On Tuesday, 15 December, 2015, I wrote on Facebook: “ A fantastic, thoughtful and actioning man! Seems to me we can learn from his common-sense, traditional ‘farming’ initiative: I went down the gorgeous sea this morning. There we never see any fishes, or dolphins now. Though we used to see heaps. I thought: why cannot each and every fisher-person, small or large in operation, take fresh, live fingerlings – with them when they go on the sea? – Take at least double the number they hope to catch? Then the seas would still be full of fishes, always. And we would not be worrying so about our empty sea…. and then – we could thank Morgan Freeman for this also – as his marvellous action stimulated my thought process! peace and love in our time, old susanne xs”
Ideas, old & new, end-2015 to forever, I guess
“Little Feet”, a tribute to the darling Tiger Lil.
Rationale:
To care for elderly or disadvantaged dogs, by:
- providing a fun, secure place for old dogs to meet other dogs & gain exercise
- raising money to care for old dogs who no longer live in private homes
A novel mobile playground called “Little Feet” for dogs. Situated temporarily — in the parks, any park or public area with water and shade ‘they’ will allow.
There could be many “Little Feet” playgrounds in a city or town. A dog might have its own regular “Little Feet” playground, and know lots of the other dogs there.
The same dog could also ‘visit’ other “Little Feet” playgrounds and so get to meet other, different dogs.
Equipment needed:
- A licensed, insured, road-worthy, low trailer.
- Light-weight, easily erected external and internal modular fencing and several gates, and pickets or similar to hold the fencing in place.
- wooden hammer to knock pegs in and out
- water bowls
- water
- cute signage
- 2 operators
- a membership receipt book and a camera to take photos
- annual membership form explaining conditions of membership & use, cost
- pens
- A money belt
- A sign to display the licence granting permission to run “Little Feet” dog playgrounds.
- hand-out flyers of all areas and description of “Little Feet”
- dog litter bags and holders
- waste bins and liners
- several leads and collars of various lengths and weights
- portable seating for owners
Outline:
- Up to 20 dogs at a time
- owners must be in attendance
- owners to pick up & bin their dogs’ litter
- dogs must be licenced
- dogs to be free of humans as much as possible in the playground
- public and other liability insurance
- if queue then each dog to stay 1 hour
- if a dog is badly behaved they must be quarantined in other area
- if too many badly behaved then fractious dogs must leave
- 2 sessions per day 10 – noon, & 5-sunset
- On Saturday, Tuesday, Thursday
- dogs – elderly, or disadvantaged in some way
- initial sign-up membership fee $17
- if renew each year then due on 1st re-visit of new year
- $8 per hour cash per visit
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susanneah 