, I saw a photo taken of a dog inside the home with trash strewn about. This could be very hazardous for the dogs since they might digest something that could be harmful. To be continued… Terie Hansen is a Professional Dog Trainer, Pet Sitter & Owner at Good Dog! Coaching & Pet Care. www.gooddogcoaching.com
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