{"id":3661,"date":"2009-02-23T01:58:00","date_gmt":"2009-02-23T01:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testmaria.satemporary.online\/2009\/02\/23\/2009-02-23-why-i-do-what-i-do\/"},"modified":"2024-04-27T00:18:18","modified_gmt":"2024-04-27T00:18:18","slug":"why-i-do-what-i-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testmaria.satemporary.online\/2009\/02\/23\/why-i-do-what-i-do\/","title":{"rendered":"Why I do what I do"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"sqs-html-content\">\n<p>The trade show ended today&#8230;.it has been a long week..over 100 hours of dog work and I am tired&#8230;it never ends&#8230;.dog..dog &#8230;dog&#8230;and I love it&#8230;I think I will get 4 dogs adopted from the show&#8230;I talked to thousands of people&#8230;and I will be getting even busier and busier with dog training&#8230;I have received many emails over the last 72 hours from people that I have met and one particular email makes all of my exhaustion worth it.<\/p>\n<p>Hi Jeff, <\/p>\n<p>I met you&nbsp; Friday at the Flower show and spoke to you about my Shih Tzu who has cancer and&nbsp; had bitten me in the face that day. I know that you spoke to many many people that day and the weekend, so you may well not remember me. I am kind of all over the place with this message, but I think you will understand when I finish. <\/p>\n<p>About a year ago my dog was diagnosed with a rather rare form of lymphoma-tonsilar lymphoma and given 4-6 weeks to live if I did nothing. I decided to try whatever I could as she was only 5 years old and very lovable. During the process of having her treated my mom got very sick and I was at the hospital every day with her. I ended up having to pay someone to bring Sam to Tufts once a week and I was constantly juggling work, the hospital and Sam&#8217;s illness. My mom died in April very unexpectedly and devastatingly for me as I had medical power of attorney. This just made me all the more determined to save Sammy. I spent over $11,000 to get Sam to the point where she is now-complete remission, but no guarantees. I don&#8217;t know if I could have gone through with the treatment knowing ahead that it would eventually cost this much, but so be it. She and I have endured a lot and I have only touched the tip of the iceberg so as not to bore you with my family issues. <\/p>\n<p>The point is that when I met you at the flower show, I was in an extremely depressed state. The dog that I love, who I worked so hard to save, actually bit me! My human emotions took over and I was and still am hurt by this. However, there is an old Buddhist saying that states, &#8220;When the student is ready the teacher will be provided.&#8221;&nbsp; For me, you were it. I know I cannot afford your fees after the amount of money that I spent last year, and your one requirement of not letting her sleep in my bed is one that I am afraid of because she chokes a lot due to her cancer spots being in the tonsils (or maybe that&#8217;s my good excuse). Either way, I have read your entire web site and I have taken all of the rest of your advice and I have instituted it in my home and in two days I have already seen a huge difference. My dogs are watching me and listening to me. They are not even trying to get away with anything. It is a pleasure to regain control and to have well behaved dogs. My little Sam is confused and off-center, but in a good way. The balance of power is shifting and she is unsure of her place, but I am making her sure. <\/p>\n<p>So my point is that I need to send you a huge THANK YOU because you have made a difference in my life and you need to know that. I am a middle\/high school administrator and do so many things for kids that I never get thanked for. My gift is in knowing that I have helped them in some way. I always believe that some day they will realize what has been done for them and return the favor for someone else. 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